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Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector

April 25, 2013 – 11:32 am

The Materials sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of April 18, 2013.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged 2Q13, FMFAX, FMFBX, FMFCX, FMFEX, FMFTX, free ETF screener, free mutual fund screener, free stock sceener, FSCHX, FSDPX, FXZ, ICBAX, IGE, IYM, KRO, Kronos Worldwide, PSCM, RKT, Rock-Tenn Company, RYBMX, sector ranking, UYM, VAW, VMIAX, XME | Comments (0)

Danger Zone 3/11/2013: Praxair Inc. (PX)

March 12, 2013 – 8:10 am

Praxair Inc. (PX) is in the Danger Zone this week. Another example of the high-low fallacy masking overpayment for cash flows with rising EPS.

By David Trainer | Posted in Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged earnings accretion, high-low fallacy, ING Corporate Leaders Trust Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index, IYM, LEXCX, Materials Select Sector SPDR, Praxair Inc, ProShares Ultra Basic Materials, PX, shareholder value dilution, UYM, Vanguard World Funds: Vanguard Materials Index Fund, VMIAX | Comments (0)

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector

January 29, 2013 – 2:54 pm

The Materials sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of January 25th, 2013.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged CF, CF Industries Holdings, FMFAX, FMFCX, FMFEX, FSCHX, FSDPX, FXZ, ICBAX, ICBCX, ICBMX, IGE, IYM, PSCM, PYZ, RDC, Rowan Co Pic, RTM, RYBAX, RYBCX, RYBMX, UYM, VAW, VMIAX, XME | Comments (0)

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Sector

January 28, 2013 – 4:40 pm

This report focuses on my top picks and pans for all sector funds. I will follow this summary with a detailed report on each sector.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged BULIX, Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR, Energy Select Sector SPDR, FCG, First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, FIUIX, FSHOX, GMORX, Health Care Select Sector SPDR, ICHEX, ICON Funds: ICON Industrials Fund, ICTRX, iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index Fund, ISTEX, ITB, IYZ, KREAX, Materials Select Sector SPDR, PHLAX, PRMTX, PXN, RCD, REM, RPFGX, RYBMX, RYCSX, Rydex S&P Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary, RYELX, RYPDX, RYRTX, RYTLX, RYTSX, RYUTX, SBMBX, SCHH, SFPAX, SHPAX, SSGRX, T Rowe Price Media & Telecommunications Fund, TDIV, Utilities Select Sector SPDR, VAW, VCR, VDC, VDE, vgt, VHT, VIS, VOX, VPU, XBI, XLE, XLP, XLU, XLV, XME, XTN | Comments (0)

How To Avoid the Worst Sector ETFs

December 18, 2012 – 10:14 am

Why are there so many ETFs? The answer is: because ETF providers are making lots of money selling them. The number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs…

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research | Also tagged DIG, ETF ratings, Financial Select Sector SPDR, Free Archive, J&J, JNJ, Johnson and Johnson, Materials Select Sector SPDR, PowerShares Lux Nanotech, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Cons Stpls, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Indust., PowerShares S&P SmallCap Materials, ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods, ProShares Ultra Health Care, ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas, ProShares Ultra Semiconductors, ProShares Ultra Technology, PSCC, PSCE, PSCI, PSCM, PXN, ROM, RXL, SCHH, Schwab U.S. REIT ETF, Simon Property Group, SPDR Homebuilders ETF, SPDR S&P Biotech ETF, SPG, UGE, USD, Utilities Select Sector SPDR, Vanguard REIT ETF, Vanguard Telecom ETF, VNQ, VOX, XBI, XHB, XLF, XLU | Comments (1)

How To Find the Best Sector ETFs

November 30, 2012 – 4:07 pm

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world where a new ETF seems to be born every 10 seconds.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research | Also tagged Altria Group, BAC, Bank of America, C, Citigroup, Energy Select Sector SPDR, First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, Health Care Select Sector SPDR, JNJ, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, JPM, Materials Select Sector SPDR, MO, TDIV, Technology Select Sector SPDR, Utilities Select Sector SPDR, XLE, xlk, XLU, XLV | Comments (0)

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector

October 10, 2012 – 9:16 am

The Materials sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector rankings for ETFs and mutual funds. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 10 ETFs and 15 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of October 9, 2012.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged CDE, CF, CF Industries Holdings, Coeur D’alene Mines Corp, FXZ, ICBCX, ICBMX, ICON Funds: ICON Materials Fund, IGE, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index, IYM, Materials sector ETFs, PSCM, PYZ, RTM, RYBIX, RYBMX, Rydex Series Funds: Basic Materials Fund, SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF, UYM, Vanguard World Funds: Vanguard Materials Index Fund, VAW, VMIAX, XME | Comments (0)

Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds: Materials Sector

April 20, 2012 – 3:49 am

The Materials sector ranks sixth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 11 ETFs and 11 mutual funds in the Materials sector as of April 16, 2012.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged etf screener, Fidelity Select Portfolios: Fidelity Advisor Materials Fund, FMFCX, FMFEX, FMFTX, FSCHX, FSDPX, fund screener, FXZ, ICBAX, ICBCX, ICON Funds: ICON Materials Fund, IGE, iShares S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index Fund, IYM, RTM, SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF, stock screener, UYM, VAW, VMIAX | Comments (0)

Best and Worst Funds: Materials Sector

February 6, 2012 – 10:26 am

The Materials sector ranks fifth out of the ten major sectors as detailed in our sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which, like my fund ratings, is based on aggregation of stock ratings for each of about 150 companies in the sector.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged DOW, Dow Chemical, FMFEX, FSCHX, FSDPX, FXZ, ICBAX, ICBCX, ICON Materials Fund, IGE, Materials Select Sector SPDR, NEM, Newmont Mining, PYZ, XME | Comments (0)

Sector Roadmap For Best and Worst Funds

January 24, 2012 – 11:06 am

For those investors interested in rigorous research, I offer my roadmap to the best stocks and funds in the market by sector. The full sector roadmap is here.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Mutual Fund Research, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged ALL, AXP, best & worst funds, best & worst stocks, C, CCI, ERX, EVX, FBTAX, FSHOX, GASFX, GOOG, ICCCX, ICTEX, INTC, ITB, JPM, KBWP, LTL, ORCL, Predictive Fund Ratings, PRMTX, RHS, RYH, RYUIX, S, sector roadmap, SOAAX, WAG, WEGAX, WMT, WSTAX, XLI, XME | Comments (0)

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