Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task as there are more and more to choose from every day.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged BAC, C, fund holdings, JPM, KBWP, MCD, McDonald's Corporation, OIH, The Danger Within, total annual costs, VDC, VOX, XLB, XLI, XLU, XLV, XLY
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April 23, 2013 – 11:21 am
The Information Technology sector ranks second 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 27 ETFs and 155 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of April 16, 2013.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged Accenture PLC, acn, Aspen Technology, AZPN, BGSIX, cheap funds dupe investors, FBSOX, FDCPX, FDN, FELAX, free ETF screener, free mutual fund screener, free stock screener, FSDCX, IGM, IYW, PNQI, PXN, PXQ, RYELX, RYINX, RYSAX, RYSCX, SMH, vgt, VITAX, XSD
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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.
With so many ETFs out there, investors cannot simply look at ETF labels. They need in-depth research of the ETFs holdings and costs. New Constructs offers this kind of research.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged Altera Corp, ALTR, APDR S&P Telecom Sector ETF, Best & Worst ETFs, First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, free ETF screener, INTC, Intel Corporation, sector rankings, TDIV, Technology Select Sector SPDR, The Danger Within, Utilities Select Sector SPDR, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, VDC, XLU, XTL
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January 29, 2013 – 11:02 am
The Information Technology sector ranks third 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 27 ETFs and 157 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of January 24th, 2013.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged FDN, IBM, IGM, International Business Machines Corp, IYW, MasTec Inc, MTK, MTZ, PNQI, PXN, RYT, SKYY, TDIV, vgt, XSW
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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
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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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, XLB, XLE, XLU, XLV
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October 9, 2012 – 1:32 pm
The Information Technology sector ranks second 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 27 ETFs and 146 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of October 9, 2012.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged FDN, FSDCX, FSELX, Information Technology sector ETF, ISTEX, IYW, KINAX, Market Vectors Semiconductor, Oracle Corporation, ORCL, PNQI, PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio, PSJ, PTICX, PTSFX, PXN, REFR, Research Frontiers, RYINX, SKYY, SMH, SOXX, STPAX, vgt, VITAX, WSTAX
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I have a pair trade (i.e. long/short) ETF strategy for investors who want to maximize upside potential and minimize downside risk in Technology stocks.
By David Trainer
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Posted in Danger Zone (Sell/Short Ideas), ETF & Mutual Fund Research, Long Ideas
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Also tagged AAPL, Amazon.com, AMZN, Apple, ETF long/short strategy, ETF pair trade, FDN, First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund, free ETF screener, fund screener, PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio, PXN, stock screener, tech sector ETFs, Technolgy ETFs, Technology Select Sector SPDR
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The Information Technology sector ranks 3rd out of the ten sectors as detailed in my sector roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 28 ETFs and 151 mutual funds in the Information Technology sector as of April 16th, 2012.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged Aspen Technology Inc, AZPN, BGSAX, CTCAX, etf screener, FDN, FSELX, fund screener, IBM, International Business Machines, ISTEX, IVY Funds: Ivy Science & Technology Fund, IYW, PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio, PTICLX, PTSFX, PXN, RYINX, SKYY, SMH, stock screener, Technology Select Sector SPDR, Vanguard World Funds: Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund, VITAX, XSW
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First, you need to determine the category or sector to which you want exposure.
Then, you determine which ETFs, within the category or sector you like, are the best …this can be the hard part.
By David Trainer
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Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research
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Also tagged AAPL, ETF ratings, etf screener, fund screener, IVW, IWF, IWY, IYW, MSFT, QQQ, SOXX, stock ratings, stock screener, vgt, VUG
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