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Why ETF Investors Need to Dig Beyond Past Performances

By Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA The average investor has heard the message so often that they can finish the sentence for us: past performance is not indicative of… CFRA’s fund research puts this warning into practice, by focusing on costs and holdings. Yet, for those that still plow ahead chasing prior winners, semi-annual research from S&P Dow…

Is It Time to Invest in Energy ETFs?

Investors have been hearing plenty about the struggles of the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLE), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to energy equities, and rival energy ETFs this year. Put simply, many investors by now that energy, the seventh-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, is the worst-performing group in the U.S. this…

Spain ETF’s 26% YTD Surge is No Fluke

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSEArca: EWP), the largest exchange traded fund tracking stocks in the Eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, is up nearly 26% year-to-date, making it one of the best-performing single-country ETFs tracking a developed market. EWP’s 2017 ascent is no fluke. Economic data support upside for Spanish stocks. Eurozone economies are expected to…