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Gary A. Gordon, MS, CFP® is the president of Pacific Park Financial, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC. He has more than 24 years of experience as a personal coach in “money matters,” including risk ...more

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The Barbell Approach To ETF Portfolio Allocation Continues To Shine
Clearly, the S&P 500 SPDR Trust (SPY) performed remarkably well in 2014. For improved risk-adjusted rewards, it could easily have been paired with Vanguard Total Bond.
Jobs Data Great For ETFs, Grisly For The Economy
“Holy Moly!” exclaim the financial media. They marvel at a headline unemployment number of 5.9%.
Is The S&P 500 Now Safer Than A Diversified Portfolio?
Both the media and a wide array of financial advisers preach owning a diversified portfolio.
What The Daily 1% Price Swings Mean For ETF Investors
Reducing one’s overall allocation to certain asset classes is sensible when enough yellow flags wave tempestuously.
When Canaries Stop Singing, Riskier ETFs Can Croak
Higher-yielding bonds have widened their spread against Treasuries. If you have been willing to take the risk associated with “high yield,” do so in the context of exchange-traded vehicles that actually mature like individual bonds.
Preparing Your ETF Portfolio For Increased Volatility
HSBC’s most recent Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the Chinese economy rose to 50.5 from a final reading of 50.2 in August. The manufacturing sector may be expanding, but the growth is noticeably restrained.
Reduce Your Allocation To Small Cap U.S. Stock ETFs
The Wall Street media may celebrate the 33% intra-day jump in Alibaba shares. They may tout the record highs in the Dow and the S&P 500. However, they are missing the boat on both the economy as well as key stock market divergences.
What The Federal Reserve’s Policy Guidance Means For ETF Investors
When it comes to a number of the traditional alarms – geopolitical struggles, global economy, profit margin contraction, fundamental valuation, domestic political change – nobody seems to care.
Bond ETFs: Selling The Rumor, Buying The News
The appetite for stock risk is softening, yet few people are talking about it.
Currency Hedged Stock ETFs Can Protect A Diversified Portfolio
The U.S. economy has been growing at an annualized pace of roughly 2% since the current expansion began in June of 2009. Gross Domestic Product for the first half of 2014 hovered around a paltry 1%.
How ETF Investors Can Prepare For A 10% Correction
Only 13.3% of respondents to the most recent Investors Intelligence Sentiment Survey described themselves as “bearish.” The contrarian indicator at 13.3% represents the lowest level of bearishness since February 1987.
Choosing Your Domestic And Foreign Stock Allocation
The SDPR S&P 500 (SPY) barely missed a beat in either 2013 or 2014. U.S. small-caps appear far more vulnerable, and I have precious little exposure to that arena.
Emerging Market ETFs Are Taking Back The World
More often than not, if you tell me that an asset is roughly 20% above its long-term trendline, I will tell you that the investment is overbought.
Why Overvalued Stock ETFs Still Offer Opportunity
The SPDR Select Consumer Discretionary (XLY):S&P 500 price ratio has bounced off its lows, yet continues to remind investors to rethink their allocation.
Profit Margins And ‘Fairly Valued’ U.S. Stock ETFs
Even institutional analysts are developing new paradigms to explain away the probability of a shock to stocks. Fund management group, Lord Abbett, recently opined that extremely high profit margins for S&P 500 corporations are of little concern.
Record Setting Stock ETFs: It’s About The Stimulus, Not The Economy
At the beginning of the year, analysts and economists explained why interest rates would climb significantly. They anticipated a year-end 10-year yield of 3.4%, not 2.4%.
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