October 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the All Cap Blend Style 4Q15

The All Cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in 4Q15. Last quarter, the All Cap Blend style ranked third as well. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Thaxston McKee

October 20, 20150Comments

4Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2015, only the Large Cap Value and Large Cap Blend styles earn an Attractive-or-better rating.

by Thaxston McKee

October 9, 20150Comments

4Q15 Sector Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each sector from best to worst with our Sector Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each sector should perform going forward. The following is a recap of out analysis of each sector for the fourth quarter of 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 8, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Utilities Sector 4Q15

The Utilities sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Utilities sector ranked eighth. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Thaxston McKee

October 8, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Telecom Services Sector 4Q15

The Telecom Services sector ranks eighth out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Telecom Services sector ranked seventh. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Thaxston McKee

October 8, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Materials Sector 4Q15

The Materials sector ranks seventh out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Materials sector ranked sixth. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Blaine Skaggs

October 7, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Information Technology Sector 4Q15

The Information Technology sector ranks second out of the ten sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Information Technology sector ranked second as well. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Blaine Skaggs

October 6, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Industrials Sector 4Q15

The Industrials sector ranks third out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Industrials sector ranked third as well. It gets our Neutral rating.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

October 6, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Healthcare Sector 4Q15

The Health Care sector ranks ninth out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. Last quarter, the Health Care sector ranked fifth. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Thaxston McKee

October 5, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Energy Sector 4Q15

The Energy sector ranks last out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. The Energy sector funds won last place in the prior quarter as well. It gets our Dangerous rating

by Thaxston McKee

October 2, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Staples Sector 4Q15

The Consumer Staples sector ranks first out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Attractive rating.

by Blaine Skaggs

October 2, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Consumer Discretionary Sector 4Q15

The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks fourth out of the 10 sectors as detailed in our 4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Neutral rating

by Blaine Skaggs

October 1, 20152Comments

4Q15 Sector Ratings for ETFs & Mutual Funds

At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2015, only the Consumer Staples sector earns an Attractive-or-better rating. Our sector ratings are based on the aggregation of our fund ratings for every ETF and mutual fund in each sector.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 23, 20150Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q15

Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Here are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs.

by Max Lee

July 23, 20150Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Sector ETFs 3Q15

Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Below are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs:

by Max Lee

July 22, 20150Comments

How to Find the Best Style ETFs 3Q15

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. How can you pick with so many choices available? 3Q15 update.

by Max Lee

July 22, 20150Comments

Invest in Only the Best ETFs

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from.

by Max Lee

July 21, 20150Comments

Cheap Funds Dupe Investors – 3Q15

Fund holdings affect fund performance more than fees or past performance. A cheap fund is not necessarily a good fund. A fund that has done well in the past is not likely to do well in the future. 3Q15.

by Max Lee

July 20, 20150Comments

3Q15 Style Ratings Recap

At the beginning of each quarter, we rank each style from best to worst with our Style Ratings Report. These rankings are forward looking and are indicative of how each style should perform going forward. The following is our analysis of each style for the third quarter of 2015.

by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA

July 20, 20150Comments

The Best and Worst of the Small Cap Value Style

The Small Cap Value style ranks tenth out of the 12 fund styles as detailed in our 3Q15 Style Ratings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets our Dangerous rating.

by Max Lee

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