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Stay on Top of ETFs!
I wrote a piece here in December about my interest in ETFs, concluding that not all ETFs are good. That piece included something about every ETF article that I had published at Seeking Alpha since October 19th. I have published a few more since then: 12/21: Approach REIT ETFs Cautiously 12/25: PEY Is Not As Bad As It Looks 01/04: Why NOBL Could Falter 01/12: SMDV: Why I Still Like It The last one was by my new alias at Seeking Alpha, The Intelligent ETF Investor . I continue
Jan 142 min read


All About ETFs
The ETF market has gotten massive. What is an ETF? It stands for Exchange-Traded Fund, which was invented in Canada in 1990 and introduced in the U.S. in 1993 with the launch by State Street Global Advisors of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY), which represented the overall market as measured by the Standard & Poors 500, a popular large-cap index. Now, there are so many ETFs, and they have expanded their scope beyond broad markets to very narrow ones. They have moved beyond just s
Dec 15, 20253 min read


I Just Bought Gold Miners
Wait. What? I said " Sell the Gold Miners " in early May at Seeking Alpha. VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), a huge ETF for large gold...
Jun 27, 20252 min read


My Cannabis Stock Rankings
I like cannabis stocks, and I didn't like them much for most of 2023 and earlier this year. I have explained why I like them now...
Nov 3, 20248 min read


The Cannabis Bull Market Is Still Coming
Formerly cautious on the cannabis sector, which I have followed very closely for 11 years, I am now very bullish on the cannabis sector.
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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