Another option they might want to consider would be to look at an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which provides investors with exposure to the overall stock market, as opposed to a certain sector.

When most people think of exchange traded products (ETPs), the first thing that comes to mind is often an ETP based on a market capitalization weighted index - the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), for example. And with good reason - most of the first ETPs ...

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Last year� just 39% hit their mark. So in any given year, mutual funds offer less than a 50% chance of outperforming the overall market.

Bad Timing. Last year, Ned Davis Research published a sensational chart going back to 1950 that showed the difference between holding the S&P 500 during the hot half of the year compared to holding it during the dog days when the market typically slows.

Specifically, he says the PE for the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) is currently at 14.3 times estimated full-year earnings, compared to its five- and 10-year averages of 12.9 and 14, respectively, and peak PEs of 19 or 20 times earnings at the height of the ...

Like stocks across the pond, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) was starting to roll over in mid-April. The chart below shows a simple, but very effective, trend-following technique using moving averages.

... can basically set it and forget it, assuming your time horizon is quite a ways out. This article is brought to you courtesy of JT from ETF Base.

BOX will list and trade contracts based on 1,000 shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust starting May 10, according to Ed Boyle, senior vice president for strategy at the Boston-based exchange.

MSFT return on equity ratio is recorded as 22.57% and its return on assets is 13.01%. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) shares rose 0.99% in last trading session and is closed at $ 165.34 while trading in range of $ 165.74 - 167.04 with average ...