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Doomed Europe
Felix Salmon • Thu, May 9 • 37 Comments
Citi Economic Surprise Indices Turning Lower
Cullen Roche • Mon, Apr 8
France Telecom And Telefonica: Undervalued, Upgraded, And Strong Buys
Nick Chiu • Tue, Mar 5 • 57 Comments
Small ETFs, Big Gains To Start 2013
Benzinga • Sun, Jan 27 • 8 Comments
The Hedgehog's Error: Time To Buy European Stocks?
Morningstar • Wed, Sep 26, 2012 • 16 Comments
Global ETFs With Above Average Yields
Tom Lydon • Tue, Sep 11, 2012
It's Premature To Use The 'Bubble' Word With Dividend Stocks
The Independent Investor • Tue, Aug 28, 2012 • 5 Comments
What To Watch For In Europe This Fall
John Mylant • Mon, Aug 20, 2012 • 4 Comments
Top 10 European Regional ETFs
David Fry • Mon, Jun 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
Performance Comparison: Dividend ETFs For U.S., Europe, Emerging Markets, And The World
Richard Shaw • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 5 Comments
What Obama's Budget Proposal Means For Dividend Investing
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Mar 8, 2012 • 67 Comments
Why Europe's Crisis Can't Be Averted
Felix Salmon • Thu, Jan 26, 2012 • 27 Comments
Global Dividend ETFs: Diversification Or More Of The Same?
Dividend Dog • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 3 Comments
Why The ECB Bailout Is Unlikely To Be The 'Success' TARP Was
The Ox • Fri, Jan 20, 2012 • 16 Comments
10 High-Dividend ETFs
ETF Edge • Wed, Jan 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
Eurozone CPI Report Brings Vanguard European Stock ETF Into Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Thu, Dec 15, 2011
European Summit Brings iShares MSCI EMU ETF Into Sharp Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Europe's Continuing Crisis: Like The Middle Innings Of Yankees-Red Sox
Roger Nusbaum • Wed, Dec 7, 2011
ETFs To Consider As Europe Tries To Solve Its Debt Crisis
Retracement • Mon, Nov 21, 2011 • 4 Comments
Europe's Leadership Deficit
Felix Salmon • Wed, Nov 9, 2011 • 40 Comments

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Doomed Europe
Felix Salmon • Thu, May 9 • 37 Comments
Citi Economic Surprise Indices Turning Lower
Cullen Roche • Mon, Apr 8
France Telecom And Telefonica: Undervalued, Upgraded, And Strong Buys
Nick Chiu • Tue, Mar 5 • 57 Comments
Small ETFs, Big Gains To Start 2013
Benzinga • Sun, Jan 27 • 8 Comments
The Hedgehog's Error: Time To Buy European Stocks?
Morningstar • Wed, Sep 26, 2012 • 16 Comments
Global ETFs With Above Average Yields
Tom Lydon • Tue, Sep 11, 2012
It's Premature To Use The 'Bubble' Word With Dividend Stocks
The Independent Investor • Tue, Aug 28, 2012 • 5 Comments
What To Watch For In Europe This Fall
John Mylant • Mon, Aug 20, 2012 • 4 Comments
Top 10 European Regional ETFs
David Fry • Mon, Jun 11, 2012 • 1 Comment
Performance Comparison: Dividend ETFs For U.S., Europe, Emerging Markets, And The World
Richard Shaw • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 5 Comments
What Obama's Budget Proposal Means For Dividend Investing
Russ Koesterich • Thu, Mar 8, 2012 • 67 Comments
Why Europe's Crisis Can't Be Averted
Felix Salmon • Thu, Jan 26, 2012 • 27 Comments
Global Dividend ETFs: Diversification Or More Of The Same?
Dividend Dog • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 3 Comments
Why The ECB Bailout Is Unlikely To Be The 'Success' TARP Was
The Ox • Fri, Jan 20, 2012 • 16 Comments
10 High-Dividend ETFs
ETF Edge • Wed, Jan 18, 2012 • 1 Comment
Eurozone CPI Report Brings Vanguard European Stock ETF Into Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Thu, Dec 15, 2011
European Summit Brings iShares MSCI EMU ETF Into Sharp Focus
Stoyan Bojinov • Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Europe's Continuing Crisis: Like The Middle Innings Of Yankees-Red Sox
Roger Nusbaum • Wed, Dec 7, 2011
ETFs To Consider As Europe Tries To Solve Its Debt Crisis
Retracement • Mon, Nov 21, 2011 • 4 Comments
Europe's Leadership Deficit
Felix Salmon • Wed, Nov 9, 2011 • 40 Comments

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Thursday, May 2, 1:17 PM Mario Draghi's hint of negative interest rates -which sent the euro tumbling this morning - might perk up investor interest in WisdomTree's (WETF) Europe Hedged Equity ETF (HEDJ +1.3%). WisdomTree has scored big-time this year as its previously little-known Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) has raked in assets. Unhedged Europe ETFs: EZU, VGK, FEZ, EPV, IEV, ADRU, FEP, FDD, UPV, DFE. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas, Financials]
Friday, March 1, 4:25 AM Eurozone February Manufacturing PMI unchanged from January at 47.9 (flash 47.8) as Germany stabilizes but with all other countries except Ireland contracting. "The combination of a revival in export orders and resilient domestic demand has helped propel Germany’s growth so far this year, while deteriorating domestic demand is holding back the economies of France, Italy and Spain," Markit says. (PR) Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]
Monday, February 11, 10:39 AM Stocks outdo bonds as the 1.6K companies in the MSCI World Index yield 2.7% vs. 2.6% on the BAML Global Corporate Index, according to Bloomberg. Yielding just 6.1% the gap of junk bonds over equities is at its lowest since 1995. "Increasingly, dynamic capital allocators are being forced to consider equities," says one bullish strategist. 1 Comment
Saturday, December 22, 2012, 11:00 AM "Europe's for sale," declares the Barron's cover story arguing the Continent's stocks (VGK) remain cheap even after a 25% run since June 1. The yield on the Stoxx 600 is 3.8% vs. 2.2% on the S&P 500, and while the political crisis makes the headlines, Europe's firms have been busily cleaning up balance sheets, reducing capex, and building up cash balances. 14 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, December 7, 2012, 3:05 PM Strubel Investment notes the horrid record of managements using cash for buybacks or M&A. Buybacks are simple - companies tend to do them when the share price is high (JPMorgan a classic example: It suspended purchases after the CIO loss with the stock near $30, and will rev them up again next year in the 40's). The top tax rates for dividends would have to rise to 70-80% to make them less valuable than the alternatives. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 12:47 PM Among JPMorgan's (JPM) 9 market themes for 2013 is its belief European equities will outperform the U.S. as fiscal issues which have dogged the Continent for so long now move across the pond. It's more continuation play than contrarian play as Europe (VGK) has bested the U.S. (SPY) by nearly 300 basis points thus far in 2012. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 11:25 AM Why does high-yield in reference to bonds signal greater risk to investors, but high-dividend yield in reference to equities does not, wonders a fund strategist. When it comes to dividend ETFs, it pays to consider total return first, writes Paul Britt, as the yield and performance can vary ... widely. 2 Comments
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 12:36 PM "An attempt to quantify ... a qualitative process," is how Morningstar's Josh Peters describes the creation of the Dividend Yield Focus Index. Most dividend indexes, he says, are entirely backward looking. Instead, Peters looks for an economic moat to protect against a dividend ever being cut. Thus far, it's working: The ETF benchmarked to the index (HDV) is outperforming DVY by a wide margin since the April 2011 launch. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:13 PM Currently weighting U.S. telecoms and utilities at zero in his dividend stock portfolio, Pimco's Brad Kinkelaar notes both sectors are trading at near off-the-chart premiums to their average relative multiple. Dividend investors would do better to look overseas, he says, where one can find companies that are growing, paying good dividends, and trading at better value. An excellent presentation. 7 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:15 AM Despite a Dividend 100 Index up 10% in 2012, dividend bargains are there to be had, especially if you look outside the U.S., Brett Arends suggests. And managers point to three attractive sectors in particular: pharmaceuticals, big energy and telecoms. Individual issues like JNJ, T, VZ and some global oil stocks look good, as well as ETFs like IDV, though it may be financials-heavy. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Energy, Healthcare]
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 3:06 PM Lagging far behind for much of the year, an international (developed markets) dividend fund (IDV) has pulled ahead of the popular domestic DVY (while sporting a higher yield as well). An emerging markets dividend fund (DEM) continues to trail both. 2 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 9:47 AM Ahead of the times? WisdomTree is changing the broad international focus of its HEDJ ETF into one offering exposure solely to European exporters (while hedging against euro fluctuations). Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 4:35 PM "Under the hood analysis" is a must for dividend ETF investors, says WisdomTree's Jeremy Schwartz. Screens at many funds will leave out Apple, for instance, which is now the 3rd largest dividend payer in the U.S. Other techs - now the fastest dividend growers around - face the same issue. Don't forget international exposure, where firms are more likely to pay dividends and offer a higher yield. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 9:04 PM More on the ECB: Mario Draghi appears to have won over at least one Bundesbank member as Jorg Asmussen tells a German newspaper high peripheral bond yields reflect exchange rate risk, thus "our monetary policy (is) achieved only incompletely." It's crucial wording, suggesting he's okay with ECB bond purchases as long as they're couched in saving EMU, not financing Spanish and Italian governments. "We are working on (a) new program and will deal with it (at the next policy meeting)." 11 Comments [Global & FX]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 8:39 AM Goldman makes a big call on an EU comeback, recommending going long a basket of European firms with high domestic sales exposure against a short of companies with high U.S. exposure. Jeff Gundlach's May recommendation of long Spain vs. short U.S. is working, EWP outperforming SPY by 400 bps since. 3 Comments [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, August 20, 2012, 6:41 AM The Bundesbank warns (in its monthly report) moves to share "solvency risks" in the eurozone should be decided by governments, not the ECB. The comments follow speculation the ECB is considering intervention to cap spreads between peripheral and German bond yields by buying unlimited amounts of government debt. It's a plan Germany's finance ministry denies any knowledge of but says would be "very problematic." Comment! [Global & FX, Top Stories]

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Doomed Europe May 9 2013 by: Felix Salmon $ADRU $DFE $EPV $EU $EZU $FDD $FEP $FEZ $IEV $UPV $VGK http://bit.ly/18xk5C3
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x oil -field: ..on the people of a free market.She is the wrong Chancellor for a reunited Germany & she is a flunky as a so-called leader in W.Europe.JMHO
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