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SPDR S&P International Consumer Discretionary Sector ETF (IPD)

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  • Consumer Spending and the Temporary Income Hypothesis [View article]
    hat tip to http://seekingalpha-articles.blogspot.com/
    Comment by FindmyStocks
    Dec 23 10:32 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Consumer Spending and the Temporary Income Hypothesis [View article]
    Instant gratification continues and transfer payments are increasingly deemed permanent income (not without good reason).
    Comment by Alphameister
    Dec 23 09:47 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Consumer Spending and the Temporary Income Hypothesis [View article]
    An excellent article! 2008-2009 include a substantial form of transfer that isn't mentioned - intergenerational transfer, people giving... More »
    Comment by Sonia
    Dec 23 09:27 am |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • Economy Watch: Changes in the Composition of Consumption [View article]
    The SpinMeisters must be busy preparing for the Balck Friday Report. With regard for truth they are preparing a series of reports. The... More »
    Comment by bindlepete
    Nov 25 08:26 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Back-to-School: Tots' Moms Still Willing to Spend [View article]
    People in America need to realize jus what got America in this shape…”cheap” yes so-call cheap items from a foreign land.... More »
    Comment by madmilker
    Aug 6 08:25 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Consumer Sentiment Still Negative Long-Term [View article]
    We're likely to see the same deep level of discounting in July and August that we saw in January and February. the consumer is still... More »
    Comment by Ted Hurlbut
    Jul 8 21:47 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Looking at Reflation and Stagnation Trades [View article]
    Agriculture is the best means of defending against inflation, stagflation, the dollar and other competitive currency devaluations. Other... More »
    Comment by johnbee
    May 18 06:40 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Looking at Reflation and Stagnation Trades [View article]
    As Americans move back into the stock market, they will buy brand names they like, many of which are Consumer Discretionary. Seeing as... More »
    Comment by Momintn
    May 17 21:19 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Looking at Reflation and Stagnation Trades [View article]
    Simply plot the charts of DBA, XLE, and XLY, and you can start seeing some interesting patterns over the past few weeks. When inflation... More »
    Comment by RiskReturnOptimizer
    May 17 19:05 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Looking at Reflation and Stagnation Trades [View article]
    DBA is one of my core holdings. The way I see it, if the market sells off sharply, the Fed will QE it's way out of trouble, good for... More »
    Comment by yellowhoard
    May 17 08:55 am |
    Rating: +4 -2
  • ETF Deathwatch: April 2009 [View article]
    Excellent points. I have stated in the past that there is much more than volume involved in determining which ETFs survive and which... More »
    Comment by Ron Rowland
    Apr 19 10:59 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • ETF Deathwatch: April 2009 [View article]
    Ron thanks for the monthly coverage on this, it is quite unique. Although I agree that trading volume is good as an "initial" screen,... More »
    Comment by pdwst33
    Apr 19 10:10 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Best Buy Induces Ridiculous Consumer Discretionary Rally [View article]
    Shorts always think that upside rallies are always overdone. In reality the bear market took great companies down too far. Short at... More »
    Comment by p2i
    Mar 31 11:46 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Best Buy Induces Ridiculous Consumer Discretionary Rally [View article]
    use put options or put spreads.
    Comment by drummerboy
    Mar 29 16:20 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Best Buy Induces Ridiculous Consumer Discretionary Rally [View article]
    Shorting at the bottom of the market?
    Comment by captainccs
    Mar 27 09:22 am |
    Rating: +1 -3