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Tuesday Outlook: Unremarkable Volume, Breadth

Head and Shoulders top in India? No way. Only a very short-term analysis would ever jump to that conclusion based on the totally random gyrations of a closed end fund chart. Take a look at the more naturally trading ETF charts please. IFN trades in a very strange way based on supply and demand dynamics that have nothing to do with the underlying value of the companies in the fund.

Do ETF Investors Care About Expense Ratios?

Just another example of how the average investor remains clueless. I guess we can't expect most people to be smart enough to realize that if they pay 20% less for their investment products that its just as good as paying 20% less for a pair of shoes. In fact, its significantly more important to play less for investment products due to the insidious effect of small fee differences when compounded over time. Just look at the disaster the average American worker is headed towards due to the proliferation of 401k plans with 3%+ fees. The impact is truly ASTOUNDING.