SA Editor Jonathan Liss's Comments SA Editor Jonathan Liss's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/user/637/comments 3 'Tweaks' That Will Fortify Your ETF Portfolio http://seekingalpha.com/article/1431571/comments?source=feed#comment-18798681 18798681 Tue, 14 May 2013 03:55:18 -0400 Unraveling The VXX Roll Yield Riddle http://seekingalpha.com/article/1421431/comments?source=feed#comment-18663381 18663381 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:35:43 -0400 iShares Barclays TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) announces monthly distribution of $0.3111. 30-day SEC yield of 7.84% (as of 4/30/2013). For shareholders of record May 03. Payable May 07. Ex-div date May 01. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/987841?source=feed#comment-18345891 18345891
BTW, anyone know what deal with this yield is? As they didn't pay last month it's clearly a 1-month inflated yield. The 12 month is considerably lower. ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 07:08:02 -0400
BTW, anyone know what deal with this yield is? As they didn't pay last month it's clearly a 1-month inflated yield. The 12 month is considerably lower. ]]> What's Wrong With This Picture? http://seekingalpha.com/article/1370571/comments?source=feed#comment-18100491 18100491 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:04:14 -0400 Western Digital: The New Paradigm Unfolds http://seekingalpha.com/article/1370621/comments?source=feed#comment-18089591 18089591 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:43:21 -0400 Sarepta Therapeutics: Irrational Exuberance http://seekingalpha.com/article/1364651/comments?source=feed#comment-18075811 18075811 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:58:13 -0400 Oilfield Water Management: The Oil And Gas Industry's Holy Grail http://seekingalpha.com/article/1309811/comments?source=feed#comment-17325151 17325151 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:09:03 -0400 Nuveen New York AMT-Free Muni Fund: A Good Holding For Highly Taxed Investors http://seekingalpha.com/article/1299771/comments?source=feed#comment-16847191 16847191 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:29:15 -0400 DB announces a halt in new creations on 26 ETNs it is the indexer or issuer on (effective 3/29), meaning the potential for the notes to trade at significant premiums to NAV as redemptions will still be available. DB expects to resume creations by mid-April. The affected notes follow: BDD, BDG, BOM, BOS, BUNL, BUNT, DEFL, DGP, DGZ, DOD, DTO, DZZ, INFL, ITLT, ITLY, JGBD, JGBL, JGBS, JGBT, LBND, OLO, SBND, SZO, UDNT, UUPT, WMW. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/892791?source=feed#comment-16505331 16505331 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:06:32 -0400 Guggenheim announces it will shutter 9 ETFs "in order to focus resources on products that have demonstrated greater marketplace demand." Final day of trading to be March 15 with liquidation expected to be "on or around" March 22. The affected funds (with direct competitors in parentheses) are: ABCS (SDIV, VYM), EWEF, EWMD, EWSM, FAA, RSU (SSO), RSW (SDS), WFVK and WXSP. (PR) http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/837841?source=feed#comment-16489461 16489461 http://bit.ly/15lWHTB - Guggenheim Russell 2000 equal weight (EWRS) - but the outperformance doesn't seem to be there. ]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:39:37 -0400 http://bit.ly/15lWHTB - Guggenheim Russell 2000 equal weight (EWRS) - but the outperformance doesn't seem to be there. ]]> iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF (PFF) announces monthly distribution of $0.100. 30-day SEC yield of 5.54%. For shareholders of record Mar. 05. Payable Mar. 07. Ex-div date Mar. 01. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/862261?source=feed#comment-16488731 16488731 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:28:52 -0400 iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF (PFF) announces monthly distribution of $0.100. 30-day SEC yield of 5.54%. For shareholders of record Mar. 05. Payable Mar. 07. Ex-div date Mar. 01. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/862261?source=feed#comment-16485321 16485321 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:21:18 -0400 Guggenheim announces it will shutter 9 ETFs "in order to focus resources on products that have demonstrated greater marketplace demand." Final day of trading to be March 15 with liquidation expected to be "on or around" March 22. The affected funds (with direct competitors in parentheses) are: ABCS (SDIV, VYM), EWEF, EWMD, EWSM, FAA, RSU (SSO), RSW (SDS), WFVK and WXSP. (PR) http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/837841?source=feed#comment-16484971 16484971 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:10:42 -0400 Baidu Is A Buy, Dude http://seekingalpha.com/article/1274061/comments?source=feed#comment-16313071 16313071 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:54:37 -0400 iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index ETF (PFF) announces monthly distribution of $0.100. 30-day SEC yield of 5.54%. For shareholders of record Mar. 05. Payable Mar. 07. Ex-div date Mar. 01. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/862261?source=feed#comment-15816891 15816891 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:24:51 -0500 Why Apple Should Ignore Its Shareholders http://seekingalpha.com/article/1173751/comments?source=feed#comment-14891061 14891061 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:41:57 -0500 Why Apple Should Ignore Its Shareholders http://seekingalpha.com/article/1173751/comments?source=feed#comment-14873791 14873791 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:08:28 -0500 Facing the same pressure to obtain yield as the rest of us,, corporate treasurers - including Google's - are moving cash into junk bonds and emerging market paper. It's a new direction for the group which usually sticks with short maturities and investment-grade debt. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/767101?source=feed#comment-13822601 13822601 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:55:36 -0500 Facing the same pressure to obtain yield as the rest of us,, corporate treasurers - including Google's - are moving cash into junk bonds and emerging market paper. It's a new direction for the group which usually sticks with short maturities and investment-grade debt. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/767101?source=feed#comment-13815881 13815881 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:48:23 -0500 Vanguard's recent expense reduction means 9 of its 10 sector ETFs are now the cheapest available to U.S. investors. With an annual expense ratio of just 0.14%, VOX, VPU, VCR, VDC, VDE, VHT, VIS, VGT, and VAW stack up favorably vs. the 0.18% charged  by State Street's Sector SPDRs (XLU, XLY, XLP, XLE, XLF, XLV, XLK, XLI, XLB and XTL which charges 0.35%) and the 0.47%-0.48% iShares sector ETFs (RXI, KXI, IYE, IYF, IYZ, IYH, IDU, IYW, IYM, IYJ) charge. At 0.19%, Vanguard Financials (VFH) is still slightly more expensive than the Financial SPDR (XLF). http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/751341?source=feed#comment-13476411 13476411 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:09:31 -0500 5 Best U.S. ETFs For 2013 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1089411/comments?source=feed#comment-13445541 13445541 http://bit.ly/U1qVIi]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:49 -0500 http://bit.ly/U1qVIi]]> 5 Best U.S. ETFs For 2013 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1089411/comments?source=feed#comment-13354271 13354271 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 05:45:52 -0500 Larry Swedroe's 'Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett' http://seekingalpha.com/article/1083791/comments?source=feed#comment-13250961 13250961 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:30:28 -0500 Arne Alsin Positions For 2013: A Stock Picker's Market, Par Excellence http://seekingalpha.com/article/1089631/comments?source=feed#comment-13220521 13220521 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:33:51 -0500 5 Best U.S. ETFs For 2013 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1089411/comments?source=feed#comment-13209001 13209001 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 04:12:28 -0500 Positioning for 2013: Guide To The Series http://seekingalpha.com/article/1077051/comments?source=feed#comment-13140101 13140101
We had Dave Van Knapp on DGI, Larry Swedroe on Fixed Income (within a broader portfolio) and Financial Lexicon on the bond market. Sounds like we'll have to include you as part of this series next year as I'm sure you have a thing or 2 to say about the topics you suggest here.

Have a terrific new year!
Jonathan]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 04:46:29 -0500
We had Dave Van Knapp on DGI, Larry Swedroe on Fixed Income (within a broader portfolio) and Financial Lexicon on the bond market. Sounds like we'll have to include you as part of this series next year as I'm sure you have a thing or 2 to say about the topics you suggest here.

Have a terrific new year!
Jonathan]]> Dave Van Knapp Positions For 2013: Tuning Out Market 'Noise' With Dividend Growth Investing http://seekingalpha.com/article/1083851/comments?source=feed#comment-13111331 13111331
Larry Swedroe manages $4.5B directly, is responsible for strategy on another $14.5B, has authored 12 books on finance, been profiled in the NY Times, and has beaten benchmarks on a properly risk-adjusted basis for 20 years. He's widely respected in finance circles. Why should he care what you think? You are not a well-known entity, have no proven track record, don't manage anyone's money other than your own, and don't even bother putting your real name out there for people to see. He puts himself on the line daily with his decisions front and center. So does Dave Van Knapp and all of our other writers. They are the opposite of anonymous, putting themselves and their investment choices on the line daily in the public sphere. You should be more willing to live and let live.

I am not personally partial to any approach on the site (I think each investor needs a strategy that helps them meet their financial goals in a way that lets them sleep at night) but it 'rubs me the wrong way' when anonymous commenters troll others articles just to harass them and don't listen to their replies in good faith, or just agree to disagree and move on.

In the same way people like Dave and the rest of our excellent DG community ignored Larry W after awhile and rightfully so (he was rude and didn't listen to others replies), I don't see how you can expect authors like Swedroe to do anything different with your frequently aggressive and snarky comments when what you have is a genuine intellectual disagreement - nothing more.

Best and much success in the new year!
Jonathan Liss]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:59:46 -0500
Larry Swedroe manages $4.5B directly, is responsible for strategy on another $14.5B, has authored 12 books on finance, been profiled in the NY Times, and has beaten benchmarks on a properly risk-adjusted basis for 20 years. He's widely respected in finance circles. Why should he care what you think? You are not a well-known entity, have no proven track record, don't manage anyone's money other than your own, and don't even bother putting your real name out there for people to see. He puts himself on the line daily with his decisions front and center. So does Dave Van Knapp and all of our other writers. They are the opposite of anonymous, putting themselves and their investment choices on the line daily in the public sphere. You should be more willing to live and let live.

I am not personally partial to any approach on the site (I think each investor needs a strategy that helps them meet their financial goals in a way that lets them sleep at night) but it 'rubs me the wrong way' when anonymous commenters troll others articles just to harass them and don't listen to their replies in good faith, or just agree to disagree and move on.

In the same way people like Dave and the rest of our excellent DG community ignored Larry W after awhile and rightfully so (he was rude and didn't listen to others replies), I don't see how you can expect authors like Swedroe to do anything different with your frequently aggressive and snarky comments when what you have is a genuine intellectual disagreement - nothing more.

Best and much success in the new year!
Jonathan Liss]]> Dave Van Knapp Positions For 2013: Tuning Out Market 'Noise' With Dividend Growth Investing http://seekingalpha.com/article/1083851/comments?source=feed#comment-13051261 13051261 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:57:27 -0500 Eric Parnell Positions For 2013: Gold's An Essential Diversifier In Any Portfolio http://seekingalpha.com/article/1082331/comments?source=feed#comment-13051211 13051211 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:51:27 -0500 Eric Parnell Positions For 2013: Gold's An Essential Diversifier In Any Portfolio http://seekingalpha.com/article/1082331/comments?source=feed#comment-13019281 13019281 http://bit.ly/nKBKru

Others should feel free to weigh in - I'd be curious for more insight as to how gold may perform in a deflationary environment.]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:13:25 -0500 http://bit.ly/nKBKru

Others should feel free to weigh in - I'd be curious for more insight as to how gold may perform in a deflationary environment.]]>