This revised second edition focuses on certain U.S.-registered ETFs and their performance during the recent bear market and subsequent bull market up to March 2014. It concentrates on those ETFs that refer to, are part of, are linked in some way to, or are references for the Standard and Poor's 500 Index and its sector components. It also includes some ETFs that capture performance results outside of the S&P 500. There are three sections and a new appendix. The first section focuses on actual trading and events that occurred in the market from October 2007 until March 2014. The second is a brand-new section written by Talley Lger on the performance of the cyclical vs. the defensive sectors of the U.S. equity market. The third section focuses on commentaries that discuss the events during the period of October 2007 through March 2014, written and published during this bear market and ensuing bull-market phase, extracted from Cumberland Advisor's website, www.cumber.com. Appendix III discusses the G4 central banks and their expansive monetary policies during the financial crisis and since.
This revised second edition focuses on certain U.S.-registered ETFs and their performance during the recent bear market and subsequent bull market up to March 2014. It concentrates on those ETFs that refer to, are part of, are linked in some way to, or are references for the Standard and Poor's 500 Index and its sector components. It also includes some ETFs that capture performance results outside of the S&P 500. There are three sections and a new appendix. The first section focuses on actual trading and events that occurred in the market from October 2007 until March 2014. The second is a brand-new section written by Talley Lger on the performance of the cyclical vs. the defensive sectors of the U.S. equity market. The third section focuses on commentaries that discuss the events during the period of October 2007 through March 2014, written and published during this bear market and ensuing bull-market phase, extracted from Cumberland Advisor's website, www.cumber.com. Appendix III discusses the G4 central banks and their expansive monetary policies during the financial crisis and since.