Doug Fabians Etf Strategies

1) Finally, a Big Week of Gains    Stocks enjoyed their best gains of the year, as a short-term bottom in equities appears to have been put in this week. While the markets were long overdue for a substantial oversold bounce, that doesn’t mean we are out of the woods yet when it comes to the wider downtrend in equities. So, how well did stocks do this week? What about oil, gold, bonds and other important benchmarks? Find out today in our leadoff podcast segment. Plus, why your equity and bond exposure really matters right now. 2) Highlights from the ETF Conference   My recent trip to Florida for the Inside ETFs conference gave me a lot of great ideas for long-term investors. In today’s second segment, I cover some of the biggest innovations I saw on the ETF front. I also tell you about specific ETF ideas I am monitoring right now that I really like, including several ETFs by one of the “sharks” from the hit TV show “Shark Tank.”  3) Tax Prepping Now for N