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Sam Subramanian
Semiconductor stocks are hot. The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF SOXX is up 24% annually over the past 5 years. What is the outlook for the SOXX ETF? Is SOXX a buy, sell or hold?
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF with ticker symbol XLC is in the works. State Street Global Advisors plans to launch this 11th Select Sector SPDR ETF when a new Communication Services sector is created in September. Read this article for insights into the nuts & bolts of the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF and what… Read More »
Earnings reports are an important factor affecting stock prices. The S&P 500 quarterly earnings parade starts in a few weeks. How is the 2nd quarter earnings outlook shaping up for different sectors and stocks? The S&P 500 companies are set to report their second-quarter earnings reports in a few weeks. During the first quarter, S&P 500 quarterly earnings… Read More »
Sector funds are mutual funds that focus their equity investments within a specific sector or industry of the economy. Several investment companies such as Fidelity Investments, ICON Funds, ProFunds, Rydex Investments, and Vanguard Group offer sector- and industry-specific mutual funds. Some sector funds cover broad sectors, such as information technology or health care. Fidelity Select Technology (Nasdaq: FSPTX)… Read More »
Sector ETFs are among the most potent investment vehicles that allow individual investors to exploit advantages previously available only to large institutions. You can beat the market by investing in the right sector ETF at the right time. In fact, you can actually make money even when the overall market is tanking. However, all too often, investors use… Read More »
The AlphaProfit no-load, no-transaction fee growth model portfolio is up 522% since the start of 2009 compared to the 444% gain for its benchmark. The model portfolio will be reconstituted with new recommendations on Saturday, November 19. Learn more about AlphaProfit's Free and Premium Service investment newsletters.
DEC. 1993 to DEC. 2025| Fidelity Agg. Growth | 17.6% |
| Fidelity Growth | 14.6% |
| ETF Agg. Growth | 17.4% |
| ETF Growth | 14.4% |
| ETF Style Rot. (since 2009) | 11.3% |
| S&P 500 | 10.8% |
DEC. 2013 to DEC. 2025| Win Rate | 91% |
| Avg. Holding Period | 2.6 months |
| Avg. Gain | 13.1% |
