And the Best U.S. Large-Cap-Value ETF Award goes to… 1.1

There is sufficient information in the financial and academic communities that Large Cap Value funds tend to outperform Large Cap Blend funds over long periods of time. I could cite many reports, news articles and academic papers to show support for this claim. But, I’d rather just jump right into the data that is readily available to all of us with a few online tools. My favorite tool for this job is:  PortfolioVisualizer.com

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Should You Buy Brazil ETFs After Brutal Sell-Off? EWZ

The Deep Value ETF Accumulator invests in the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF: EWZ  : $EWZ . You can ask me why I invest in EWZ in the comment block below. Before investing in this single country ETF, investors should do their due diligence. Please read this article from NASDAQ.com for more information.

Click on this link to read the full article at NASDAQ.com: Should You Buy Brazil ETFs After Brutal Sell-Off? 

Is the Brazil ETF Worth the Risk? EWZ 1.1

By now, most of you know that the country of Brazil has fallen on hard times and is plagued by political turmoil. Enough said about that. The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF – EWZ :  $EWZ has been around for 17 years. During those 17 years the country has been plagued with hard times and political turmoil. Not much has changed. One picture says a thousand words to the Deep Value ETF Accumulator.

EWZ is worth the risk to me. Sorry, no deep dive analysis here. This is my analysis, short and sweet.

I do not currently have a position in EWZ, but I do intend to initiate a long-term position in this ETF in the future.

Thanks for reading.

The Deep Value ETF Accumulator, aka Micah McDonald

Discovering Value in the Top 3 Energy ETFs 1.1

How would you like to own a fund that has outperformed the S&P 500 by over 3% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the last 18 years? Wouldn’t it be even better if you could purchase such a fund at a 28% discount from it’s all-time-high (ATH). Can such a fund be found in today’s raging bull market? The answer is a definite yes. The fund I’m talking about is The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF XLE. (see also PXI & VDE)  Continue reading “Discovering Value in the Top 3 Energy ETFs 1.1”