No doubt you have been reading the negative news on the economy. How can you not, it’s everywhere! We just witnessed a slowdown in economic growth, and recently we saw second-quarter GDP revised downward. No doubt you have seen the downbeat news on the housing front, as overall sales and home prices are ounce again headed [...]

Our latest high yield special report focuses on a dozen stocks and funds that are currently yielding more than 6% annually. We have broken these funds down into three high yield investment categories and included detailed descriptions about each one. In these uncertain economic times we are committed to providing investors independent, thorough and current [...]

Over the course of the last several years, I’ve been telling you about the threat that deflation (as opposed to inflation) may pose to your serious money. Well, it seems as though now I am not the only money manager concerned with the threat of inflation. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal [...]

It’s summer, and the weather is heating up all across America.  To cool off, many people will pour themselves a tall glass of ice-cold lemonade.  Hey, I think it’s fine if your lemons get squeezed into lemonade, but what isn’t fine is if you have lemons in your investment portfolio. The lemons I’m talking about here [...]

For my radio show and newsletter readers I have posted the latest edition of the Fabian ETF Report. Armed with this extensive information on virtually the entire ETF universe, you’ll be able to glean a really sharp picture of what sectors, countries and types of ETFs are currently outperforming their peers. Perusing this extensive list [...]

Join me Saturday, July 10, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Pacific Standard Time, for a FREE discussion of the rapidly changing 2010 financial markets. In this teleseminar, “Mid-Year Review and Market Outlook,” I will be speaking about how you should position your portfolio for what promises to be a tumultuous second half of 2010. As you’ve likely [...]

I recently read an article in The Wall Street Journal that proffered the theory that there are seven reasons why investors shouldn’t dump international equity funds. Some of the key points in the article are that the euro has already fallen way off its highs, and therefore cannot go down much more. The [...]

Two weeks ago I sent you an update on the financial markets concerning the cross of the S&P 500 Index below the 200-day average. This is what’s known as a “sell signal” within the parameters of the Fabian Plan. As a follow-up to that message I have created a brief 10 minute powerpoint [...]

To give you a bit more perspective on the Fabian Plan and just how effective it’s been throughout the years, I wanted to show you something we call “Great Moments in Fabian History.” This is a rundown of some of the major events that have unfolded in the financial markets during the past three decades, [...]

Listen to my latest audio special report recorded on Saturday, May 15,2010. In this seminar, Sound Fixed-Income Strategies in an Uncertain World, I outline the conservative fixed-income strategies that I am implementing during this time of unprecedented financial challenges. No doubt you’ve been following the news of late in Europe. The continent is facing a crisis [...]

Join me on Saturday, May 15, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Pacific Standard Time, for a FREE discussion of the rapidly change financial markets in 2010. In this teleseminar, Sound Fixed-Income Strategies in an Uncertain World, I will be speaking about conservative fixed-income strategies that I am implementing during this time of unprecedented financial challenges. No doubt [...]

In a recent radio show broadcast, I offered my listeners a free special report, The Top 10 Fixed Income ETFs for 2010. I made this report available for free, because I believe most fixed-income investors are using the wrong investment vehicles to achieve their goals. Many people still are using expensive mutual funds and/or [...]

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) has been all over the media lately with his plans to impose new regulation on the financial industry. One of the proposed changes to the current body of regulatory law includes the potential of designating brokers and other financial advisers as fiduciaries. Now, you may have [...]

Join me on Saturday, March 6, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Pacific Standard Time, for a FREE update on the financial markets in 2010. In this teleseminar, titled “Return of the Bear Market,” I will be offering my opinion on how you should be managing your assets as we navigate these choppy market waters. Let’s face it, [...]

As of yesterday we’ve seen the U.S. equity markets drop more than 7% from their January highs, and this kind of sharp pullback has me proceeding with extreme caution. But it’s not just the domestic market that’s been hit with a selling wave. International markets have retreated even further off their highs, with several major [...]

Most investors sustained serious damage to their wealth in 2008 – damage that, in many cases, will be difficult to recover from. Certainly Wall Street titans, reckless lenders and irresponsible home buyers all deserve their share of the blame. But one part of the financial world has not received much scrutiny for its role in the [...]

It’s time again for our quarterly lemon-squeezing ritual. That’s right, it’s time for us to expose the worst-performing mutual funds for what they really are — sour investment vehicles that will make your portfolio pucker. For Q4, 2009, the Mutual Fund Lemon List contains 1,566 mutual funds totaling $651 billion in assets! Now to be classified [...]

On Saturday, Jan. 9, I held my first investor teleconference of the year. This call was tremendously successful, and I want to thank all of you who called in and joined the fun. Now, if you didn’t get a chance to call in, then don’t fret. A recording of the call is available now at [...]

Join Doug Fabian for his first investment conference of the New Year. On Saturday January 9, 2010 at 12:00 pm (noon) Pacific, Doug will be discussing the investment landscape for 2010. Doug has been writing on the subject of stocks, interest rates, commodities, and currencies for decades and he is presenting a unique opportunity to learn [...]

Last week we talked about what I think will be a big investment theme for 2010, rising interest rates. This week we take a look at the second installment in our series on the top 10 investment themes for 2010—currency upheaval. Now when I say currency upheaval, I am talking largely about the fortunes of [...]

I can’t believe it, but 2010 is just about a week away. And soon, we’ll all be resolving to not make the same mistakes we made in 2009. If you haven’t started making your financial New Year’s resolutions for 2010, let me give you a little head start. Here’s just a sneak peak at what [...]

In my third installment of the five-part series, The Obama Impact on Your Money, I share with you three simple strategies to grow and protect your wealth using exchange traded funds. The world of ETF’s keeps getting better and better. We can now invest in almost any asset class, currency or country in the world. Three [...]

In my third installment of the five-part series, The Obama Impact on Your Money, I will be sharing with you three simple strategies to grow and protect your wealth using exchange traded funds. The world of ETF’s keeps getting better and better. We can now invest in almost any asset class, currency or country in [...]

I’ve never been the kind of guy who responds well to scare tactics. In fact, it takes a lot for me to start climbing the wall of worry. So when I tell you that I am worried about what I think is a looming, and very dangerous, currency crisis, well, let’s just say that I [...]

This weekend I am heading off to one of my favorite cities in the world, the incomparable San Francisco, California. I will be there for the annual investor summit by the Bay, otherwise known as the San Francisco Money Show. At the show, I will be making several presentations on ETFs and how investors can [...]

The 44th president has been in office now for nearly six months, and so far his rather ambitious agenda has me very concerned. Regardless of which side of the political aisle you sit, there’s no denying the president’s goals are increased government involvement in the economy. This increased involvement includes more stimulus spending, [...]

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck—then it’s probably a duck. We’ve all heard this little common-sense gem, yet when it comes to investing, many people have a hard time telling the ducks from the swans. Nowhere is this case of mistaken identity more pronounced than when [...]

I am constantly being bombarded with questions about exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Basic inquiries such as just what ETFs are, how they work and how they can be used in an investment portfolio are some of the most common I deal with each week. Now because I want to be sure that you know [...]

The just-released 2009 Social Security Trustees Report shows that the recent economic woes have had a big negative impact on the Social Security budget. The report projects that by 2016 Social Security spending will exceed the revenue it receives each year from all of us. But just how bad is the situation? Social Security is a [...]

We are now in history-making economic times. In the last 18 months, most investors large and small have suffered catastrophic losses. The recent rebound in the equity markets has given some relief and hope that the future may be improving but there is still great concern for our economy. HOW your money is being managed going [...]

Have you lost faith in your financial advisor? Does his or her insistence on “staying the course” make you feel like they don’t have your best interest at heart? If so, then it’s time for you to get a second opinion. If you find yourself holding a bull market portfolio in the midst of [...]

Millions of people have seen their 401(k)s, IRAs and stock market portfolios hammered by the current bear market. As the S&P 500 and the Dow slid further and further last year, many investors flocked to so-called bear market funds. The general philosophy behind bear market funds is to take advantage of market slumps by investing [...]

Today’s stock market beast is not the same animal it was a decade ago. In fact, the pace of change has been relentless in recent years, and even the most conscientious individual investor has had a tough time keeping up with the all of the financial market upheaval. If you’re managing your own money, are you [...]

As my dad would say, there are two kinds of money: your serious money and your play money. I know that many investors have been with me in sheltering their serious money from risk by having a high cash position and waiting for the opportunity to get back into stocks. Those that subscribe to my [...]

Just because we don’t know what the market’s future will bring doesn’t mean we can’t make a few proclamations about the nature of markets, and the operation of market psychology. First, whenever you get big sell offs like we’ve seen so far in 2009, and for that matter since Nov. 2008, a buying opportunity—even if only [...]

David Fabian, Vice President of Fabian Wealth Strategies, was recently quoted in Investors Business Daily on the bullish case for commodity ETFs during one of the worst bear markets in recent history. Click here to read the full story. Share and Enjoy:

David Fabian, Vice President of Fabian Wealth Strategies, was recently quoted in Investors Business Daily concerning the bubble in treasury bond ETFs and offered several alternatives for investors seeking ways to play the bond market right now. Click here to read the full story. Share and Enjoy:

It’s no secret that most 401(k)-type retirement plans are in shambles as a result of the recent market meltdown. And while there is no simple, quick-fix solution for an ailing 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan, if you have the ability to self-direct your retirement assets there is a way to put yourself on the [...]

Ever since President Obama took his place in the big chair at the Oval Office, I’ve been inundated with questions about where best to invest for the Obama era. And while I think that historically speaking, no president has all that much influence on events in the stock market, I do think current conditions in [...]

According to the SEC’s Office of Investor Education published statistics, over 50% of investors seek the advice of some type of advisor when making financial decisions. If you have an advisor managing your money after a volatile year of losses in 2008… how do you know you have the right advisor? It may never be more [...]

It’s time to start looking at the roadmap. The roadmap I am speaking of here is the financial roadmap for 2009. Unlike planning a road trip, knowing where you are going to turn before you start doesn’t apply to investing. Nobody can predict all of the twists, turns, and forks in the [...]

The New Year is almost here, and soon we’ll all be making our list of New Year’s resolutions. I got a head start on mine for 2009, and here’s just a sneak peak at what I want smart investors to resolve to do next year: I will prepare my family for a tough economic [...]

Now that the election is in the books, Wall Street can refocus on corporate America’s books. Unfortunately, those books aren’t going to be an uplifting read. All of the major economic metrics will likely be much lower in the fourth quarter, and that’s following an already dismal third quarter. The unemployment rate will likely [...]

You already know we’re in the midst of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. We’re living through a financial hurricane. I know many of you are feeling extremely anxious about your investments, your income streams and your financial future. That’s why I have posted my latest free seminar to download entitled: The Election, [...]

As much as I hate to tell you this, I think at this point Congress is going to have to approve this $700 billion dollar bailout proposal lest we face a virtual crash in our financial markets. All of this talk about the next “Great Depression,” if we don’t act right now, likely will have a [...]

Making money in the market is not just a matter of buying a good stock, mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and then watching it go higher. These days, you’re likely to have more success by investing on the short side of the equity ledger. Now when I talk about investing on the short side, [...]

As a subset of my lemon list research I have decided to pick out a broadly held mutual fund family and rate their funds according to objective criteria.  The American Funds is one of the biggest fund family’s in the nation with thousands of investors assets in their care. You can download my American Funds research [...]

I invite all of my readers and listeners to download the quarter ending ETF Report as of June 30, 2008 by clicking here.   We have grouped the universe of ETF offerings by investment objective, sector and country. These data-rich listings tell you the name of the ETF; its ticker symbol; the most recent closing [...]

Active management used to be the exclusive province of the mutual fund industry, but thanks to some new exchange-traded funds (ETFs), those days of exclusivity are over. Actively managed mutual funds frequently do not outperform market averages, so it remains to be seen how actively managed ETFs will fare under a loosening of their traditional focus [...]