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Tactical ETF Review: 2.11.2013

The punditocracy is calling it the great rotation—selling bonds and buying stocks in 2013. Just as this buzz-phrase went viral, so did the warnings that the trend isn’t long for this world. Perhaps, but the momentum in favor of equities is certainly transparent so far in 2013. Reviewing our set of ETF proxies for the major asset classes reflects handsome gains for stocks and varying degrees of the opposite for bonds. Actually, let’s clarify: stocks in developed markets have popped recently. Equities in so-called emerging realms are slightly in the red for the year so far through February 8, in US dollar terms.

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