The Dow sank 281 points on Friday, Aug. 3, gained it all back and more the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then plunged again to finish the week. What a wild ride.
As we head into the weekend, I'm reminded of the advice Count Rugen gave Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride: "Get some rest -- if you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything."
Not every fund was sucked down by the credit crunch-induced selloff. This week a group of highly concentrated, narrow-focus exchange-traded funds stand out as best in class. All of the ETFs on the best-performing list, excluding the SPDR S&P Biotech(XBI Quote), are too new to be rated. ...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
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| 10,328.89 | 1,102.47 | 2,211.69 | 35.46 |
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