This year shaped up to be quite kind to investors, as bullish forces prevailed despite a number of bumps in the road. 2013 started off with a bang as investors rejoiced over the fact that politicians on Capitol Hill steered the nation away from the much-feared fiscal cliff. The rally on Wall Street persisted for nearly five months without a major pullback. At the end of May, however, the Federal Reserve threw a wrench into the mix when it hinted at potentially starting to scale back its monthly bond-repurchases, inevitably triggering a correction as investors were reminded that stimulus measures will eventually stop and interest rates will rise [for more ETF news and analysis, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. Nonetheless, bullish momentum was quick to return to Wall Street as bargain shoppers stepped in after the pullback, bolstering major equity indexes into previously uncharted territory for the rest of [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: E*TRADE Joins Commission Free ETF Party Brazil ETFs: Nine Ways To Play July ETF Roundup: Launches and Filings ETF Insider: New Highs & Lows October 5th Edition 7 Emerging Market ETFs Crushing It In 2013 Is it Time to Sell? With the market set to the end the year at all-time highs, it seems that many are eager to ring alarm bells. Before you start stuffing cash under your mattress, you should read Bernie Schaeffer's new 2014 Market Forecast - yours FREE. Discover two explosive stocks on the rise, which sector is primed to breakout, and the three crucial technical levels to watch. Download FREE today!