That loud sigh of relief heard across the U.S. is for the NFL
referees. The real ones, that is. After suffering through three
weeks with the
now infamous replacement refs
, coaches, fans and players got a return to normalcy on Thursday
night when the NFL's regular officals were back in business for
the Baltimore Ravens-Cleveland Browns tussle.
With the regular refs back, that means the most famous of them
is back, too. Ed Hochuli, a celebrity among U.S. sports
officials, has officiated NFL games for over two decades, calling
two Super Bowls and multiple playoff contests.
Hochuli's celebrity status has been attained via his famous
explanations of NFL rules infractions and a
a
physique that would make any 20-year-old guy envious
. Obviously, he is also a very good official as illustrated by
the two Super Bowls on his resume.
When he's not working out or working in the NFL, Hochuli is a
lawyer with the Phoenix-area firm of Jones, Skelton & Hochuli
P.L.C. There he "concentrates his practice on professional
liability defense, products defense, retail defense and
transportation defense,"
according to the firm's Web site
.
That allows for some wiggle room in creating an Ed Hochuli ETF
portfolio. Since he is a lawyer and we do not want any trouble,
let us be clear in saying this piece is for entertainment
purposes.
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:
XLP
)
The inclusion of the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR on
this list is not to say that Hochuli is an overly conservative
investor. Only he knows that. What is clear is that his firm has
represented several XLP constituents including PepsiCo (NYSE:
PEP
), Walgreen (NYSE:
WAG
) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:
WMT
). That trio accounts for over 15 percent of XLP's weight.
iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund
(NYSE:
IYT
)
Hochuli's expertise in transportation defense might make the
iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund an intriguing
option for him to include in his portfolio. His firm has
represented fair amount of smaller transportation firms, as well
as FedEx (NYSE:
FDX
). FedEx is IYT's second-largest holding with an allocation of
almost 8.4 percent.
Hochuli, and any other investor for that matter, might want to
steer clear of IYT for the moment. The
chart is not attractive
and the sector is vulnerable to slack economic data.
iShares S&P Global Energy Sector Index Fund (NYSE:
IXC
)
As has been noted, Hochuli's firm
has impressive client roster
. Some of those clients are controversial, too. Namely BP's
(NYSE:
BP
) BP America unit. BP's Arco unit is also listed among the firm's
represented clients. So is ConocoPhillips (NYSE:
COP
), the largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer. BP
and ConocoPhillips combine for over seven percent of IXC's
weight.
IXC is another ETF that might be best left for later. Amid the
pullback in crude futures, IXC has weakened recently and looks
technically. A drop below $39 would be a bearish sign and a drop
below the 200-day moving average at $38 would confirm an emerging
downtrend.
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