SPDRs (SPY) ETF Rakes in the Dough
September 28, 2007 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P 500, SPDRs (SPY) added $20.7 billion in assets from Sept. 14 to Sept. 21, according to the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). There are only two other... Continue Reading »

Holdings Keep Steel ETF Firm and Strong
September 28, 2007 – Several holdings within Market Vectors Steel ETF (SLX) rose this week, ensuring SLX dominates as one of the top performing exchange traded funds (ETFs). Boosted by high demand in countries such as China and... Continue Reading »

How Do Foreign ETFs Benefit from a Weak Dollar?
September 28, 2007 – Some exchange traded fund (ETF) investors might wonder how emerging markets benefit from our dollar. How it works is investors put their money to work in markets with a relatively stronger currency, and when... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Sprout
September 28, 2007 – Agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) are benefiting from the rising prices of harvested goods. Last week, wheat, corn, soybeans, sugar and cocoa all increased in prices because of high demand for U.S. supplies, due... Continue Reading »

The Roller Coaster That Is Commodities with ETFs
September 28, 2007 – Let’s talk about exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the complex area of commodities for a moment. Are you invested in them? Which commodities have you focused on? Do you have reservations about investing in commodities... Continue Reading »

Bears Roared, but ETFs Keep You Safe
September 28, 2007 – Throughout the latest market turmoil, diversification helped exchange traded fund (ETF) investors avoid the worst. When the broader market dropped in late July and August, investors in ETFs ducked a lot of the blows... Continue Reading »

Expensive ETFs
September 28, 2007 – Some of the most expensive exchange traded funds (ETFs) have an expense ratio of 0.95%. These ETFs generally serve a different, more specific need than most inexpensive, broad-based funds, such as SPDRs (SPY) or... Continue Reading »

Technology ETFs Rising on the Sly
September 27, 2007 – After seven years of hibernation, technology stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been making a comeback on the sly. The tech-loaded Nasdaq-100, which practically collapsed in the early turn of the century, has... Continue Reading »