Trade Commodities With ETNs
October 31, 2007 – Commodities-focused exchange traded notes (ETNs), not the exchange traded funds (ETFs), do not own the underlying commodities. These are structured like debt instruments set to mature and are created to have price movements that correspond... Continue Reading »

The Fed Rate Cut Gives Good News and Bad
October 31, 2007 – When it comes to investing and exchange traded funds (ETFs), is the glass half empty or half full? The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point, to 4.5%, and Wall Street sure... Continue Reading »

October ETF Performance
October 31, 2007 – Ghouls didn’t spook exchange traded fund (ETF) investors this Halloween as new highs were reached globally this month.  With today’s rate cut by the Federal Reserve, many ETFs hit new highs. Domestically, the Nasdaq was... Continue Reading »

Shorting International Markets With ETFs
October 31, 2007 – Last week ProShares launched the first two of six proposed exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are of the short international exposure. ProShares Short MSCI EAFE (EFZ) tracks the inverse of the daily moves of... Continue Reading »

Where Is Google In the Internet ETFs?
October 31, 2007 – Where do you think Google (GOOG) is in the related exchange traded funds (ETFs)? As Google’s stock price went above $700 for the first time today, some of you may wonder.  Well, Scott Rothbort... Continue Reading »

Gold (GLD) ETF Is More Popular Than Its Peers
October 31, 2007 – Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen a dramatic interest in them as the dollar has sunk to record lows. These ETFs have also been popular among investors because they are viewed as a... Continue Reading »

Singapore’s ETF, the Next Frontier
October 31, 2007 – Foreign stock markets have experienced lavish returns and with the sinking U.S. dollar, global exchange traded funds (ETFs) are gaining American investment capital. Performance is what investors want, and global ETFs show an impressive... Continue Reading »

ETF Trick-or-Treat?
October 31, 2007 – What does Halloween have to do with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Traditionally a Gaelic festival known as Samhain, the festival is a celebration of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. The ancient Gaels believed... Continue Reading »