Getting Defensive With ETFs
November 30, 2007 – Is it a good time for investors to get defensive, especially while reviewing their stock and exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios? The Goldman Sachs economic team is projecting a slowing of real GDP growth... Continue Reading »

New BuyWrite ETFs Coming
November 30, 2007 – PowerShares is set to launch the first family of BuyWrite exchange traded funds (ETFs) in December 2007. They will provide access to but-write option strategies on three of the most widely used benchmarks -the... Continue Reading »

November ETF Performance
November 30, 2007 – November has been a volatile month, to say the least, for the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Major market indexes and ETFs ended the month down.  Thus it isn’t too surprising that the... Continue Reading »

China’s Yuan Will Work With Market Forces; Will the ETFs?
November 30, 2007 – China’s prime minister announced on Wednesday that his country will allow market forces to exert more influence on the yuan, a move that could affect their exchange traded funds (ETFs). David Lague of the... Continue Reading »

Bond ETFs Making Up a Piece of the Pie
November 30, 2007 – Remember last year when there were only six fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) options?  ETF providers have certainly been working to increase the offering in this area, as there are now 30 bond-focused... Continue Reading »

Gain Access to Wal-Mart Via Its New Supplier ETF
November 30, 2007 – If you’ve been disappointed by Wal-Mart’s (WMT) lagging stock price but you still long to get in, there’s a solution at hand in the form of an exchange traded fund (ETF). FocusShares ISE-REVERE Wal-Mart... Continue Reading »

Market and ETF Facts to Consider
November 30, 2007 – There’s a lot going on in the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Matt Hougan for Index Universe looks at 10 interesting market facts and we’ve added some ETF related information. The U.S. stock market... Continue Reading »

It’s Probably a No-Go on the Platinum ETF (For Now)
November 30, 2007 – Despite a strong start, two European exchange traded funds (ETFs) backed by platinum and palladium, launched in April and May, haven’t generated much excitement. David McKay of MiningMX says that producers of the metals... Continue Reading »