Tom Lydon with Neil Cavuto
April 29, 2008 – Tom Lydon appeared on Neil Cavuto’s show on Fox Business earlier this afternoon to discuss rising food prices. Video of Tom’s segment appears below: Continue Reading »

Surely, Transportation ETF Gets a Lift from Airline Stocks (Don’t Call Them Shirley)
April 29, 2008 – The transportation exchange traded fund (ETF) wrapped up trading today slightly higher after oil prices took a breather. The iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (IYT) was up 0.8% after three of its airline holdings blasted... Continue Reading »

Semiconductor ETFs Are A Bright Spot For Tech Sector
April 29, 2008 – The technology sector and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) seems to be losing some of the steam it had gathered toward the end of 2007. The tech-obsessed Nasdaq composite index is down 8.6% year-to-date.... Continue Reading »

Agriculture, Energy ETFs Soar, But Consumers Lose Confidence
April 29, 2008 – Soaring prices for the basic necessities might be helping your agriculture and energy exchange traded funds (ETFs), but the trade-off is beaten-down consumer confidence. A research group reported today that consumer sentiment has dropped to... Continue Reading »

Rising Interest Rates In Bond ETFs Signaling Strength As Fed Meets?
April 29, 2008 – Rising interest rates within the bond market are signaling a change within investor sentiment that could possibly boost stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the coming months. It appears that the financial sector... Continue Reading »

Stronger Dollar Leads to Asset Decline In Gold ETF
April 29, 2008 – The top gold exchange traded fund (ETF) experienced its largest-ever three-day decline in its physical holdings. streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD) is the world’s biggest and oldest gold-focused ETF. Between April 21 and 24, a company... Continue Reading »

Real Estate ETFs Fall After Two Left Hooks
April 29, 2008 – Yesterday, they moved higher, but in midday trading so far today, real estate-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are down what they gained and in some cases, more. Blame the one-two punch of bad housing... Continue Reading »

Being In the Middle Better for ETFs Than Jan Brady
April 29, 2008 – Among the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that focus on a particular company size and investing style, mid-cap growth seems to be leaving the others in the dust lately. In the last three months, mid-cap growth... Continue Reading »