How to Protect Yourself from the Big Deficit With ETFs
February 9, 2010 – The U.S. government is incurring an ever higher budget deficit and it will be up to American citizens to carry the burden. With taxes increasing, inflation rising and the dollar falling, investors may want to... Continue Reading »

6 ETFs to Play the World Economic Recovery
February 8, 2010 – There’s no doubt about it: the global economic recovery is happening. However, every region is recovering at its own pace, which means investors could see some uneven moves in the months to come. The... Continue Reading »

iShares Readies to Expand Single-Country ETF Offerings
February 6, 2010 – iShares has a long list of single-country exchange traded funds (ETFs). Now the provider is getting ready to expand their popular lineup even further. The proposed funds cover everything from the United States to... Continue Reading »

Jobless Rate Slips as Markets, ETFs Seesaw
February 5, 2010 – U.S. joblessness sank to five-month lows, to the surprise of economists, but the markets couldn’t rally enough to keep the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the 10,000 mark. Most exchange traded funds (ETFs) are lower,... Continue Reading »

Euro and Job Market Worries Drag World Stocks and ETFs
February 4, 2010 – Stocks are on the anemic side this morning, as the MSCI World Index dropped the most on major concerns, taking the euro down with it. Can related exchange traded funds(ETFs) spread this risk out... Continue Reading »

Fidelity Announces Free Trading; Is An ETF Supermarket the Next Step?
February 2, 2010 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) price war has a new combatant: Fidelity. On the heels of Charles Schwab’s lead, the mutual fund provider has slashed what it costs to buy stocks and ETFs through its... Continue Reading »

The Causes of Tracking Error In ETFs
January 29, 2010 – Tracking errors, at least some minuscule discrepancies, are something that can be a necessary evil in exchange traded fund (ETFs). The errors were even more noticeable in volatile trading during the financial crisis. (more…) AKPC_IDS +=... Continue Reading »

Coping Strategies for These 4 Possible ETF Bubbles
January 29, 2010 – Investment bubbles have been a fact of life for centuries, and the 21st century is no different. There are potential bubbles forming in several areas, and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors need to be on... Continue Reading »