Main Street vs. Wall Street: Using ETFs to Capitalize
November 20, 2009 at 6:00 am by Tom Lydon
Millions are still out of work and losing their homes while Wall Street celebrates its rebound with bonuses and a return to profitability. It’s frustrating, but it does present exchange traded fund (ETF) opportunities. [More...]


The U.S. recession has many Americans feeling down in the dumps. Small surprise, then, that the leisure and entertainment exchange traded fund (ETF) has gained 39% year-to-date as we look for small escapes.
It’s hard to deny the appeal of an exchange traded fund (ETF) yield that’s sitting solidly in the double-digits, especially now that interest rates are at historic lows. But these high yields could be luring some investors to take on more risk than they’d otherwise be comfortable with.
The biotechnology sector is once again finding its footing, with some exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on the sector up more than 30% since the market’s March 9 low. But there have been stumbling blocks on the way back to profitability.
The exchange traded fund (ETF) world and the mutual fund industry are competing for investors left and right, and the commodity sector is no exception. The choice for exposure is now readily available in both forms. But which is superior?
Exchange traded funds (ETF) that track or hold gold and silver have seen a wave of inflows in assets. But do you know the tax responsibilities that come with these ETFs?
President Barack Obama is visiting China and promoting better economics ties between the two nations. Will his words bring about change or will China’s economy, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs), march to its own tune?
Stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are both solidly in negative territory this morning as a stronger dollar, a downgrade on the semiconductor industry and mixed economic news weighed on investor sentiment. 



