Why Biotech, ETFs Want Piece of Bailout
December 11, 2008 – The ailing economy and credit crisis has taken its toll on the biotechnology industry hurting its stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). In an attempt to grab a piece of the pie, the sector is... Continue Reading »

Biotech ETFs Stay Healthy Despite Market Ills
October 22, 2008 – Biotechnology, while hurting along with the rest of the market, is one of the few that can boast market outperformance during these tough market times, evidenced in the performance of the related exchange traded funds... Continue Reading »

ETF Selecting Doesn’t Have To Be Like A Box Of Chocolates
September 3, 2008 – When it comes to selecting your exchange traded fund (ETF), it doesn’t have to be like a box of chocolates. Unlike Forrest Gump, investors do not have to choose an ETF and never know what they... Continue Reading »

Biotechnology ETFs Growing…Like Genetically Modified Crops?
July 16, 2008 – Biotechnology is the non-commodity exchange traded fund (ETF) area du jour, it seems. In a time where the markets seem bleak, the sector is delivering a ray of light. Genentech (DNA) this week upped its 2008... Continue Reading »

Can Biotech And Agriculture ETFs Get Acreage With Your Money?
July 10, 2008 – Not many exchange traded funds (ETFs) outside those focused on commodities are perched above their 200-day moving averages. That makes it worth noting that two biotechnology ETFs crossed the mark recently. Both iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)... Continue Reading »