Midday Market Update: Dollar and Trade Report Keep Wall Street On Its Toes
October 9, 2009 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are moving higher this morning and adding to the big gains made this week, despite a mixed trade report. Traders are also keeping an eye on what the dollar... Continue Reading »

How Times Are Changing for Commodity ETFs
October 5, 2009 – The scramble for commodity-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) is in full swing. Precious metal ETFs are enticing investors as a way to hedge against possible dollar and inflationary worries, but the CFTC could change how... Continue Reading »

Natural Gas ETF’s Roll Has Consequences for Speculators
September 17, 2009 – Speculators who got into the natural gas exchange traded fund (ETF) in the hopes of capitalizing on its rolling of futures contracts got hit instead. The speculators thought that the roll would send prices down,... Continue Reading »

How to Construct an ETF Portfolio Using a Guru’s Concept
September 3, 2009 – As many investors reevaluate their portfolios and start to actively take control of their investments, some are curious about just how to use exchange traded funds (ETFs) to construct a diversified and well-balanced portfolio.... Continue Reading »

Commodity ETFs Brace for CFTC Regulations
August 31, 2009 – Increased regulation has been proposed for the commodity markets for the protection of individual investors and the stability of the markets. But could  exchange traded fund (ETF) investors actually pay a higher price in... Continue Reading »

How to Play the Rising Cost of Food With ETFs
August 29, 2009 – The cost of many goods and services have fallen off in this recession, but food prices may wind up being among the first to rebound. As you watch those prices tick up at the grocery... Continue Reading »

Natural Gas ETN Temporarily Stops Issuing Shares
August 21, 2009 – Continuing concerns about regulations from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has led to yet another exchange traded product putting a temporary stop to issuing new shares. (more…) Continue Reading »

CFTC’s Commodity ETF Limits Put Future In Question
August 20, 2009 – Two commodity-based Deutsche Bank exchange traded funds (ETFs) have seen their position limit exemptions repealed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This brings up a number of questions about the fate of these and... Continue Reading »

Seeds of Growth Sown for Agriculture ETFs
July 31, 2009 – Farming is big business and business, along with related exchange traded fund (ETF), may be booming. Be it here in the United States or overseas, the agriculture sector is finding more avenues of investment. (more…) Continue Reading »

3 ETFs Affected By the G8’s Food Plan
July 10, 2009 – The G8 Summit meeting made headway as President Barack Obama urged other leaders to help donate more money to the effort in sub-Saharan Africa. This could potentially affect agriculture and commodity focused investments such as... Continue Reading »