Contango and ETFs: What It Is, What You Can Do About It
March 12, 2010 – Investors love commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs), and with good reason. Aside from the usual benefits that ETFs offer, commodity funds deliver the kind of exposure to commodities that would otherwise be very challenging, very... Continue Reading »

ETF Spotlight: First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology (FBT)
March 10, 2010 – ETF Spotlight on First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology (NYSEArca: FBT), part of a weekly series. (more…) Continue Reading »

4 Reasons Bond ETFs Still Have Appeal
March 10, 2010 – Last year was one long coming-out party for bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), which managed to attract a cool $104.1 billion, according to Morningstar data. But if you’re expecting a repeat in 2010, that might... Continue Reading »

Play the Chinese Yuan’s Fortunes with These ETFs
March 10, 2010 – The Chinese yuan has been pegged to the fortunes of the U.S. dollar, but that may no longer last. There are two ways to play the yuan with exchange traded funds (ETFs), as interest-rate differentials... Continue Reading »

ETFs vs. Index Funds: Which Is Right for You?
March 9, 2010 – Much has been made of the differences and similarities between index mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), but less has been written on which makes the most sense for investors, cost-wise. (more…) Continue Reading »

Dividend ETFs: Aristocrats vs. Achievers
March 5, 2010 – Yields are in the tank, so dividend payouts may be the next best thing to finding easy money right now. It may even improve as the recovery deepens and companies boost their payouts. Dividend... Continue Reading »

Hunting for Value? Where You Can Find It in ETFs
March 4, 2010 – One of the benefits of a market downturn is that stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) become cheap. As we get deeper into the rally, value investments are becoming harder to come by, but not... Continue Reading »

ETF Spotlight: SPDR S&P Dividend (SDY)
March 4, 2010 – ETF Spotlight on SPDR S&P Dividend (NYSEArca: SDY), part of a weekly series. (more…) Continue Reading »