How to Play Currency ETFs While Greece Awaits a Fix
March 8, 2010 – As the European sovereign debt drama continues to unfold, skittish currency exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have been dumping the euro and British pound and buying up the U.S. dollar. But the greenback is far... Continue Reading »

Stocks, ETFs Go Mixed as Obama Talks Health Care
March 8, 2010 – A mixture of corporate deals, pleas for a health care deal and promising signs but no resolutions about the debt situation in Greece has exchange traded funds (ETFs) feeling a little topsy-turvy as they search... Continue Reading »

Unemployment Stays Put, But ETFs Gain
March 5, 2010 – There’s good news and bad news in that there unemployment report, but the good was enough to propel exchange traded funds (ETFs) into the black this morning. The news also had a ripple effect, getting... Continue Reading »

6 ETFs to Ride the Euro’s Changing Fortunes
February 26, 2010 – With Greece in such dire fiscal straits, the euro is faltering. Will it stay weakened? While few in Europe might be rejoicing about the state of their depressed currency, the mixed sentiment is an opportunity... Continue Reading »

ETFs React to Improved GDP Numbers With Caution
February 26, 2010 – Those stellar fourth-quarter GDP numbers were better than the initial 5.7% growth estimate that came down last month, but economists have a warning: don’t expect it to last through the year. Exchange traded funds (ETFs)... Continue Reading »

Why Investors Are Selling Italy’s ETF
February 25, 2010 – As Europe comes to grips with its debt problems, investors are taking a closer look at Italy’s situation and they don’t seem too pleased. It’s led to jittery investors selling off Italy’s exchange traded fund... Continue Reading »

Bernanke’s Assurances Put Wind Behind Markets, ETFs
February 24, 2010 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are hopping this morning as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered to Congress his thoughts on interest rates and the recovery so far. (more…) Continue Reading »

Markets, ETF Mixed as New Health Care Plan Unveiled
February 22, 2010 – As new credit card reforms kick in and President Barack Obama makes a last-ditch effort to salvage the health care reform movement, the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) appeared unmoved in either direction. ... Continue Reading »