Government Gives a Helping Hand to Community, Regional Bank ETFs
February 4, 2010 – In an attempt to grease the wheels on lending to America’s small businesses, President Barack Obama wants to provide community banks with a few billion dollars. The additional money may be just what’s needed to... Continue Reading »

Why Regional Banks, Health Care ETFs Are In Favor
February 2, 2010 – Several bits of news coming out of Washington might not be great if you’re a banker on Wall Street or an individual in need of heath insurance. That news, though, could be good for regional... Continue Reading »

iShares Tackles International Financials With New ETFs
February 1, 2010 – Small, hard to reach areas of the international sectors are now accessible by exchange traded funds(ETFs) thanks to iShares latest releases. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "24522,"; Continue Reading »

Why Regional Banking ETFs Are at the Head of the Pack
January 29, 2010 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on regional banking shares have tended to outperform the broad sector. Why is this area of the troubled financial system coming out ahead? (more…) AKPC_IDS += "24410,"; Continue Reading »

16 ETFs to Play Obama’s State of the Union Speech
January 28, 2010 – President Barack Obama addressed some of the major issues facing our economy today and expressed his desire to work toward resolving them. Here are a few exchange traded funds (ETFs) that could be opportunities as... Continue Reading »

ETF Spotlight: iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (IAT)
January 27, 2010 – ETF Spotlight on iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks (NYSEArca: IAT), part of a weekly series. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "24488,"; Continue Reading »

New Home Sales Numbers Drag Down Markets and ETFs
January 27, 2010 – Continuing the streak of bad news emerging from the real estate sector, it was announced today that new home sales fell in December. The final report on 2009 makes it the weakest year on record... Continue Reading »

Domestic ETFs: The Outlook in 2010
January 26, 2010 – Domestic equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been off to a lackluster start so far this year, but we’re only a few weeks into 2010. What’s the outlook for the other 49 weeks to come?... Continue Reading »