ETF Spotlight: Market Vectors Russia (RSX)
October 14, 2009 – ETF Spotlight on Market Vectors Russia (NYSEArca: RSX), part of a weekly series. (more…) Continue Reading »

The Fight Over Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Enough Already
October 14, 2009 – Leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to be the subject of srutiny. When will it end? (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Will the Dow Top 10,000?
October 14, 2009 – Strong earnings reports from some major players in their respective sectors has the Dow Jones Industrial Average breathing down the neck of the psychologically important 10,000-point mark. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Service Sector Lends a Hand
October 5, 2009 – The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading higher this morning in an attempt to reverse two consecutive weeks of losses. A report from the service sector has contributed to the early lift. ... Continue Reading »

Capital Markets ETFs: One Way to Play Financial Recovery
October 4, 2009 – Looking to invest in the capital markets but wary about putting all of your wealth into a couple individual stocks? Exchange traded funds (ETFs) dealing with broker-dealers and related sectors is one way to get... Continue Reading »

Actively Managed ETF Space Grows Even Larger
October 2, 2009 – The actively managed category of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is continuing to grow, now that four new ETFs from Grail Advisors have begun trading this morning. (more…) Continue Reading »

The 5 Most-Wanted ETFs
October 2, 2009 – The markets are recovering, albeit slowly, and investors are wading back in to buy exchange traded funds (ETFs). Most of those investors, at one point or another, will come across these five ETFs, the most... Continue Reading »

5 ETF Winners in the Third Quarter
October 2, 2009 – Although the third quarter ended on a downbeat, it was the best quarter in the markets since 1998. A number of exchange traded funds (ETFs) also exhibited some impressive gains. Where were the hot spots?... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Unemployment Socks Wall Street
October 2, 2009 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are dipping into negative territory on a worse-than-expected jobs report that has dampened hopes for a strong recovery by year-end. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Weak Manufacturing Data Sends Markets Lower
September 30, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange trade funds (ETFs) opened the last day of the quarter in negative territory as discouraging manufacturing data fell far short of what economists had expected. (more…) Continue Reading »