Obama, McCain Will Impact Market, ETFs in Different Ways
October 29, 2008 – Only one thing is this election is for certain: the outcome will have an effect on the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) in one way or another. This is the first time in 76 years... Continue Reading »

ETF Investors Have Good Energy Alternatives
October 10, 2008 – Although oil prices have fallen back from their record highs, the shock was enough to make many investors consider the advantages of alternative energy exchange traded funds (ETFs). As a result, many new alternative energy stocks... Continue Reading »

New ETF Rides, Flies, Sails Into Greener Transportation Pastures
September 4, 2008 – Taking two great ideas and combining them together in one exchange traded fund (ETF) is what PowerShares does with their forthcoming transportation fund. The PowerShares Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP) is expected to list on NASDAQ on... Continue Reading »

August Had Alternative Energy ETFs Seeing Green
September 4, 2008 – Anyone on the fence about green and alternative energy exchange traded funds (ETFs) might find themselves converted by gains in August. Advances within the alternative energy sector symbolized major reversals from previous setbacks that were suffered... Continue Reading »

Carbon Credit ETN Gains as Oil ETF Slides
August 15, 2008 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) U.S. Oil Fund (USO) has slipped nearly 10% since late July and the exchange traded note (ETN) iPath Global Carbon (GRN) has gained almost that same amount.  As mentioned in... Continue Reading »

iShares Welcomes New Additions To ETF Family
June 26, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors made three new additions to the iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) family this week. iShares S&P Global Timber & Forestry Index Fund (WOOD) iShares S&P Global Nuclear Energy Index Fund (NUCL) iShares S&P Global... Continue Reading »

Wind ETF: We Hope You Like Puns
June 20, 2008 – The newest form of alternative energy to get the exchange traded fund (ETF) treatment is wind. The First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index (FAN) blew in on Wednesday. The index behind it is a... Continue Reading »

ETFs Enjoying the View from Rising Inflation
June 17, 2008 – Inflation is still a vexing problem for most of us, but not for food and energy exchange traded funds (ETFs). The Producer Price Index - a measure of the price of goods before they hit... Continue Reading »

Killer Fossil Fuel Prices Turn ETF Investors Green
June 16, 2008 – Oil exchange traded funds (ETFs) weren’t the only winners today - record prices sent investors once again scurrying for alternative energy sources. The First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge US Liquid (QCLN) was up nearly... Continue Reading »

Alternatives To Energy ETFs
June 9, 2008 – As the price of crude oil is going off the charts, the push for alternative energy sources gears up and investing through exchange traded funds (ETFs) has never been more convenient. The so-called alternative... Continue Reading »

If Oil Prices Fall, What ETF Sectors Do You Want To Be In?
June 4, 2008 – The law of physics dictates that whatever comes up, must come down, and oil prices and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are not immune to this. During recent months, oil prices have taken off and... Continue Reading »

Gas and Oil Spikes Have Investors Prospecting for Alternatives In ETFs
June 2, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track alternative means of energy have taken advantage of volatile oil prices. In the last month, several of these funds have put up some nice numbers, including: Market Vectors Solar Energy... Continue Reading »

Party on Earth Day With ETFs
April 22, 2008 – There are numerous ways one can celebrate Earth Day: take out the recycling, turn off the lights, carpool to work or buy green exchange traded funds (ETFs). After all, ETFs don’t emit anything, so you... Continue Reading »

The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas, Powering Green ETFs
April 3, 2008 – The markets were more or less quiet yesterday, but solar energy stocks clung to the gains they made and brought the struggling green exchange traded funds (ETFs) up with them. It’s been a tough year... Continue Reading »

New Carbon Emissions Indexes Join Clean Energy ETFs
April 3, 2008 – The green mentality has prompted Merrill Lynch to roll out a set of indexes focused on carbon emissions credits, in the hopes that someday an exchange traded fund (ETF) or exchange traded note (ETF)... Continue Reading »

Solar, Clean Energy ETF Investors Need to Take Long View
April 1, 2008 – There are two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) in registration that offer exposure to a fast-growing area of the clean energy market.  Van Eck and Claymore are in line to offer solar energy ETFs.... Continue Reading »

The Clean Energy Sector ETFs Readjust, But the Long-Term Potential Is There
March 27, 2008 – Clean energy stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) were last year’s little darlings for the market, outperforming in big ways. This year, things are much different, reports Billy Fisher for The Street. But Jenny Chase,... Continue Reading »

Clean Energy ETFs Falter; Green Investing on Hold
March 14, 2008 – While clean energy exchange traded funds (ETFs) may have gotten socked hard in the recent market correction, it doesn’t mean the fad is over. Most sectors are taking a hit these days, and alternative... Continue Reading »

If It’s Clinton Or Obama, These ETFs Might Benefit
February 16, 2008 – Now it’s time for the flip-side: What exchange traded funds (ETFs) stand to gain from a Democrat (that will be either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton at this point) occupying the White House? If Obama... Continue Reading »

No Easier Way to Go Green Than With ETFs
February 8, 2008 – It might not be easy being green, as Kermit so prophetically sang, but exchange traded funds (ETFs) make it a lot easier to do so when your locality isn’t. Felicity Barringer for the New York... Continue Reading »

Green Holidays and Green ETFs
December 10, 2007 – This holiday season, why not go green with your lifestyle; save green, live green, think green and invest green with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? David Bach for Automatic Millionaire suggests to start green traditions... Continue Reading »

More ETFs to Arca, The Way Of The Future
November 29, 2007 – Van Eck Global is beginning the transfer of NYSE-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) to the NYSE Arca electronic trading platform. As of opening on trading day Friday, December 17, 2007, these two ETFs will... Continue Reading »

With ETFs, It’s Easy Being Green
November 16, 2007 – Green investing is in this season, as evidenced by the "green" exchange traded funds (ETFs). As this trend grows, there are ways to invest soundly. This fad has been around before, after the 1970s... Continue Reading »

Clean Energy ETFs Are Staring Down the Barrel of $100 Oil
November 8, 2007 – It’s all coming to a point…a tipping point, even for exchange traded funds (ETFs). Americans are inches away from the effects of $100 a barrel oil, a slowing economy and the pressures of holiday... Continue Reading »

The Many Shades Of Green ETFs
November 6, 2007 – Have you ever considered an exchange traded fund (ETF) that mimics the color of money? Solar, biofuels, energy efficiency, wind and water are only a few shades the stocks come in, so why not... Continue Reading »

Three ETF Trading Tips
October 29, 2007 – When you invest in an exchange traded fund (ETF), you want to pay attention to the "bid-ask" spreads. These are the premiums that you pay every time you buy or sell. With time and... Continue Reading »

As Oil Prices Climb, Will ETF Investors Migrate to Clean Energy ETFs?
October 21, 2007 – As oil prices and oil-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been hitting new highs, more people are using it as proof that alternative energy sources are needed. This causes investors to feel the monetary... Continue Reading »

Green ETFs Grow
October 3, 2007 – With oil prices near record highs and more companies concerned about carbon footprints, many investors see these signs as opportunities to invest in green exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Even if some of the newer... Continue Reading »

Be Careful with Alternative Energy ETFs
July 25, 2007 – Everyone wants to help the environment, and one way of doing that is through investing in alternative energy exchange traded funds (ETFs). However, good intentions can be misplaced. For example, the hype and push for... Continue Reading »

Alternative Energy ETFs Aquiring Green
July 13, 2007 – The grass is looking greener for alternative energy-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) because of major deals with solar-power companies. ETF volume rose as new contracts were announced for U.S.-based, First Solar (FSLR) and for... Continue Reading »

Green ETFs Providing Alternatives
May 21, 2007 – As the price of energy continues to rise there is going to be more demand for alternative options and that includes exchange traded fund (ETF) investing.  For the past few weeks, the hottest topic... Continue Reading »

Alternative Energy Generates New ETF
May 10, 2007 – Van Eck Global launched Market Vectors-Global Alternative Energy (GEX) today on the New York Stock Exchange. GEX will give investors direct access to a number of the world’s leading alternative energy stocks. This ETF... Continue Reading »

The Russians Are Coming to ETFs
April 29, 2007 – Van Eck Global will launch an exchange traded fund (ETF) that invests in Russian companies. The Market-Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) launches Monday, April 30th and will be the first Russian ETF listed in America.  The... Continue Reading »

Van Eck Launches New ETFs
April 12, 2007 – Van Eck Global announced the SEC has given the go ahead for two new exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Market Vectors-Global Alternative Energy (GEX) and Market Vectors-Russia (RSX) should be available prior to June 30th... Continue Reading »