Chill Spreads Through Frontier Markets, Into ETFs
October 27, 2008 – Some of the world’s fastest-growing and smallest economies, as well as their exchange traded funds (ETFs), have been left reeling in the wake of the global financial crisis. One such country is Poland, which is struggling... Continue Reading »

Risks Within Eastern European ETFs And Countries
October 26, 2008 – Emerging economies and exchange traded funds (ETFs) were among those the hardest hit on Friday as the financial turmoil seemed to touch down on every corner of the globe. Eastern Europe is considered one of the... Continue Reading »

Global ETFs Hit Especially Hard In Slowdown - Now What?
October 23, 2008 – Global exchange traded funds (ETFs), for the most part, have been hit harder than any other area. Most are at least 50% off their highs, while some are a full two-thirds or even more. As the... Continue Reading »

Recession Dogs Developed, Emerging Europe ETFs
October 21, 2008 – Europe’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) are breathing a sigh of relief as the credit markets show further signs of becoming unstuck. One very positive sign is that the interbank lending rates between the United States and... Continue Reading »

Eastern Europe, ETFs Feel the U.S. Credit Crunch
August 30, 2008 – The economic troubles that weighed down exchange traded funds (ETFs) started here before spreading to Europe. Now, after a strong run, Eastern Europe could be next up to experience a slowdown. Eastern Europe has been experiencing... Continue Reading »

August ETF Performance Report
August 29, 2008 – Market volatility continued in August, which led to mixed performance for major indexes and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  The Dow Jones industrial average ended the month down slightly by 0.3%, the S&P 500 was basically... Continue Reading »

Russia May Be Too Risky For Some ETF Investors
August 19, 2008 – As many exchange traded funds (ETFs) cover emerging markets, Russia may provide too much risk for some investors despite the until-recent success of these emerging market economies. The Russian economy started off strong this... Continue Reading »

Just Because Agriculture Prices Are Lower Doesn’t Mean Demand Is Gone
August 18, 2008 – Grain prices have been falling along with exchange traded funds (ETFs), but that could soon change if demand keeps ticking up. There has been a commodities selloff in recent weeks, but analysts say that this may... Continue Reading »

Attention First Time Investors: Consider An ETF First
August 10, 2008 – If you are an investing newbie and considering buying some stocks for your first time, there is a better way to go: exchange traded funds (ETFs). First consider who you are: Are you 30 and starting... Continue Reading »

Larger Than Expected Fuel Inventories Have ETFs Hesitating
August 6, 2008 – The inventory numbers are in, sending fuel prices lower and energy-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) sputtering while they figure out where to go next. The supplies were larger than expected, an indicator that high prices are... Continue Reading »

Pharmaceutical ETFs Mixed After Inconclusive Dementia Drug Study
July 30, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) surrounding pharmaceutical companies appear to be mixed up as findings from advanced drug studies pertaining to dementia are inconclusive. Both Elan Corp. (ELN) and Wyeth (WYE) said complete data from the midstage... Continue Reading »

Slowing Newspaper Business Could Hit Media ETF A Little
July 28, 2008 – The slowing economy is spreading through the pages of many newspapers on a regional and national scale as ad revenue drops, leaving media exchange traded funds (ETFs) vulnerable. Some say the drop in ad revenue... Continue Reading »

Foreclosures Triple, But Real Estate ETFs Don’t Seem Wounded
July 25, 2008 – Foreclosures shot up a whopping 121% in one year, a percentage that could hold back exchange traded funds (ETFs) that focus on the real estate market. About 220,000 homes were repossessed in the second quarter, triple... Continue Reading »

Wal-Mart Supplier ETF Getting Boost From Slow Economy?
July 21, 2008 – One of the areas that has demonstrated strength during this economic downturn is consumer spending on necessities, which might be benefiting the Wal-Mart supplier exchange traded fund (ETF). Any strength shown among consumer spending in recent... Continue Reading »

Is A Small-Cap Stock and ETF Rally Set Up?
July 15, 2008 – •If history is to repeat itself, is there a small-cap stock and exchange traded fund (ETF) rally on the horizon? Outperformance by small-cap stocks has generally followed market bottoms of recessions, so says Merrill Lynch. But... Continue Reading »

Oil ETFs Step Back, But They Still Offer Opportunities
July 7, 2008 – Oil exchange traded funds (ETFs) might be taking a breather today, but that doesn’t mean black gold’s relentless rise is over just yet. The price has more than doubled in the last year, and David... Continue Reading »

Looking for the ETF Silver Lining Amid the Clouds?
June 30, 2008 – With the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) getting socked by near-daily bad news, you might be wondering how Pollyanna did it. Wasn’t she exhausted? How can you stay optimistic when: Oil keeps hitting new... Continue Reading »

Buy-and-Hold Portfolios Are Easy With ETFs
June 26, 2008 – One it comes to an exchange traded fund (ETF) buy-and-hold portfolio, it’s not a one-size-fits-all venture. Studies have shown that the performance of investors who are in it for the long haul mostly rides on... Continue Reading »

Homes Sales and Prices Fall, Real Estate ETFs Head Up
June 25, 2008 – Bargain hunters once again are emerging, seeking out real estate exchange traded funds (ETFs) after more bad news from the sector was released this morning. New home sales fell for the sixth time in seven... Continue Reading »

Real Estate ETFs Can Forget The Granite! (And The Crown Moulding)
June 23, 2008 – Bargain hunters waiting for the bottom of the real estate market to drop out shouldn’t hold their breath, as an inventory glut, price-cutting standoffs and economic conditions continue to weigh down homeowners and exchange... Continue Reading »

Are We Just Being Eeyores In Regard to the Economy and Some ETFs?
June 22, 2008 – When it comes to the big picture of the economy, our investments and exchange traded funds (ETFs), are we just being Eeyores? When you look at the cold, hard facts, and compare the statistics from today... Continue Reading »

ETFs Benefit from High Food Prices, But Hawaiians Don’t
June 20, 2008 – The rising food prices that have ravaged our wallets and lifted exchange traded funds (ETFs) have hit few so hard as those in Hawaii. Think you’ve got it bad? Maybe you won’t complain so much... Continue Reading »

Russian Economy and ETF Loaded Like a Freight Train
June 19, 2008 – Russia keeps on chugging, as the economy is lifted by soaring commodity prices that are helping capture great numbers for the related exchange traded fund (ETF). For the first quarter, Russia’s economy expanded at 8.5%,... Continue Reading »

Not All ETFs and Mutual Funds Are Created Alike; Know the Differences
June 18, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are gunning for the mutual fund throne. But as investors try to figure out what’s right for them, it’s important that they know what the differences between the various types of... Continue Reading »

The Fall of Mutual Funds and the Rise of ETFs
June 11, 2008 – A market crash should provide lessons for every investor, although far too many have short memories. In March 2000, the stock bubble popped. By the fall of 2002, the S&P had declined 46% percent from... Continue Reading »

Survey Has Surprises On How ETFs Are Used In Europe
June 10, 2008 – A recent survey has found that exchange traded funds (ETFs) aren’t being used to their full potential. Of course, the survey was of more than 110 European institutional investors, but we still wonder if... Continue Reading »

UN Food Conference Goes Bananas; Can ETFs Help?
June 8, 2008 – > The three-day conference held by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization went bananas to say the least, and didn’t do much to help solve the root of the problem; but that didn’t hurt... Continue Reading »

17 Commodity ETFs to Help Hedge Your Portfolio
May 28, 2008 – Americans are being hit by rising inflation and the subsequent explosion in commodity prices where it hurts most—at gas stations and grocery stores. Right alongside this growth have been the opportunities available to investors... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Delivers Three More Single-Country ETFs
May 21, 2008 – Northern Trust continues apace with its exchange traded fund (ETF) launches with three new launches this week, this time covering China, Belgium and the Netherlands. The funds are: NETS Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Fund (SNO) NETS... Continue Reading »

Investors Run to Gold ETFs, but Tonnage Demand Is Down
May 21, 2008 – The ongoing market volatility and investor worries are continuing to fan the flames for growth in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs). But while the demand for gold ETFs is up, demand for gold in terms... Continue Reading »

Planning for Your Golden Years With ETFs
May 21, 2008 – When it comes to individual money management, the first item on your list should be your retirement, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are just one option to help get you started. Managing your money and saving... Continue Reading »

Tom Lydon Discusses ETFs on CNBC
May 14, 2008 – Tom Lydon appeared on CNBC’s “ETF Tracker” segment of Closing Bell earlier this afternoon to discuss how different ETFs may become beneficiaries of new presidential policy with the inauguration of a new president in 2009.... Continue Reading »

The Market Will Eventually Swing Back, But Which ETFs Can We Turn To?
May 13, 2008 – It doesn’t seem like it now, but the markets won’t always be depressed and there will come a time to get back into exchange traded funds (ETFs). But will the ETF marketplace benefit when the... Continue Reading »

Power Shift Seems to Agree With Russia ETF
May 9, 2008 – On May 7, Vladimir Putin stepped down and Russia’s new president became Dmitry Medvedev - is it any coincidence that in one day, the Russia exchange traded fund (ETF) rose 4.4%? Market Vectors Russia (RSX)... Continue Reading »

Real Estate, Homebuilder ETFs Fall With Pending Home Sales Numbers
May 7, 2008 – Homebuilding and real estate exchange traded funds (ETFs) reeled from the news that pending home sales hit a new low in March. It was the second consecutive months in which a new low was hit,... Continue Reading »

ProShares Wins The Race To Market With Inverse Bond Fund
May 4, 2008 – ProShares wins the race to be the first inverse bond exchange traded fund (ETF) in the world. Deutsche Bank was hot on their heels, after announcing plans a day earlier to issue a new... Continue Reading »

iShares Seeks to Continue Its World Travel With New ETFs In Registration
April 7, 2008 – Two weeks ago, iShares launched more single-country exchange traded funds (ETFs), but they’re not done traveling around the world just yet. According to Matt Hougan for Index Universe, the provider filed with the Securities and... Continue Reading »

While the Financial Mess Hurts Markets and ETFs, Our Responses are Human Nature
April 5, 2008 – The financial system is in a mess, and it’s taken a toll on the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), among many other things. Financial regulation in our country, as a result, is facing... Continue Reading »

The European ETF Market Compared To The U.S.
April 3, 2008 – While most of our coverage centers on exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed in the United States, we realize that they aren’t just a U.S. phenomenon. We might have the largest market for them, but... Continue Reading »

Presidential Elections in Taiwan Could Lift ETF and Economy
March 14, 2008 – Changes are afoot in Taiwan that could impact its exchange traded fund (ETF) in a postive way. A presidential election is going to take place on March 22, and the odds-on favorite to win is... Continue Reading »

After All Is Said And Done, the Industry Lost One ETF in February
March 13, 2008 – So far, the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have gotten off to a slow start in 2008. Ten new ETFs were added to the market in February. However, 11 were liquidated, bringing the total... Continue Reading »

Construction, Manufacturing Numbers and ETFs Head Lower
March 3, 2008 – Manufacturing and construction numbers came in, giving related exchange traded funds (ETFs) a punch to the gut in intraday trading. U.S. manufacturing activity dropped in February to its lowest point in nearly five years, reports Madlen... Continue Reading »

Housing and Consumer Reports Are Good News for Investors Who Love Bad News
February 26, 2008 – Bad news about the economy continues to flow in from all corners, but it doesn’t seem to be dragging certain exchange traded funds (ETFs) down with it at the moment. The Consumer Confidence Index fell to... Continue Reading »

It Could Be Time to Take a Global View with Healthcare ETFs
February 18, 2008 – While the United States is still trying to sort out its own health care system, perhaps it’s time to take a more global perspective with health exchange traded funds (ETFs). Here, we’re trying to figure out... Continue Reading »

The World As ETF Trader’s Puppet?
January 29, 2008 – Does "legal realism" apply to the Wall Street traders and exchange traded funds (ETFs) as we know them today? Ben Stein for The New York Times says that "financial realism" or "trader realism" is... Continue Reading »

What’s Your ETF Sell Strategy?
January 15, 2008 – The S&P has not had a 10% correction in many months….until today. Joe Bel Bruno for the Associated Press reports that persistent fears of a recession, weak retail sales figures and disappointing results from... Continue Reading »

The Sleeping Bear And ETFs
January 9, 2008 – One of the puzzles for investors of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other securities to solve is figuring out when the bear is going into hibernation, and when it’s coming back out. Keeping an... Continue Reading »

Eastern Europe ETF a Dark Horse in Emerging Markets Sector
January 4, 2008 – When talk turns to the "emerging markets" exchange traded funds (ETFs), it often centers around a few economies in particular: Latin America, India and China. In the fourth quarter of 2007, however, there was... Continue Reading »

German ETF And Economy Feel a Chill
January 2, 2008 – Germany’s economy is expected to cool because of slower growth and rising food and oil prices, possibly affecting the German-focused exchange traded fund (ETF). The slowing is blamed mostly on rising food and oil... Continue Reading »

Our 2008 ETF Predictions
December 27, 2007 – It was a busy, exciting year in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs) in 2007. But it’s not time to rest on our laurels just yet, because all indications are that 2008 is... Continue Reading »

Technical Methodology ETFs Breakthrough
December 24, 2007 – PowerShares will launch two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) following the Dorsey Wright point and figure charting and relative strength. Carl Delfeld for ETFXRAY reports that DWA tracks multiple technical market indicators through a... Continue Reading »

Rate Cuts, Retail Sales and Jobs - All Affect ETFs
December 3, 2007 – Last week, stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) rose on indications of interest rate cuts, but this week’s job market and retail sales readings will be key in determining how the U.S. economy is... Continue Reading »

The Latest on ETFs in 401(k) Plans
November 21, 2007 – It looks like target date exchange traded funds (ETFs) could make their way into the market share dominated by traditional mutual funds. Retirement and the $2.5 trillion 401(k) business is the place providers all... Continue Reading »

The Holiday Shopping Season is Nearly Here - Will It Be Merry For Retail ETFs?
November 20, 2007 – Retail exchange traded funds (ETFs) might be feeling more "Little Match Girl" than "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" this holiday season. As more of our money goes straight to heating our homes and using... Continue Reading »

ETFs - Pay Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain
November 6, 2007 – Never judge a book by its cover, and the same goes for an exchange traded fund (ETF). Matt Hougan for Seeking Alpha gives five examples. iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index (EPP) $4.5 billion in assets... Continue Reading »

Order In the Court for Municipal Bond ETFs
November 6, 2007 – Municipal bonds — debt issued by state or local governments to finance public projects — are fashionably late to the exchange traded fund (ETF) party. The first one arrived on the scene in September,... Continue Reading »

ETF Trick-or-Treat?
October 31, 2007 – What does Halloween have to do with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Traditionally a Gaelic festival known as Samhain, the festival is a celebration of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. The ancient Gaels believed... Continue Reading »

PHW ETF Benefits from Technology’s Boom
October 29, 2007 – The PowerShares Dynamic Hardware and Consumer Electronics (PHW) exchange traded fund (ETF) follows the Hardware & Consumer Electronics Intellidex Index. The index evaluates companies based on a variety of criteria, such as fundamental growth,... Continue Reading »

Is It Time to Start Bottom Fishing the Homebuilders ETF?
October 24, 2007 – The homebuilders sector and its corresponding exchange traded fund (ETF) SPDR S&P Homebuilders (XHB) have been the worst performers so far this year, and it hasn’t even been close. Still, many speculators are sticking... Continue Reading »

India Funds Drop as the Country Tightens Exposure to Foreign Investors
October 20, 2007 – India’s exchange traded note (ETN) and closed-end fund (CEF) have been down recently as India has been making moves to limit overseas money into its stock market. As more money from abroad flows into... Continue Reading »

A Falling Dollar Can Benefit Some ETFs, but Hurt the Economy
October 19, 2007 – A weak U.S. dollar can be good for many exchange traded funds (ETFs). For example, a low dollar benefits foreign currency ETFs that go up as we go down. Precious metals, such as gold... Continue Reading »

South Africa ETF Could Be in for Tough Times Ahead
October 16, 2007 – The South Africa exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI South Africa Index (EZA) could see a decrease after the retail sales growth figures for August are released this week. Currently, EZA is up 24.8%... Continue Reading »

A Sun-kissed ETF
October 12, 2007 – An exchange traded fund (ETF) for sun worshipers? Not quite, however, solar energy-related stocks are the center of the universe right now and during the first half of 2007, there was a record $4.7... Continue Reading »

ETF Review
October 11, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have had a busy week. During this past week, U.S. equity ETFs issued $1.2 billion. Futures-related ETFs issued $396 million, nonfutures-related ETFs issued $3.6 billion and short ETFs issued $201... Continue Reading »

Gold in ETFs Surpasses Bank of Japan’s Holdings
September 27, 2007 – Gold held in exchange traded funds (ETFs) climbed to 823 metric tons, which exceeds the holdings of the Bank of Japan, Credit Suisse Standard Securities said. The Bank of Japan held 765 tons at... Continue Reading »

New Index Family Could Equal New ETFs
September 19, 2007 – A new index family that combines long and short futures and cash is available for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to follow. Morningstar has created a group of five commodity-futures indexes that are designed for... Continue Reading »

Dramatic Week for ETFs and Investors
September 18, 2007 – With all the recent market volatility, exchange traded funds (ETFs) that focus on large capitalization and growth stocks are in the spotlight, according to Banc of America’s chief U.S. investment strategist. News of the... Continue Reading »

Are ETFs and Wall Street Getting Bailed out Prematurely?
August 18, 2007 – Going into Friday, I was feeling pretty happy we had raised cash positions for our clients. Over the past three weeks, many of our exchange traded fund (ETF) holdings hit their individual sell points... Continue Reading »

Dividend ETF with Fundamental Indexing
August 16, 2007 – Dividend exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer the perk of extra income to shareholders. What would happen if a dividend ETF used a fundamental indexing approach to investing? ETF provider WisdomTree took this approach when... Continue Reading »

XHB Homebuilders ETF Plummets
August 15, 2007 – The SPDR S&P Homebuilders (XHB) exchange traded fund (ETF) declined sharply on the news that sales of existing homes dropped in 41 states during April and June. It ended the day down 4.1%. In... Continue Reading »

ETF Signs - Could It Be Bull?
August 13, 2007 – Amid the market turmoil, exchange traded funds (ETFs) still are coming out ahead. $13.2 billion of net inflow has gone into U.S. ETFs during last week through Thursday, according to TrimTabs Investment Research. Vincent... Continue Reading »

Major Indexes and Counterpart ETFs Have Second Biggest Drop of the Year
August 9, 2007 – The rocky road continues for the market and exchange traded funds (ETFs) as most major indexes dropped sharply today. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 380 points. It was the biggest drop... Continue Reading »

How to Find ETF P-E Ratios
August 7, 2007 – Ever wonder how to figure out the price-to-earnings ratio of an exchange traded fund (ETF)? Knowing the price-to-earnings (P-E) ratio of an ETF is one way to determine how cheap or expensive it is. ETFs... Continue Reading »

Past ETF Performances Can Teach Us Lessons for the Future
July 16, 2007 – While it’s impossible to know what the future performance of an exchange traded fund (ETF) will be, looking at the past can show us important educational trends. Remember though that past performance is not... Continue Reading »

DB’s Gold ETF Collection Worthy?
May 6, 2007 – Why isn’t Deutsche Bank having much luck with it’s collection of metals exchange traded funds (ETFs)? A closer look into one of their products, PowerShares DB Gold (DGL) may help solve a bit of... Continue Reading »

Battle For The Bond Market
April 20, 2007 – Until recently, Barclays was the only exchange traded fund (ETF) provider offering fixed income ETFs.  Recently, things heated up as Vanguard came to the game with four new bond ETFs.  Then Barclays issued a... Continue Reading »

Blown Away By ETF Conference
March 29, 2007 – The World Series of Exchange Traded Funds was held this week in Miami.  This year there was standing room only for the opening session and the hotel had to add rows of chairs in... Continue Reading »

New International SPDR ETFs
March 23, 2007 – State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched six new SPDRS emerging market exchange traded funds (ETFs) today. The press release states the six ETFs are based on the S&P/Citibank Global Equity Indices. The SPDR funds... Continue Reading »

Commodities ETFs Stable With Growth
March 22, 2007 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) commodity pool has an increasing number of investment vehicles.  After a five-year run in commodities and companies that mine, transport, process and sell them, commodity-based ETFs still remain on... Continue Reading »

New ETFs Bring New Cautions
March 14, 2007 – 2006 was record breaking year for exchange traded funds (ETFs) and there are more promising numbers for this year. A record 156 ETFs launched in 2006, with assets up 38% to $417 billion. January... Continue Reading »

ETF Trends Launches Advertising
March 8, 2007 – ETF Trends is pleased to introduce the addition of five advertising partners. The response to our inaugural advertising opportunity proved to be very well received from the exchanged traded fund community. Our founding advertising partners... Continue Reading »

Asian ETF Fallout
March 8, 2007 – Investors in Asian exchange traded funds (ETFs) had a rough time in the past week. Daniel M. Harrison for TheStreet.com reviews what may or may not have happened. There is one camp that says... Continue Reading »

Wednesday Market Opening Offers Relief For ETF Hangover
February 28, 2007 – ETF investors may be taking a sigh of relief this morning as world markets stabilize. Reuters reportes early this morning that "Wall Street is set to open up on Wednesday, recovering from the previous day’s frantic sell-off, after... Continue Reading »

ETF Trend Has Staying Power
January 2, 2007 – As 2006 wraps up, there are 92 exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the pipeline after 144 were launched this year. There will be no slow down for 2007, with the SEC figuring out how... Continue Reading »

Homebuilder ETF And Economy In A Slump
December 29, 2006 – Investors who own the SPDR Homebuilders (XHB) exchange traded fund (ETF) may be disappointed in the housing slump. In the third quarter the economy expanded a mere 2%, bogged down by the worst decline... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree Bulks Up ETF Possibilities
December 27, 2006 – WisdomTree Investments is one step closer to becoming a world-class asset management company and leader within the exchange traded fund (ETF) market. WisdomTree has raised more than $56.4 million by issuing about 18.8 million... Continue Reading »

Biotech ETFs
December 3, 2006 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the better choice for an investment in biotech. There is a lot of scientific jargon that biotech companies write in the annual reports, not to mention the financial statements... Continue Reading »

ETFs And Midterm Elections
November 6, 2006 – "Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have an impact on the daily trading environment because they’re the cornerstones of vast program strategies that move the markets," writes Alan Farley, in The Street.com. That said, investors will be... Continue Reading »

Global ETF Investing
October 31, 2006 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are categorized into country-specific, ADR, global, global sector, regional, foreign currency and the new international sector ETFs.  Carl Delfeld of Forbes looks at the differences between the categories and find... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs Ringing Higher
October 27, 2006 – One area that has been moving lately is the telecommunication sector.  There are several exchange traded funds (ETFs) that cover this sector.  Forbes looks at Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX).  The ETF holds companies that... Continue Reading »

Utility ETFs Moving
October 25, 2006 – Why have utilities been moving and nobody is paying attention?  The utilities have been one of the best performing exchange traded funds.  As this sector tends to be overlooked, "our utilities are unsung but... Continue Reading »

How Does Your ETF’s Valuation Stack Up?
March 15, 2006 – Price-earnings (PE= price/earnings) ratios are a popular way to gauge the value of a stock.  When applying this tool to exchange traded funds (ETFs), investors must be careful, as each ETF provider uses a... Continue Reading »

Morningstar Begins Rating ETFs
March 3, 2006 – Watch out mutual funds! Morningstar is introducing an exchange-traded fund rating service, The Wall Street Journal and Ignites reported today. "The service will compare ETFs much the same way Morningstar now compares mutual funds, with ratings... Continue Reading »

ETF Assets For 2005!
January 30, 2006 – The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) totalled about $296.0 billion at the end of December 2005, up from the $289.0 billion figure reported at the end of November, according to data released today by the... Continue Reading »

ETF Short Interest - Betting the Downside
January 4, 2006 – Part of the natural push and pull in the stock market is investors taking short positions in stocks while others are buying. The same occurs with ETFs. John Stewart from Schaeffer Research does an excellent... Continue Reading »

Money Flows Into Foreign Stock Funds
October 31, 2005 – More money is flowing into equity funds which invest overseas - $9.09 billion in September, and more money is flowing out of equity funds that invest in the U.S. - $1.12 billion for the... Continue Reading »

Fidelity Makes a Move to Better Compete With ETF Demand
October 20, 2005 – Fidelity announced this week that they are cutting fees on their Spartan index funds to .07% for investors with more than $100,000 in the portfolio. This was a two pronged competitive move by the Boston... Continue Reading »

Morningstar Busts Some Exchange Traded Fund Myths But Can’t Help But Endorse Them
October 11, 2005 – The bottom line from Morningstar is "ETFs can be a smart way to invest, but they’re only as smart as the people who use them." Brilliant. Following the mutual fund scandals and lack of performance by... Continue Reading »

ETFs: low-cost way to invest abroad
October 7, 2005 – International investing has become so much easier and cost effective with the proliferation of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Choice, liquidity, transparency, tax efficiency and lower cost are just some of the reasons why billions of... Continue Reading »

Seligman Jumps Into ETF Space With Target Funds
October 6, 2005 – Mutual fund companies have been successful marketing "target" mutual funds. The idea is to have a fund portfolio allocated appropriately for your projected retirement date and corresponding level of risk. Seligman has just jumped... Continue Reading »

Ooooh Canada - EWC, the Canadian ETF, is a Great Way to Invest in the Region
September 27, 2005 – Canada, the only one of the Group of Seven industrialized nations with a balanced budget, has projected surpluses for the next five years. Canada had an eighth straight annual budget surplus of $1.34 billion... Continue Reading »

Three-Year Anniversary of Stock Market Low Brings Mutual Fund Marketers Out of the Woodwork.
September 26, 2005 – Three years ago this week the S&P 500 index hit a low. After hitting a high of 1525 in March 2000 the index had declined 46% to 965. Mutual fund marketing departments went into hibernation. This... Continue Reading »

Gold Hits 17 Year High
September 18, 2005 – The two gold ETFs, streetTRACKS Gold (GLD) and iShares COMEX gold trust (IAU), were up 2% last week and spot gold hit a 17-year high. Frank Holmes, Chaiman and CEO of US Global Funds in... Continue Reading »

ETFs Soon to Have More Assets Than Index Funds
September 14, 2005 – Tom Leswing at Ignites reported today what many in the ETF world knew was coming… "ETFs held approximately $226 billion in assets at the end of last year, said Chip Roame, a managing director with Tiburon... Continue Reading »

New Asia ETFs Coming
September 1, 2005 – The Asian markets are some of the best performing global markets YTD. iShares MSCI South Korea Index (EWY) is up 20%. Japanese ETFs have come on strong recently; up over 6% for the month... Continue Reading »