Can Utility and Financial ETFs Be the Recovery Catalysts?
March 11, 2009 – In an effort to look at the bright side of beaten-up markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), some have been trying to call a bottom, but one piece of the puzzle is missing: a catalyst.... Continue Reading »

Utility ETFs May Get Jolt From Fees
November 26, 2008 – A host of new utilities surcharges may have a more altruistic bent while benefiting related exchange traded funds (ETFs). Three of California’s largest utility companies are proposing a change in surcharge to be directed away from... Continue Reading »

Hurricane Ike Disrupts Utilities ETFs
September 16, 2008 – Hurricane Ike didn’t just ravage southern Texas – utilities exchange traded funds (ETFs) are feeling the pain this morning, too. The storm this weekend caused a wide disruption in power and tore through homes, streets and... Continue Reading »

Utility Sector ETFs Are Plentiful, But They’re In Need of a Jolt
August 25, 2008 – Utility sector exchange traded funds (ETFs) are often looked to for an element of predictability, but JP Morgan has misjudged this sector with regard to US electric utilities. In recent article, Jonathan Bernstein of ETFZone put... Continue Reading »

Utility ETFs Could Get a Jolt If Positive Earnings Continue
August 6, 2008 – Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) reported profits that have the potential to light up utilities exchange traded funds (ETFs). Second-quarter profits rose 20% after the price in electricity has gone up, in the Southeast and Midwestern United... Continue Reading »

As Power Industry Gets Facelift, Perhaps Utility ETFs Might As Well
July 10, 2008 – The United States has an aging power grid, and efforts to bring it into modern times could benefit utility exchange traded funds (ETFs). The target is for electric power providers to spend $17 billion on upgrades... Continue Reading »