Oil Giants’ Past Mistakes Could Make ETFs Pay Later
August 19, 2008 – Oil companies have more money than they know what to do with, and while it helps the related exchange traded funds (ETFs), they’re finding themselves struggling to spend it. Much of the reason has to do... Continue Reading »

Dolla Bills, Y’all: Record Profits Benefit Oil ETFs
July 31, 2008 – It probably was no mystery where the money for all the oil was going as rising prices drained pocketbooks and benefited exchange traded funds (ETFs). If you were wondering, though, Exxon Mobil (XOM) has solved the... Continue Reading »

Oil and ETFs Losing for Consecutive Days; Home Sales Slide
July 8, 2008 – While one sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) continues to see more of the downside, another sector is falling after more than a year of seeing nothing but the upside. Real estate continued to take... Continue Reading »

If Energy Exploration Is Stepped Up, ETFs Won’t Feel It for Years
June 18, 2008 – President Bush is calling for Congress to get on board with energy exploration, but related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are still smarting from an explosion this week at Apache (APA). Record oil and gas... Continue Reading »

Exploration ETFs Helped By Rising Cost of Finding New Oil
May 29, 2008 – You’d think the rising cost of oil and the big returns the related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been dishing out year-to-date would have led to bigger efforts to look for more of the... Continue Reading »

Market Movements and Numbers Sending ETFs in Mixed Directions
May 29, 2008 – The revised first quarter GDP numbers are out, and the markets and certain exchange traded funds (ETFs) mostly seem to be reacting positively. The initial GDP numbers were up 0.6%, but the revised number... Continue Reading »

Oil Prices, ETFs Resume Their Flight After Breather
May 16, 2008 – One day, oil prices and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are down, the next day, they soar again. Today is no exception: oil jumped more than $3 a barrel and set a new record:... Continue Reading »

Oil Futures ETFs Aren’t the Only Ones Affected As the Price Moves
May 13, 2008 – The retreat of oil service-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) yesterday was a reminder for investors to not get so hung up on the price of oil that they ignore all else. While funds such as... Continue Reading »

Oil Has IYE ETF Slipping All Over The Place
April 6, 2008 – It seems like the skyrocketing cost of energy is getting more headlines than Britney Spears, and the related exchange traded funds (ETFs) can’t seem to decide what they want to do about it. The iShares... Continue Reading »

Tapping Into the Energy Sector With a Diversified ETF
March 28, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have allowed investors to tap into the energy market without futures or oil and gas stocks. There are a broad number of options now, as the market has grown for... Continue Reading »

Oil Concern Eases, But Which Way It and ETFs Will Go, Nobody Knows
March 28, 2008 – The oil services exchange traded fund (ETF) pulled back slightly yesterday after rising for four consecutive sessions. Oil Service HOLDRs (OIH) finished the session down 0.6%. Earlier in the day, it had moved higher on... Continue Reading »

Financial and Real Estate Numbers Keep Markets, ETFs Busy
March 25, 2008 – A flurry of activity and reports on Wall Street today sent exchange traded funds (ETFs) moving in every direction. Financials took a hit on the news that Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (MER) had its... Continue Reading »

Are Oil Prices and ETFs On a Slippery Slope?
March 17, 2008 – The price of oil took a step back on Monday, causing its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) to head south along with it. John Wilen for the Associated Press reports that oil dropped $4.17 to $106.04... Continue Reading »

Even In These Markets, You Can Still Find ETF Movers and Shakers
March 12, 2008 – Yesterday, the markets delivered outstanding performance and some exchange traded funds (ETFs) finished up in the double digits. But one good day doesn’t mean we’re out of the slump yet. It’s still time to take... Continue Reading »

Oil and Related ETFs Higher; Service Sector Numbers Are In
March 5, 2008 – Oil and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) just won’t quit. A surprise drop in the supply caused prices to hit yet another record, hitting $104.31 a barrel. John Wilen for the Associated Press says that analysts... Continue Reading »

ETFs Reap Rewards of Continuing Oil Price Records
March 3, 2008 – Oil came within inches of the $104 mark, pushing exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold oil futures and companies to new heights. If you were crying at the pump this morning, you weren’t alone. The... Continue Reading »

Oil Briefly Tops $103, Markets and ETFs Drop
February 29, 2008 – The price of oil briefly surpassed $103 overnight, sending stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) all over the place. Suddenly, $100 a barrel is looking like a real bargain. The price jump retreated, but many analysts... Continue Reading »

Oil-Related ETFs Pumped Up By Record Prices
February 28, 2008 – Crude futures are breathing down the neck of an all-time high, giving oil-service stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) some upward momentum. Oil’s surge owes much to the weakness in the U.S. dollar and... Continue Reading »

Bad Economic News Doesn’t Dampen Oil and Energy ETFs
February 26, 2008 – There’s one sector and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) that doesn’t appear to be cracking under the weight of U.S. economic worries: oil. Futures went back above $100 a barrel today, once again setting a... Continue Reading »

High Oil Prices Help Oil Services and Equipment ETFs
October 30, 2007 – As oil prices hit new highs, oil-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) benefit. Besides the  obvious futures-based oil ETFs United States Oil (USO) and iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (OIL) another... Continue Reading »

Not All ETFs Are Created Equal
September 7, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) might all seem the same to a new investor, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. For example, an ETF in the real estate sector, such as SPDR S&P... Continue Reading »

Shrinking Oil Supplies and Conflicts Could Affect Oil and Gas ETF
September 6, 2007 – The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index (IEO) exchange traded fund (ETF) has rebounded nicely. It’s currently up 19% year-to-date. Its top holdings include Occidental Petroleum (OXY) at 11.1%,... Continue Reading »

Mid-Year ETF Winner and Loser with Predictions for the Second Half of 2007
July 2, 2007 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) leader in 2007 so far is Market Vectors Steel (SLX), up 41.7% year-to-date. As we’ve previously mentioned, SLX can be a wonderful portfolio addition because of the high demand... Continue Reading »

Equipment and Service ETFs Beat ETFs Priced to Barrel of Oil
June 2, 2007 – Historically, the best stocks show huge price and volume strength and feature fundamental growth along with a leading spot in the marketplace, which is also true for exchange traded funds(ETFs). The Oil and Gas... Continue Reading »

Oil Subsector ETFs
July 11, 2006 – Oil seems to be a topic everyone is talking about lately.  And exchange traded fund providers (Barclays iShares and State Street Global Advisors) recently launched oil subsector ETFs to give investors more to talk... Continue Reading »

New ETFs Offered by Barclays
May 6, 2006 – On Friday, there were 10 new exchange traded funds on the New York Stock Exchange.  Barclays introduced ETFs with a narrow focus, tracking Dow Jones subsector indexes.  The iShares funds now total 111 with... Continue Reading »