Midday Market Update: Positive Economic Indicators Abound
September 2, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are fluctuating in morning trading as investors continued to remain concerned about unemployment. Other positive economic indicators blossomed, however.  (more…) AKPC_IDS += "16933,"; Continue Reading »

Not All Commodity ETFs Are Created Equal
June 19, 2009 – The invention of commodity-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs) have been a boon to investors. But they’re not all the same. Do you know the differences? (more…) AKPC_IDS += "11816,"; Continue Reading »

Ethanol Farmers and Big Oil Team Up; What It Means for ETFs
May 28, 2009 – Big oil companies have teamed up with their competition, the  farm lobby, in an effort to help up the efficiency of oil. This new alliance could wind up benefiting both agriculture and oil-related exchange traded... Continue Reading »

Some iShares ETFs Are Calling It Splits
July 16, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors has announced they are splitting shares amongst 10% of their exchange traded fund (ETF) line, iShares. There are more than 160 U.S.-based products within this fund family, and they represent $327 billion in... Continue Reading »