Midday Market Update: Housing Market Can’t Stop Wall Street
June 24, 2009 – Despite discouraging news regarding the recovery in the housing market, stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading in positive territory this morning on other encouraging news from the Commerce Department. (more…) AKPC_IDS +=... Continue Reading »

What’s Crippling the United Kingdom Economy, ETF?
January 22, 2009 – British banks have found themselves in quite the predicament, which may threaten the health of Britain’s economy and related exchange traded funds (ETFs). (more…) AKPC_IDS += "7436,"; Continue Reading »

What Banks Can Do to Give Financial ETFs a Boost
January 21, 2009 – Bank of America (BA) has acquired Merrill Lynch, but billions of dollars are still needed to complete the process and to help mend related exchange traded funds (ETFs). (more…) AKPC_IDS += "7378,"; Continue Reading »

10 Ways to Fix the Financial System, ETFs
January 20, 2009 – With scandals unfolding, consumer confidence at an all-time low and industries being lit up, trust in the financial system has crumbled and experts are trying to figure out a way to redesign it to give exchange traded... Continue Reading »

11 Banks Downgraded: Who Are They, and What ETFs Are They In?
December 19, 2008 – Eleven U.S. and European banks that can count themselves as top holdings in some exchange traded funds (ETFs) found themselves downgraded by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services this morning. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "6925,"; Continue Reading »

Global Bank Losses: What’s the Damage to ETFs?
December 18, 2008 – Today, the global financial exchange traded fund (ETF) could feel the impact of a report that will tally up the world’s banking losses. After a year like this one, is this another bad news report... Continue Reading »

Which ETFs Could Be Impacted by Wall Street Fraud?
December 17, 2008 – The Bernard L. Madoff scheme is fresh from discovery and the list of affected companies and investors is growing, meaning the list of potentially impacted exchange traded funds (ETFs) could grow, as well. (more…) AKPC_IDS... Continue Reading »

Financial ETFs Wilt As Bailout Costs Racked Up
November 12, 2008 – The cost of bailing out the auto industry and our financial institutions, many of which are major components in exchange traded funds (ETFs), is nearing $3.5 trillion. And that’s just the beginning. Although Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and... Continue Reading »