Coal Industry Rallies for Clean Coal At Conventions, Supporting Their Cause And ETFs
August 27, 2008 – The Democratic and Republican conventions might be “green,” but it’s nothing the coal industry and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are afraid of. Instead, they have brought the coal supporters out in full force in an effort... Continue Reading »

Commodities Continue To Fare Well In South Africa And ETFs
August 4, 2008 – The pressure is on for the South African central bank to raise interest rates as the cost of exports leaving the country rose the fastest pace in 19 years, changing the dynamic of exchange traded... Continue Reading »

Turkey and ETFs Get a Lift From Upgrade
July 30, 2008 – JP Morgan Chase upgraded Turkey’s rating from underweight to neutral, which is welcome news for its related exchange traded funds (ETFs). No reason was given for the change, but it might imply the adding of Turkish... Continue Reading »

Coal Company Earnings Leave ETF Stoked
July 25, 2008 – Arch Coal (ACI) reported that its profits tripled in the second quarter, stoking the coal exchange traded fund (ETF). The company attributed the profits to soaring global coal prices and tighter supplies, reports Jim Suhr for... Continue Reading »

Eskom Profits Fall, Touching Down On A Variety Of ETFs
July 18, 2008 – The rising demand for coal is helping the commodity’s exchange traded fund (ETF) while weighing on some companies that deal with it. South Africa’s state-owned power utility company Eskom is experiencing a full-years’ profit-plummet because of... Continue Reading »

KOL ETF Takes Lumps from Holding’s Pollution Battle
July 2, 2008 – One of the five largest coal producers in the United States may take a big hit if it has to pay damages in a pollution case, and it’s got the coal exchange traded fund... Continue Reading »

Turkey’s Economy and ETF Threatened By Politics
July 1, 2008 – Turkey may be in the throes of political instability, possibly threatening any growth within the economy and affecting the country’s exchange traded fund (ETF) and closed-end fund (CEF). Selcuk Gokoluk for The Guardian reports that... Continue Reading »

ETFs for a Rainy Season
June 17, 2008 – Everybody knows that when it rains, it pours, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are no exception. The uncertainty is pouring in all around us, with a looming presidential election, a Dow Jones industrial average that... Continue Reading »

Riding the Coal ETF Plumes Of Success
June 6, 2008 – A closer look at the coal oriented exchange traded fund (ETF) tells us that the fund really is a bag of coal. Market Vectors Coal ETF (KOL) is a basket of 39 coal-related companies... Continue Reading »

Coal ETF Is Smokin’ This Week
May 30, 2008 – As financials continue to be battered, the energy sector seems to have most of the positive activity on Wall Street of late and the coal-focused exchange traded fund (ETF) is no exception. A jump mid-week... Continue Reading »

New ETFs Are Reaching Untapped Markets, Offering Innovative Strategies
May 23, 2008 – So far, 2008 has been an interesting year for exchange traded funds (ETFs). Between Dec. 28, 2007, and May 16 of this year, 50 new ETFs have launched. Matthew Hougan for Index Universe counts... Continue Reading »

Global Supply and Demand Could Keep Coal ETF From Getting Sooty
May 22, 2008 – Global warming fears don’t seem to have affected the coal exchange traded fund (ETF) just yet, as investors seek to harness the benefits of soaring oil prices and a global coal shortage. Market Vectors... Continue Reading »

Digging Deeper Into Metals And Mining ETFs
May 20, 2008 – As commodities become all the rage with investors, commodities exchange traded funds (ETFs) have proliferated alongside them. ETF Expert’s Gary Gordon for Equities Magazine has five mining-focused funds that might fit an investor’s risk... Continue Reading »

More Costly Natural Gas and Electricity Could Burn Cash, But Help ETFs
May 13, 2008 – Get ready for a spike in electricity costs - it might hurt wallets more, but it could at least benefit exchange traded funds (ETFs). California State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore says in Red County that if you... Continue Reading »

Strong Coal Profits Stoke the KOL ETF
April 24, 2008 – Coal prices are getting fired up, as demand for steel products and supply disruptions in Australia are aiding the rise of the fossil fuel’s exchange traded fund (ETF). It looks like the commodity is... Continue Reading »

A Rise In Prescription Costs May Take ETFs Up, Too
April 15, 2008 – The problem of expensive health care may soon cut into people who are fully insured, as health insurance companies adopt a new pricing system, sending focused stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) into more... Continue Reading »

Coal ETF Fires Up After Acquisition News
April 4, 2008 – News of an acquisition of one coal company by another could be having a positive impact on the coal exchange traded fund (ETF). Patriot Coal (PCX) announced its plans on Wednesday to acquire its rival,... Continue Reading »

When It Comes to Hedging, Gold and Agriculture Emerge in a Tie
April 2, 2008 – There’s a battle going on: which commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the best hedge, gold or agriculture? And the answer is…well, we’re not sure. Roger Nusbaum for The Street says that since August 2007,... Continue Reading »

Coal Has a Smudged Reputation, But Can KOL ETF Rise Above It?
March 22, 2008 – Coal is hardly glamorous - it’s got a bad reputation as a dirty pollutant, but it can be a smoking bet in an exchange traded fund (ETF). Gold is taking the limelight at the moment,... Continue Reading »

Coal ETF Won’t Benefit From Plant for Now, But It Could from Global Demand
February 6, 2008 – News that could affect the coal-focused exchange traded fund (ETF) involves the FutureGen project, in which the carbon dioxide emissions from coal power plants will be re-directed away from the atmosphere. Coal-fired power plants... Continue Reading »

Coal ETF Has Up-and-Down Start
February 4, 2008 – Since its launch on Jan. 14, the Market Vectors Coal (KOL) exchange traded fund (ETF) has been bouncing around, which is a reminder of the commodity’s volatility and risk. Oil is getting all the press... Continue Reading »

Coal ETF Mines the Opportunities
January 24, 2008 – Last week, a new exchange traded fund (ETF) covering a commodity that had many asking, "Wait, wasn’t there one for that already?" began trading on the American Stock Exchange. Market Vectors Coal (KOL), as you... Continue Reading »

Picking And Choosing From All The ETFs
January 17, 2008 – With a total of 612 exchange traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by 19 managers, how do you choose among them? Because ETFs track an index passively, past performance is not useful. Michael Maiello for Forbes reports... Continue Reading »

Two New ETFs Will Track Coal and Gaming
January 2, 2008 – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cleared the way for two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Van Eck. The Market Vectors Coal (KOL), to be launched on the NYSE Arca, and Market Vectors... Continue Reading »

How Do Foreign ETFs Benefit from a Weak Dollar?
September 28, 2007 – Some exchange traded fund (ETF) investors might wonder how emerging markets benefit from our dollar. How it works is investors put their money to work in markets with a relatively stronger currency, and when... Continue Reading »

Emerging Markets ETFs Can Breath Again
January 21, 2007 – Investors who own any exchange traded funds (ETFs) in emerging markets can begin to stop holding their breaths. The major correction enhanced by a five year rally for the sector may not even occur.... Continue Reading »

Why Isn’t There a Russian ETF?
November 30, 2006 – As one of the top performing emerging markets, Russia has not yet been tapped into for an exchange traded fund (ETF). The government has collected so much oil-tax revenue, its foreign debt is nearly... Continue Reading »