Midday Maket Update: Real Estate Can’t Fuel Wall Street Rally
June 30, 2009 – Despite a little bit of optimism coming out of the real estate sector, U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are still trading lower this morning after some gloomy news about how consumers are... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Instability of Global Markets Doesn’t Affect Wall Street
June 29, 2009 – Mixed moves in overseas markets didn’t have much affect on U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) as they opened up the week trading in positive territory. (more…) Continue Reading »

Sector Highlight: Oil
June 29, 2009 – Oil and other energy-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading higher this morning as the price of oil creeps back above $70 a barrel. Here are some stories on the topic that may interest you: How... Continue Reading »

The 10 Hottest Commodities and ETFs of 2009
June 26, 2009 – We all know that commodities and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs) that represent them have performed fairly well for the year, but are all commodities created equal? (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Savings Rate Hinders Wall Street
June 26, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are in negative territory this morning on discouraging consumer spending news and a rising savings rate that could delay a recovery. (more…) Continue Reading »

How to Deal With Commodity ETF Volatility
June 23, 2009 – Food prices are affected by the daily movements within markets and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) as the international commodity prices are driven by supply and demand, meaning extra volatility. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Real Estate Fails to Ignite Spark
June 23, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to oscillate after encouraging real estate news and anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. (more…) Continue Reading »

Oil and Gas ETFs: Prices Pause – Now What?
June 22, 2009 – Oil and gas companies are fighting off new taxes on drilling and trying to keep the world off of renewable energy, in an effort to keep demand high for their products. The performance of... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Weak Global Economic News Takes Its Toll
June 22, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) start the week off on a sour note, as investors are worried about lower expectations for the global economy. (more…) 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…) Continue Reading »