How Defense Spending Shifts Impact ETFs
April 7, 2009 – Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants a new agenda for defense spending, and it has less to do with F-22’s and helicopters and is focused upon updating the systems that keep defense plants running. This... Continue Reading »

How Obama’s Defense Plans Could Affect ETFs
March 12, 2009 – What effect will President Barack Obama’s shift of 17,000 more soldiers and Marines to Afghanistan have on the defense industry and its exchange traded funds (ETFs)? (more…) AKPC_IDS += "8272,"; Continue Reading »

How Obama’s Request Could Pump Defense ETFs
March 1, 2009 – President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $200 billion to fund the U.S. war efforts for the next year; can this lift up aerospace and defense exchange traded funds (ETFs) and stocks? (more…) AKPC_IDS += "8095,"; Continue Reading »

What the Stimulus Means for ETFs, Sector by Sector
February 19, 2009 – The stimulus plan is out, signed and ready to go, and the money is accounted for. Billions are spread out across several sectors, and the new funds could soon impact exchange traded funds (ETFs) that... Continue Reading »

Are Aerospace & Defense ETF Nerves Founded?
December 18, 2008 – Aerospace and defense programs are under fire and projected decrease in government spending may not reinforce the industry and its exchange traded fund (ETF). (more…) AKPC_IDS += "6889,"; Continue Reading »

Three Good Reasons to Look at Defense-Related ETFs
December 8, 2008 – Democrats are in the house and investors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) focusing on defense and military contractors need to be examined, because there are compelling arguments on both sides as to whether their future... Continue Reading »

Aerospace And Defense Stocks And ETFs Wait Patiently
November 11, 2008 – U.S. aerospace and defense stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) weren’t able to dodge the post-election drop on Wednesday, and long-term prospects are still not clear. Uncertainty is a good word to describe what looms over... Continue Reading »

Boeing Machinists’ Strike Compromises ETFs
October 14, 2008 – Talks concerning a five-week strike at Boeing Co. (BA) have broken up, threatening to stall out aerospace-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs). It seems an odd time for anyone to strike, with unemployment skyrocketing and the country... Continue Reading »