April’s ETF Winners and Losers
April 30, 2009 – We’re starting to see some exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the move. In fact, several have crossed above their long-term trend lines, and the major indexes all ended in positive territory for the month of... Continue Reading »

Why REITs, ETFs Acquire A Good Position
April 28, 2009 – One sector that could be worth watching is the real estate investment trusts, or REITs, which have gotten strong ratings and risen rapidly; exchange traded funds (ETFs) can give investors well-diversified exposure to these... Continue Reading »

Why Commercial Real Estate ETFs Are Taking A Hit – and Why It Could Worsen
March 19, 2009 – A good indicator of what lies ahead for commercial real estate and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) is the status of this market in Cleveland and Detroit. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "8320,"; Continue Reading »

Which Sectors, ETFs Do Investment Gurus Favor?
February 6, 2009 – While many amateurs try to find their lucrative shares of the market, they may be left pondering which sectors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) the experts are putting their money into. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "7684,"; Continue Reading »

5 Things That Led to Real Estate Bubble and Pained ETFs
December 24, 2008 – Did the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 play a significant role in the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and the struggles of the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the sector? (more…) AKPC_IDS +=... Continue Reading »

As More Hands Reach for Bailout Money, Which ETFs Could Benefit?
December 23, 2008 – Recent news of the automaker, biotechnology, and financial industries’ bid for some of that bailout goodness now has the debilitated commercial real-estate sector wanting to jump in the freeloading bandwagon so as to mitigate the... Continue Reading »

Is a New Blow Coming for Real Estate ETFs?
December 18, 2008 – As we hear about home foreclosures and defaults on loans across the country, the commercial real estate market and its related REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs) brace for a possible multi-billion dollar collapse of troubled... Continue Reading »

Tough Row to Hoe for Real Estate Market, ETFs
November 25, 2008 – The real estate market in the United States is in a shambles, and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are heading in the same direction as home prices: down. The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price national index recorded... Continue Reading »