FocusShares To Shut Down Losing ETFs
October 8, 2008 – Another set of exchange traded funds (ETFs) is going to join the casualty list soon. FocusShares Trust is going to close up four of their funds as of Oct. 20, 2008. Their last day of trading... Continue Reading »

Homebuilder ETFs Resilient In Face of Housing Crisis
September 26, 2008 – The housing market crisis and its continued effect on exchange traded funds (ETFs) isn’t over yet. KB Home (KBH) is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, and it’s not immune from the troubles: its third-quarter loss... Continue Reading »

Homebuilders ETF And Existing Sales Begin To Wilt
September 24, 2008 – The wilting housing market is showing no signs of life, as existing home prices fall and real estate- and home construction-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) stall out. As of August, the United States suffered a record... Continue Reading »

High Foreclosures, Low Home Prices Don’t Detract from ETFs
August 14, 2008 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are up this morning, even though the markets had a slate of bad news with coffee and a side of bacon. Foreclosures in the United States shot up 55% in... Continue Reading »

Homebuilder ETFs Trade Nervously Lower Ahead of Earnings News
July 28, 2008 – Meritage Homes Corporation (MTH) is expected to deliver their second-quarter earnings numbers, but investors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) aren’t exuding positivity ahead of the news. Meritage is the 12th-largest homebuilder in the United States. If the... Continue Reading »