Some Relief In ETFs As Bailout Plan Nears Approval
October 2, 2008 – After a failure that rocked Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs) earlier this week, the $700 billion bailout package seems closer to reality. The Senate approved the bill, and now it’s off to the House,... Continue Reading »

New Currency ETN Tracks Asia, While U.S. Economy Shows Signs Of Life
September 5, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors is listing an Asian currency-focused exchange traded note (ETN). The note will give investors access to new currencies previously unavailable to exchange traded fund (ETF) and ETN investors: the Philippine peso, Chinese... Continue Reading »

China, Taiwan Conversation Could Help Sinking ETFs
August 28, 2008 – Now that the Olympics have come and gone, Taiwan and China are making plans to resume talks in Taipei at the end of 2008, the result of which would be a boost both economies and... Continue Reading »

New Global ETF Gives Exact Exposure To Asia
August 20, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors has expanded on the Asian invasion within equity markets with a new exchange traded fund (ETF) that takes investors deeper into the continent. The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index Fund is... Continue Reading »

Emerging Markets ETFs Locked In a Race
August 6, 2008 – One of the most efficient ways to access emerging market countries is through exchange traded funds (ETFs). The ETF that reigns supreme in assets is iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) which has garnered $20 billion... Continue Reading »

Taiwan And China Diminish Animosity For Improved Economy And ETFs
June 23, 2008 – The long standing animosity between mainland China and Taiwan may be near an end, which will help boost both countries’ economies, stock markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs). The long-awaited political breakthrough between Chinese and... Continue Reading »

S&P Jumps On The Asian Bandwagon
June 19, 2008 – Asia has been one of the most popular areas for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors to gain some international exposure. So, why not provide indexes that focus on specific portions of the region? Standard &... Continue Reading »

China and Taiwan’s Historic Meeting Could Impact ETFs
May 28, 2008 – A historic meeting between China and Taiwan to discuss cross-strait transport links may have big implications for the countries and their exchange traded funds (ETFs). It’s the highest-level meeting since the countries split in 1949,... Continue Reading »

Tom Lydon on Taiwan Stock Market
May 27, 2008 – Last Friday afternoon, Tom Lydon appeared on the “ETF Tracker” segment of CNBC’s Closing Bell to discuss the Taiwan economy. Video of Tom’s segment appears below: Continue Reading »

Single-Country ETFs Need A Closer Look Before Leaping
May 26, 2008 – Hot spots within financial markets across different countries may be easier to spot than you think and exchange traded funds (ETFs) may help guide you. Ron DeLegge of ETFGuide says there are certain things... Continue Reading »

Emerging Markets ETF Weighs In On the Small Caps
May 22, 2008 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider State Street Global Advisors delivered the first cap-weighted, small-cap emerging markets ETF last week. The SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap (EWX) tracks an index of 1,660 holdings, reports Heather... Continue Reading »

Individual Investors Seem to Gravitate to ETFs
May 14, 2008 – The stock rating system on the Motley Fool is slowly seeing exchange traded funds (ETFs) making up the top ten. And now, six of the top ten stocks are actually ETFs. Before we proceed, CAPS... Continue Reading »

How to Invest in Single-Country ETFs
May 2, 2008 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track a single country have have been a boon to many long-term investors. They allow investors to reduce their exposure to specific regional disruptions, such as the recent credit... Continue Reading »

The Asian Tiger ETFs Aren’t Roaring As Loud
April 17, 2008 – Many Asian-country focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) are giving back their 2007 gains. Are the Asian tigers of 2007 going to become the sleeping tigers of 2008? A standout such as iShares MSCI Singapore... Continue Reading »

China’s Inflation Creates More Opportunity For Other Emerging Market ETFs
April 4, 2008 – China is facing an inflationary trend, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) from competing countries might be able to gain an edge against one of their biggest competitors. Thus far, Chinese growth has relied upon... Continue Reading »

Taiwan Had a Busy Week, Sending Its ETF Lower
March 31, 2008 – The Taiwan exchange traded fund (ETF), iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT), fell 7.8% this week after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the 15th consecutive quarter. It also signaled that yet more... Continue Reading »

Tom Lydon Discusses Taiwan Economy on “ETF Tracker”
March 24, 2008 – Tom Lydon appeared on CNBC’s "ETF Tracker" segment last Thursday to discuss the Taiwan economy. While global markets around the world have been declining recently, there is one area — Taiwan — which has been... Continue Reading »

February Was a Strong Month for Natural Resource ETFs
March 17, 2008 – February turned out to be the month of energy and natural resources exchange traded funds (ETFs), beating out the juggernaut that is precious metals. Richard Widows for The Street says funds that included an... Continue Reading »

Presidential Elections in Taiwan Could Lift ETF and Economy
March 14, 2008 – Changes are afoot in Taiwan that could impact its exchange traded fund (ETF) in a postive way. A presidential election is going to take place on March 22, and the odds-on favorite to win is... Continue Reading »

Even In These Markets, You Can Still Find ETF Movers and Shakers
March 12, 2008 – Yesterday, the markets delivered outstanding performance and some exchange traded funds (ETFs) finished up in the double digits. But one good day doesn’t mean we’re out of the slump yet. It’s still time to take... Continue Reading »

Taiwan and ETF Are Going Through a Growth Spurt; Will It Keep It Up?
March 5, 2008 – The iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) exchange traded fund (ETF) is up 3.8% year-to-date, leaving us wondering what is happening over there? The greater Taipei region’s real estate market beat the odds of a normally... Continue Reading »

Sector Rotation In A Global ETF Portfolio
February 15, 2008 –   Adapting your investment strategy with exchange traded funds (ETFs) is important when economies around the world are becoming more interrelated. Doing so will add value and increase the chance of outperforming benchmarks, reports  Carl... Continue Reading »

Hong Kong, Taiwan and Their ETFs Could Have Potential
February 7, 2008 – If Hong Kong plays its cards right, it could become the world’s most developed city, something that could be good news for its exchange traded fund (ETF). An Lu for Xinhua says it will need... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree Could Launch Money Market ETFs
January 19, 2008 – WisdomTree filed for 12 new money market exchange traded funds (ETFs) to cover 17 different foreign and emerging markets. The new funds are similar to the Rydex CurrencyShares funds with two major differences:  (1) They... Continue Reading »

Latin America and Its ETFs On the Upswing
December 21, 2007 – There’s been a lot of talk about Asia’s performance this year, but Latin America and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) that have been performing nicely too. PlanetQuant crunched the numbers and released their Global... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Readies to Enter the ETF Marketplace
November 23, 2007 – There’s a new kid on the block of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Northern Trust is entering the  market with a big splash, by offering 19 foreign-market funds, according to Jesse Emspak at Investor’s Business... Continue Reading »

Economic News Continues to Improve for Taiwan and Its ETF
October 22, 2007 – Taiwan’s exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) received some news that could give it a bump up. Recent statistics show that Taiwan’s overall growth rate this year will be higher than... Continue Reading »

Taiwan’s Economy and ETF Is “Quite Healthy”
October 2, 2007 – Perhaps one of the reasons Taiwan’s exchange traded fund (ETF) generally has been a strong performer is because Taiwan’s economy is in such good shape. The economy has had three years of interest-rate increases... Continue Reading »

The World, According to FTSE
September 27, 2007 – Recently, the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE)announced the results of its annual review of country classifications. As the countries’ status changes, the holdings of emerging-market exchange traded funds (ETFs) could also... Continue Reading »

Which Emerging-market ETF Is Right for You?
September 2, 2007 – Emerging-market exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been popular lately because of their generally strong performance over the past few years. The great thing about emerging-market ETFs is that there is wide selection; almost every... Continue Reading »

Tension in Taiwan and its ETF (EWT)
July 27, 2007 – Although the Taiwan exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) is down 5.4% for the week, year-to-date it is up 10.6%. While the country’s ETF continues to enjoy an overall positive performance,... Continue Reading »

Emerging Market ETF is the New Sample Platter
July 17, 2007 – With so much growth in various emerging markets and their exchange traded funds (ETFs) around the world, how are you supposed to choose where to invest? Consider the BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index... Continue Reading »

South Korean ETF Not the Only Shining Star in Asia
July 16, 2007 – As we mentioned yesterday, the exchange traded fund (ETF) iShares MSCI South Korea Index (EWY) is a rising star. However, it looks like EWY has some company as the iShares Asia region country-based ETFs yielded... Continue Reading »

Techonology Helping Taiwan ETF Hit New Highs
June 12, 2007 – The Taiwanese exchange traded fund (ETF) continues to hit new highs despite the global market correction.  Taiwan is the 17th largest economy in the world, and serves as one of the "four tigers" along... Continue Reading »