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 »

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 »

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 »

How to Use ETFs As Market Indicators
June 19, 2009 – Is there a better way to understand market trends and inter-related events in an effort to be a more keen exchange traded fund (ETF) investor? (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Rally Continues on Optimistic Economic Outlook
June 19, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) extended their rally so far today, suggesting that the economy might be in better shape than previously anticipated and that the recession may be coming to an... Continue Reading »

5 Ways to Fight Inflation With ETFs
June 15, 2009 – Inflation seems to be on the mind of all American citizens as the economy takes its first steps toward a recovery. With exchange traded funds (ETFs), there are a number of ways you can... Continue Reading »