State Street Files for Bond ETFs; ProShares Launches More Inverse Funds
March 19, 2010 – Judging by the slew of filings and launches in recent months, bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the It Fund this year. With that, State Street Global Advisors has designs to launch seven bond... Continue Reading »

Smartening Up Your Portfolio With ‘Intelligent ETFs’
March 16, 2010 – There are passive exchange traded funds (ETFs) that try to reflect a benchmark index and there are actively managed ETFs that try to beat the index. But what of the so-called “intelligent ETFs,” which try... Continue Reading »

8 ETFs That Can Add Income to Your Portfolio
March 11, 2010 – Trying to interpret what the markets are doing can be just as crazy-making as attempting to predict what’s happening. That’s why it might be necessary to add in some income-producing exchange traded funds (ETFs) along... Continue Reading »

How to Protect Yourself from a Bond ETF Bubble
February 22, 2010 – It’s going to happen sooner or later: interest rates can’t remain at record lows indefinitely. The Federal Reserve at some point is going to have to step in and raise them. If you’re holding... Continue Reading »

Nuclear ETFs: Small Reactors Make a Big Impact
February 20, 2010 – The Obama administration has touted nuclear energy as part of the next step in America’s clean-energy future. An innovative nuclear energy firm has developed a smaller, economically viable nuclear plant that may revitalize the nuclear... Continue Reading »

How to Protect Yourself from the Big Deficit With ETFs
February 9, 2010 – The U.S. government is incurring an ever higher budget deficit and it will be up to American citizens to carry the burden. With taxes increasing, inflation rising and the dollar falling, investors may want to... Continue Reading »

5 ETFs to Play Obama’s Clean Tech Budget
February 2, 2010 – Renewable energy and clean tech companies and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are getting the boost they need to put their plans into action. President Barack Obama has allocated $2.4 billion toward the sector in yesterday’s... Continue Reading »

How Utility ETFs Can Aid Your Portfolio
January 29, 2010 – In bear markets, utility stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have appeal for the yields and cushion they can provide. Right now, there are nearly 20 utility focused ETFs. How do you begin to sort... Continue Reading »