Agriculture ETFs Are Hungry For Higher Food Prices
April 15, 2008 – The United States is dealing with the gnarliest food inflation seen in 17 years, and Wall Street and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors may be the only side winning out. New data to be... Continue Reading »

Food Shortage Has Many Roots; ETFs Could Grow From It
April 8, 2008 – The financial crisis is the talk of the country, but another crisis might be helping some exchange traded funds (ETFs), but it’s hurting people around the world. Food prices have skyrocketed over the last few... Continue Reading »

Monsanto Shares and MOO ETF Dip After Profits Report
April 2, 2008 – Monsanto (MON), a major holding of the Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO) exchange traded fund (ETF), posted higher quarterly profits. That’s all good, right? But the company’s stock still fell – there was disappointment that it... Continue Reading »

Why Aren’t Water ETFs Soaring Along With Demand?
April 1, 2008 – Water is one of the most important and necessary resources in the world – so why are exchange traded fund (ETF) investors having such a hard time making gains that are more in line... Continue Reading »

Corn Planting to Decrease This Year, Helping Agriculture ETF
March 31, 2008 – Corn isn’t about to get cheaper anytime soon, and while it might hurt your grocery bills, it could benefit exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold futures for the commodity. Farmers are expected to plant less... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Rebound After Last Week’s Selloff
March 25, 2008 – Last week, agriculture and other commodities experienced a selloff and exchange traded funds (ETFs) took the hit with them. Today, the bargain hunters were alive and well, looking for wheat, corn and soybeans at bargain... Continue Reading »

As Gold Price Dips, Short ETNs Let Skeptics Capitalize
March 24, 2008 –   Commodity prices corrected after a lengthy rally driven by the Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, sending exchange traded notes (ETNs) that short gold up 7% in two days. DB Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ) gained 7% as... Continue Reading »

Wait – Financial ETFs Are Up and Commodities Are Down? What’s Wrong With This Picture?
March 19, 2008 – Have we entered a bizarro exchange traded fund (ETF) world? First, financials and internet are staging a turnaround for the better. Now commodities are turning lower after being on a bull run in recent months.... Continue Reading »