23 Best ETFs to Track Basic Materials
As markets move toward the late-cycle phase of the normal business cycle, investors should look to areas like the materials sector and…
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Rebounding Housing Market Helps Timber ETFs Grow
As the housing construction industry builds up, lumber sector exchange traded funds are experiencing a decent growth spurt. Investors interested in the…
Real Asset ETF Options with Smart Money Already Hedging Inflation
Institutions have been slowly building up their inflation hedges and the average investor can also shield themselves against the negative effects of…
Lumber ETFs Could Shake Off Chills During Spring Thaw
Cold winter conditions put a freeze on the lumber industry, with prices at near seven-month lows, but timber exchange traded funds could…
Two Timber ETFs to Capture Sprouting Lumber Prices
Lumber prices are touching a six-month high due to a growing shortage of timber. While there are no exchange traded funds tied…
Resources-Based ETFs Coming Back From The Dead
If one focused his/her attention solely on year-to-date performance, he/she might eschew foreign stock ETFs altogether. With the S&P 500 SPDR Trust…
Timber ETFs: Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy
Lumber prices reached a 19-month high Wednesday as traders anticipated a spike in demand to repair the damaged homes situated in Hurricane…
ETF Chart of the Day: Timber
Today we examine the “Timber/Forestry” sub-sector of ETFs, and currently there are two ETFs that are available to investors in this category.…
Commodity ETFs to Fight Inflation
As the Federal Reserve extends its money printing spree to stimulate the economy, the extra cash sloshing around could eventually stoke inflation.…
Timber ETF Logs Gains
Investors may be quick to assume that timber does not have much potential for investment. The opposite is true, however, as the…
Timber ETF Ready to Turn?
While the media is hyping Tuesday’s better-than-expected housing starts numbers as a surprise, the reality is that homebuilder exchange traded funds have…
Temple-Inland, International Paper Lift Timber ETFs
Exchange traded funds that invest in timber and forestry stocks rose Tuesday in the wake of International Paper’s (NYSE: IP) unsolicited bid…
Europe ETFs: Portugal Rejects Austerity Measures
The European Union has once again been thrown into confusion as Portugal’s government comes to a standstill after the breakdown in parliament…
What’s Propping Up the Timber ETFs?
You’re supposed to shout “timberrrrr!” when a tree is falling, but what do you shout when a timber exchange traded fund (ETF)…