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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
Timber ETFs: 5 Ways the Demand Picture is Shifting
Economies around the world are stirring and they require basic materials to get them moving. Copper and steel are in demand, but…
Timber ETFs: Building a Comeback Story?
When we think of energy, we don’t immediately think of wood. However, the timber industry and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are…
Timber ETFs: A Tool to Access the Global Recovery
Timber doesn’t get the headlines of steel and copper, but it is a necessary component to the world economy. This makes timber-focused…