Exchange Traded Fund Investing

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This week Royal Dutch Shell LLC bougt the remaining shares of Royal Dutch Canada that it did not already own. This was a hugh investment and a bullish play on the energy industry in Canada and the World energy […]

This week Royal Dutch Shell LLC bougt the remaining shares of Royal Dutch Canada that it did not already own. This was a hugh investment and a bullish play on the energy industry in Canada and the World energy industry in general. There has been a recent drop in oil stocks and ETF energy funds. […]

This week Powershares issued two new Funds that focus on Clean Energy and Clean Environment. These two funds join the wildly successful PowerShares Wilderhill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW) which was issued in 2005. The first of the new funds is the Powershares Progressive Energy Fund (PUW). THe approach of this fund is to invest […]

The current markets are getting harder and harder to trade. It seems everything is going down. Domestic equities, Emerging markets, Asian markets, and even after a weeks rally, metals and energy markets have turned down again. So other then cash is there any place to put your money?
 
ProShares Advisors has come up […]

The world of Exchange Traded Funds has been expanding choices to investors at an astounding rate. After dissecting stock sectors every which way, new funds were established that moved into the areas of commodities by allowing investors to invest in oil, metals and currencies.
 
Now the choices are becoming even […]

FIrst of all let me say that the highly focused iShares Silver ETF (SLV) is not for those with weak stomachs. This fund is more like an alternative to those who may trade futures then to those who prefer the tamer world of stock index trading. So assuming you know the risks […]

(San Francisco) February 7, 2006  It may be a surprise which Exchange Traded Fund is leading the pack so far this year. It is not a foreign fund or an Oil and  Gas Industry Fund. Well it is Energy Related. It is the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy Fund (PBW). This fund […]

San Francisco (April 12, 2006)The Exchange Traded Fund with the fifth highest trading volume is the iShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ). This fund is averaging over 22 million shares a day trading volume. Why all the attention? If you look for the funds with the highest percentage gains for the year, […]