Exchange Traded Fund Investing

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The largest ETF gainers last week, and yes the gains for one week were large (7.5%), show an interesting trend. The top three funds for the week were iShares C&S Reality Majors(ICF),Wilshire REIT Fund (RWR), and iShares DJ U.S. […]

The leading ETF gainer ending the week of November 17th was the SPDR Homebuilders (XHB). The average volume traded for this Exchange Traded Fund is 1.6 million shares.
Sales incentives by homebuilders is improving affordability of homes to consumers. The sales of new homes has now climbed two months in a row.
This past week looked like […]

The leading ETF gainer ending the week of November 17th was the SPDR Homebuilders (XHB). The average volume traded for this Exchange Traded Fund is 1.6 million shares.
Sales incentives by homebuilders is improving affordability of homes to consumers. The sales of new homes has now climbed two months in a row.
This past week looked like […]

Historically the best time of the year for crude oil to rally in price is between November and March. In the past five winters, crude has rallied during this period of the year. The average crude gain during this period of time is 17.4%.

There is now a balance returning to supply and demand for crude […]

Historically the best time of the year for crude oil to rally in price is between November and March. In the past five winters, crude has rallied during this period of the year. The average crude gain during this period of time is 17.4%.

There is now a balance returning to supply and demand for crude […]

There is speculation that the US Economy is slowing and that the US dollar may be weakening. Some investors are seeing Gold as an alternative investment.
According to Bloomberg News 79% or 28 Gold traders interviewed from around the word are bullish on Gold and the Precious Metals in general. This has been the highest percentage […]

There is speculation that the US Economy is slowing and that the US dollar may be weakening. Some investors are seeing Gold as an alternative investment.
According to Bloomberg News 79% or 28 Gold traders interviewed from around the word are bullish on Gold and the Precious Metals in general. This has been the highest percentage […]

Now that the first month of the last quarter is behind us, it is a good time to see where the money has been flowing. This is useful because the first month of a quarter usually indicates how the quarter will be going. Leading the group is iShares MSCI South Africa Index EZA . The one […]

Now that the first month of the last quarter is behind us, it is a good time to see where the money has been flowing. This is useful because the first month of a quarter usually indicates how the quarter will be going. Leading the group is iShares MSCI South Africa Index EZA . The one […]

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 and are willing […]