“Jumping into a stock because your rich neighbor did, or because you heard about it from your friend’s uncle who used to work on Wall Street, or because CNBC has been talking about it nonstop Read more…

NYSE:BGU, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, QID, SDS, SKF, TNA

On August 20, 2010, at the recommendation of Grail Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) and RiverPark Advisors, LLC (“Subadviser”), the investment manager and subadviser, respectively, of the ETFs discussed below, the Board of Trustees of the Grail Advisors ETF Trust (“Trust”) approved the Read more…

RFF, RPQ

“The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSE:UNG) traded heavily on Friday, with investors selling-to-open 6 strike puts. The October 6 contract was the most active. More than 75,000 traded and 92% traded Read more…

UNG

Morningstar’s Paul Justice and Mike Rawson discuss the differences among the major index families and how to manage market exposures and taxes using ETF holdings. Specifically, they focus on the Dow Jones family of indexes, Standard & Poor’s, Russell, and MSCI. They explain that when you buy a Read more…

IWB, IWN, IWO, IWR, IWV, IWW, NYSE:DIA, SPY

“The current state of the equity markets is one of uncertainty as investors mull attractive valuations and merger hype amid a cautious outlook for the global economy. While indecision can Read more…

NYSE:DXD, NYSE:FAZ, QID, SDS, SKF

Scott Burns sat in on Morningstar’s “Friday Five” segment Friday to discuss the week’s housing, M&A news, and most importantly to give ETF ideas for Read more…

IXP, NYSE:AMJ, XLKS

For many in the U.S., a strong currency sounds like a nice problem to have. A firm greenback effectively reduces the cost of flat-screen TV’s from Asia and makes overseas vacations a little Read more…

NYSE:DXJ, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:FXY, YCS

While U.S. investors can be forgiven for thinking that stocks have been stuck in a fairly narrow trading range for the last 3 ½ months, those who are scanning the globe for investment ideas are Read more…

IDX, NYSE:EEB, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:EPI, NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:EZA, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GXG, RSX, TUR, VNM

Van Eck Global, the company behind the Market Vectors line of ETFs, has been the latest issuer to modify its plans to remove the usage of derivatives in its proposed actively-managed ETFs Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

The Charles Schwab Corporation today announced an agreement to acquire Windward Investment Management, Inc., for $150 million in stock and cash. The deal is expected to close during the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Last week was a relatively strong week for stocks and commodities. Although the SP500 closed slightly lower on the week the price action Friday was strong. The recent pop in commodities has Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, SPY, USO

There is much debate within the precious metals industry regarding the alleged suppression, or at least manipulation to an extent, by either central banks or the proprietary trading divisions of Read more…

IAU, NYSE:DGL, NYSE:DGP, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:GLL, SGOL, UBG, UGL

Once per week I provide a summary on my site of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) and the S&P 500. This past week saw some interesting action with the market trading down for much of the week Read more…

SPY

The better than expected GDP numbers threw a slight monkey wrench in the trading plan (for you traders out there). I was expecting a gap down open that would break through the 1040 pivot Read more…

SPY

In midday trading Friday, the B2B Internet HOLDRs (AMEX:BHH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.15% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

AMEX:BHH, NYSE:EDV, PLND, SBM, TAN, VXX