Investors love to know what the “money” people are up to… simply because following their lead can often lead us to profits, too. We follow corporate insiders… activist investors… and legendary Read more…
NYSE:EWY
As Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” If you agree with the estimable Mr. Twain, then a combination of: Read more…
NYSE:DIA, QQQQ, SPY
Could it be that the specs (hedge funds) and retail funds are being setup by the media tools of the operators? Those that recognize the tools play the game. Those that cannot recognize them also Read more…
UNG
There is a tremendous growth opportunity for providers of exchange traded funds (ETFs) to grow total assets for one simple reason—most potential retail investors have never heard of them. Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce that today the following Guggenheim Funds Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) have declared regular and periodic year-end Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
Cafferty Faucher LLP (www.caffertyfaucher.com) filed a lawsuit on behalf of a class that includes purchasers and sellers of the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:SLV) and the ETF Securities Ltd. Silver Read more…
SIVR, SLV
Although rallies in other ags, such as corn and cotton, have often overshadowed the rise in soybean prices, investors in the humble bean have had a little extra something to celebrate this Read more…
JJG, NYSE:DBA, RJA
In spite of the winter holidays, some people seem to be actually reading the investment blogs. Evidence of that came in the form of reactions to yesterday’s column on the relative strength of Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ
With the new year just around the corner, it seems as if 2010 will go down as a generally positive year for investors. Despite numerous and somewhat serious lingering concerns over the health of Read more…
AMEX:BHH, IIH, NYSE:ECH, NYSE:EPU, NYSE:FDN, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GXG, PEJ, PXQ, THD
In general, 2010 has been a pretty solid year for most portfolios. Despite lingering concerns about unemployment and mounting debt burdens, most global equity markets have moved higher on the Read more…
ICLN, KWT, LSC, NIB, NYSE:ERO, NYSE:EU, NYSE:EWI, NYSE:EWP, NYSE:FAN, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:GEX, PWND, TAN, UNG, UNL, VXX, VXZ
While a number of companies are on the verge of hitting the market with exciting new drug products or medical treatments, the biggest 2011 profits for investors in the biotech stocks are Read more…
IBB, XBI
The holiday cheer that’s been lifting the markets this month seems to be tapering off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average taking a pause from its December surge and falling off its multi-month Read more…
RETL, RETS, SPY, XRT
In Monday’s action, the major indices posted mixed results on lackluster volume. The Dow reversed its short lived leadership role from last Thursday, as it was the only index to lose ground Read more…
NYSE:ECH, XRT
Precious metals have had a heck of a year, even the non-gold metals. Especially those, in fact: As of December 23rd, silverprices had risen 73% for the year and platinumup 17%; palladium, Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:DBP, NYSE:DBS, NYSE:GLTR, PALL, PGM, PLTM, PPLT, PSLV, PTM, SIL, SIVR, SLV, USV, WITE
You’d think that after snagging an 18.6 percent gain for the year, investors in the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE:MOO) be able to count their winnings and look forward to the new year Read more…
MOO
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