One of the most glaring holes in our education system is retirement investing. Much is said about day trading and the high wire acts of Hedge Funds. Retirement investing is a long term proposition Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
FocusShares, LLC, a registered investment advisor (RIA), exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsor and affiliate of online investing firm Scottrade, Inc., today launched 15 new low-cost ETFs benchmarked to indexes licensed from Morningstar, Inc. The FocusTM Morningstar ETFs begin trading today on Read more…
NYSE:FBM, NYSE:FCD, NYSE:FCL, NYSE:FCQ, NYSE:FEG, NYSE:FFL, NYSE:FHC, NYSE:FIL, NYSE:FMU, NYSE:FRL, NYSE:FTQ, NYSE:FUI
The risks of investing in most U.S. stocks have been extremely high for a host of reasons: Read more…
NYSE:DXD, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, SBB, SDS, SH, TNA, TZA, VXX
I’ve heard a lot of chatter about Copper prices and a potential reversal lately, so let’s take a quick look at simple trend structure and levels to watch on both the important weekly and daily chart Read more…
JJC, NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:COPX, NYSE:DBB
Kent Moors: Information has surfaced that forces opposing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi secured the major oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf (both port cities on the Mediterranean). Read more…
NYSE:BNO, OIL, USL, USO
iShares will begin trading its new “iShares High Dividend Equity Fund” (NYSE:HDV) Wednesday, March 31, 2011. The iShares High Dividend Equity Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Morningstar Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:HDV
iShares will begin trading its new “iShares MSCI China Index Fund” (NYSE:MCHI) Wednesday, March 31, 2011. The iShares MSCI China Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI China Index. The Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, MCHI
After seemingly losing interest in 2010, investors have resumed pouring money into commodity ETFs in 2011; both broad-based basket funds and resource specific products have grown as these Read more…
NUGT, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:GLD, SPY, UGL
Stocks posted solid gains on Tuesday on mixed trade. The market sold off briefly at the open, but buyers entered the market around 10:00 am, fueling a bullish move all the way to the close. Read more…
IHI, SLV
In trading on Tuesday, the Market Vectors Rare Earth/Str Metals ETF (NYSE:REMX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.00 on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
INDY, NIB, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:GAZ, PIN, REMX
Precious metals market, gold in particular, has been highly influenced by economic indicators and currency market, historically. In our previous essay entitled No Breakout in Gold So Far, Strong Read more…
IAU, NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, SGOL, SLV, ZSL
Not too long ago in our national history, mining for rare earths (Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals (NYSE:REMX)) was an American enterprise. As in so many other areas Read more…
REMX, TLT, UUP
Van Eck’s lead energy analyst, Shawn Reynolds, has an MBA from Columbia Business School and a master’s in petroleum geology from the University of Texas. As an investment team member Read more…
NLR, NUCL, NYSE:GAZ, PKN, UNG, URA, USO
Morningstar’s Abraham Bailin and State Street’s Anthony Rochte discuss shifts in thinking on gold, silver, and their application in a portfolio. Anthony says that, “when we talk to institutional investors, Read more…
NYSE:GLD, SLV
Canadians have been blessed with a relatively strong mortgage industry and housing markets throughout the U.S. credit crunch. Now there are signs that the dip is coming. Read more…
NYSE:FXC
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