Russ Koesterich: Since last fall, technology companies have been helping pull the broader market higher. The S&P 500 technology sector, of which Apple Inc. makes up a significant part, has gained roughly 20% year to date and is up approximately 37% from last Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IYW

Tony Sagami:  In a new Virgin Mobile commercial, a young Richard Branson tells his friends, “In the future,  we’ll be able to talk to each other with our thumbs.” Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:XLK

UBS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (NYSEArca:SSDD), linked to the ISE Solid State Drive™ Index, is the top performing technology Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IYW, NYSE:SSDD, NYSE:SSDL, NYSE:XLK

Russ Koesterich:  While the US labor market has improved recently, it has yet to lead to any real acceleration in US consumption. Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IXP, NYSE:IYC

Stoyan Bojinov: Although uncertainty continues to linger across financial markets, investors’ confidence in the global economic recovery has without a doubt improved considerably going Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:KBE, NYSE:KRE, NYSE:ONN, NYSE:XLF, NYSE:XLK

Stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday on mixed trade.  All five major indices ended up on the day.  The S&P MidCap 400 led the way, as it rose by 0.8%.  The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) tacked on 0.7%, while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) finished up by 0.5%.  Both the DJIA (NYSEARCA:DIA) Read more…

NYSE:DUST, NYSE:EUO, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:TNA

Stocks climbed their way back from early losses to end higher on the day, but on mixed trade. All five major indices closed in positive territory with the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) claiming its sixth consecutive winning session. The technology rich index posted a 0.5% gain on the day. The small-cap Russell Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:TNA, NYSE:XRT

Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past ten years, you know that Technology and its growth have been the big economic and social story of our times. From the dawn of the personal computer Read more…

AMEX:HHH, NYSE:IAH, NYSE:IGV, NYSE:IGW, NYSE:IIH, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:SWH, NYSE:TYH, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XSD, QQQQ, ROM

Global sector ETF performance update for the close of September is below and has also been updated as a free portfolio to track on my blog. At the start of last monthall of the ETFs  except Read more…

NYSE:IXJ, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IXP, NYSE:JXI, NYSE:KXI, NYSE:MXI, RXI

The launch of new products, rapid growth smartphones and an increase in replacement sales enabled the mobile phone sector to post second quarter growth paving the path to opportunity for Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:XLK, QQQQ

Global sector ETF performance update for the close of August is below and has also been updated as a free portfolio to track on my blog. Note that all of the ETFs  except IXP (telecom) were below Read more…

NYSE:EXI, NYSE:IXC, NYSE:IXG, NYSE:IXJ, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IXP, NYSE:JXI, NYSE:KXI, NYSE:MXI, RXI

Despite an uptick in personal savings rates and lackluster results on overall consumer spending, electronics are causing consumers to reopen their wallets, further boosting the appeal of the Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IYW, NYSE:XLK

Global sector ETF performance update for the close of May is below and has also been updated as a free portfolio to track on my blog. Note that all of the ETFs except (NYSE:RXI) (consumer Read more…

NYSE:EXI, NYSE:IXC, NYSE:IXG, NYSE:IXJ, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IXP, NYSE:JXI, NYSE:KXI, NYSE:MXI, RXI

Technology is constantly changing and new innovative ideas come to fruition which changes the market place for consumers.  Consumers love to spend on the newest trend which is why technology ETF’s should be in your portfolio Read more…

NYSE:DBT, NYSE:IGN, NYSE:IGV, NYSE:IGW, NYSE:IPK, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:IYW, NYSE:IYZ, NYSE:VOX, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XSD, PSI, PSJ, PXN, PXQ, PZD