In trading on Wednesday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 19.58% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:EWSM, NYSE:FEZ, NYSE:KXI, NYSE:TUR, NYSE:VXX

I was in Moscow a few weeks ago sitting in on a very interesting panel on the emerging middle class with Columbia professor Joe Stiglitz and Alexei Kudrin, Russia’s finance minister. Read more…

NYSE:BRAQ, NYSE:CHIQ, NYSE:ECON, NYSE:KXI, RXI

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

Thomas Graves, Standard & Poor’s equity analyst tells CNBC Why the consumer staples sector has defensive appeal right now. Thomas gives his picks, the Rydex S&P Equal Weight Consumer Staples (NYSE:RHS), Vanguard

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NYSE:KXI, NYSE:VDC, NYSE:XLP, RHS

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

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

iShares has issued a plea to the shareholders of a few of their funds asking them to vote on an investment advisory agreement. They have had to adjourn their meeting for a 3rd time due to insufficient Read more…

NASDAQ:FCHI, NYSE:EPP, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWW, NYSE:EWY, NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:EZU, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:IEV, NYSE:IHI, NYSE:IOO, NYSE:IXG, NYSE:KXI, RSI