Eric Dutram: Platinum is one of the most popular niche commodities and can be considered an extremely lucrative investment avenue. This metal is also seeing more interest thanks to its role as a diversification agent for investors who are heavy Read more…
PLTM, PPLT, PTM
Michael Johnston: Odds are that 2011 is a year many investors will be eager to forget. Ongoing uncertainty over Europe, combined with a frustrating employment situation stateside and even weakness among emerging markets has put many core asset classes in the red for the year. Most equity ETFs Read more…
NYSE:GRN, NYSE:KWT, NYSE:SEA, NYSE:URA, PBW, PLTM
This morning, the market crackled with news that billionaire investor George Soros had bumped up his holdings of the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD) 0.5 percent in the 4th quarter of 2010. Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, PLTM, PSAU
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, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SIVR, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:USV, NYSE:WITE, PALL, PGM, PLTM, PPLT, PSLV, PTM
ETFs in the commodity space have had an incredible run in 2010, with some funds gaining over 80% on the year and becoming some of the year’s top performers. Commodities across the board Read more…
NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SLV, PLTM, PPLT
The platinum group metals (PGMs) are six metallic elements clustered together in the periodic table: platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and ruthenium. They have similar physical Read more…
PALL, PGM, PLTM, PPLT, PTM
Platinum has witnessed a nice upward trend in 2010 and increased demand from the heavy-duty transportation sector and the industrial sector are expected to provide further positive price Read more…
PGM, PLTM, PPLT, PTM
Do you like to dig? I have to admit, it’s not my favorite thing. But if I knew there was gold in the ground I might think differently. Read more…
NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:COPX, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLDX, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:URA, PLTM, REMX
In midday trading Wednesday, the iPath DJ-UBS Cotton TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:BAL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.5% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NYSE:BAL, NYSE:FAA, NYSE:MDD, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:XRU, PBTQ, PLTM
Perhaps no corner of the ETF market has exploded as rapidly as the precious metals space, as the democratization of an asset class previously off limits to many investors has resulted in billions of Read more…
NYSE:EMT, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SIVR, NYSE:SLV, PALL, PLTM, PPLT, PSAU
Commodities have been one of the hottest corners of the ETF market, exploding on to the scene in recent years as investors have rushed to gain access to a suddenly democratized asset class that Read more…
NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:COPX, NYSE:EMT, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:XME, PKOL, PLTM
Increases in investment demand, a recovery in automotive sales and further tightening of emission standards, paint positive picture for the demand of platinum which is expected to support prices of Read more…
PGM, PLTM, PPLT, PTM
ETF Securities has filed paperwork with the SEC for a ETFS White Metals Basket Trust. The ETFS White Metals Basket Trust (Trust) will issue ETFS Physical WM Basket Shares (Shares) which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust. The investment Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:SIVR, PLTM, PPLT
“Dan Sullivan, editor of two investment advisory services — The Chartist and the Chartist Mutual Fund Letter — emailed clients last night that he was changing his recommendation from being 100% invested in equities to being completely Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SGOL, NYSE:SIVR, PHYS, PLTM, PPLT
New Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) come to market all the time while others die quiet deaths. With the coming of spring, several new ETFs have bloomed and now offer interesting opportunities that Read more…
NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:BRIL, NYSE:BRIS, NYSE:INDL, NYSE:INDZ, NYSE:YXI, PLTM, REK, SBM
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