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Ten Worst ETF Performers Of 2011 (URA, KWT, GRN, SCIF, PBW, PLTM, GAZ, EGPT, CVOL, SEA)

December 23rd, 2011

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…

KWT, NYSE:GRN, PBW, PLTM, SEA, URA

Digging Deep: Time For Precious Metals Miners? (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, PLTM, PSAU, KGC, PAAS, ABX, PLG)

February 15th, 2011

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

The Why of White Metals: Silver, Platinum & Palladium in 2010 (PSLV, AGQ, SLV, SIVR, DBS, USV, PALL, PPLT, PTM, DBP, GLTR, WITE, PLTM, SIL)

December 27th, 2010

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

Precious Metal ETFs: Physical vs. Equity Exposure (GLD, GDX, SLV, SIL, PPLT, PLTM)

December 21st, 2010

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, PLTM, PPLT, SIL, SLV

After Gold and Silver, How About White Cake for Dessert? (PALL, PPLT, PGM, PTM, PLTM, PAL, PLG, SWC)

December 13th, 2010

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 ETFs Likely To Remain Elevated (PPLT, PGM, PTM, PLTM)

November 29th, 2010

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

Go For The Gold With Mining ETFs (SIL, PLTM, COPX, CU, REMX, URA, GDX, GDXJ, GLDX)

November 11th, 2010

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, PLTM, REMX, SIL, URA

Wednesday, October 20th ETF Movers: (BAL, FAA, MDD, PLTM, VXX, XRU, PBTQ)

October 20th, 2010

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…

MDD, NYSE:BAL, NYSE:FAA, PBTQ, PLTM, VXX, XRU

Playing Precious Metals Through Equity ETFs (GDX, GDXJ, SIL, PLTM, PSAU, EMT, GLD, IAU, SGOL, SLV, SIVR, PALL, PPLT)

September 21st, 2010

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…

IAU, NYSE:EMT, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, PALL, PLTM, PPLT, PSAU, SGOL, SIL, SIVR, SLV

Mining ETFs: Eight Ways To Play (XME, EMT, GDX, GDXJ, SIL, CU, COPX, PLTM, PKOL)

August 25th, 2010

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, PKOL, PLTM, SIL, XME

Platinum ETFs and ETNs Expected To Shine (PPLT, PGM, PTM, PLTM)

July 18th, 2010

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 Files For ETFS Physical WM Basket Shares

June 1st, 2010

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, PLTM, PPLT, SIVR

Dan Sullivan Joins Richard Russell In Bear Camp, Moves To Cash

May 19th, 2010

“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, PHYS, PLTM, PPLT, SGOL, SIVR

These New ETFs Offer Interesting Opportunities That Have Been Previously Unavailable To Investors

March 29th, 2010

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…

INDL, INDZ, NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:BRIL, NYSE:BRIS, PLTM, REK, SBM, YXI

First Trust Launches First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund (PLTM)

March 16th, 2010

First Trust has launched its “First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index Fund” (PLTM). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called Read more…

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