That’s the score folks, in case you haven’t been keeping track. The Federal Reserve Chairman said his $600 billion “QE2″ program would lower interest rates. Instead, rates have done nothing but Read more…

NYSE:EDV

With exchange traded funds (ETFs), global stock markets can be sliced and diced in hundreds of different ways. You can invest by country, by geographic region, by industry sector, and by Read more…

NASDAQ:VTWG, NYSE:IJT, NYSE:IWO, NYSE:SJF, NYSE:VIOG

What’s in your exchange traded fund (ETF)? The obvious answer is “stocks” if it is a stock ETF, and “bonds” if it is a bond ETF. That’s not always the case, though. Read more…

NYSE:DBC, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SH, NYSE:TBT

Martin here with an urgent update on the next phase of the banking crisis. Just this past Friday, the government released new data showing that the FDIC’s list of “problem banks” now includes 903 Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:SEF, NYSE:SKF, NYSE:UYG, NYSE:XLF

It’s always gratifying when the mainstream media picks up on a theme you’ve been banging away at for weeks. And boy is that happening now. Just get a load of the headlines we’ve seen in recent Read more…

NYSE:MUB

Let me ask you a question. Suppose you have the ability to invest in any stock market in the world. One of the largest markets has lagged badly for many years now. And there are few reasons to think Read more…

NASDAQ:ADRE, NYSE:AMJ, NYSE:ECH, NYSE:EPU, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:EWS, NYSE:EWW, NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:EZA, NYSE:FAA, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GXG, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:ILF, NYSE:PGJ, NYSE:PXQ, NYSE:THD, NYSE:TUR, NYSE:VWO

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, NASDAQ:PLTM, NYSE:COPX, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLDX, NYSE:REMX, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:URA

Martin here with a quick update on four of our favorite exchange traded funds (ETFs). From the first trading day in May through this past Friday, November 5, the Dow is up 4 percent. Read more…

NYSE:DBA, NYSE:ECH, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IDX

You shouldn’t be surprised if I tell you I like Asia. I talk about Asia frequently, both in my Money and Markets columns and in International ETF Trader. Read more…

NASDAQ:AAXJ, NASDAQ:ADRA, NYSE:EPP, NYSE:EWH, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:EWS, NYSE:EWT, NYSE:EWY, NYSE:FNI, NYSE:GMF, NYSE:IDX, NYSE:THD, NYSE:VNM, NYSE:VPL

See if you can guess the country … Read more…

NYSE:ENZL, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:KROO

Here’s a question for you … and I’m pretty sure your answer is “Yes.” The question is: Do you eat? Food is a basic necessity of life. We all need to eat. Some of us eat more than others do, of course. Read more…

NYSE:DBA, NYSE:MOO

Do you pay attention to the currency markets? You’d better, if you want to survive and thrive in these crazy times. Read more…

NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXF, NYSE:FXS, NYSE:SZR, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:ULE

The exchange traded fund menu is growing fast. So far this year more than 170 new ETFs and similar exchange-traded products have hit the market in the U.S. Read more…

NYSE:BRAQ, NYSE:CCX, NYSE:ENZL, NYSE:EPHE, NYSE:INXX, NYSE:LIT, NYSE:MLPS

You can always count on one thing in the technology sector: Change! The cutting-edge inventions that fascinated us so much back in the 1990s are de rigueur now. Where will we be in ten years? Read more…

NYSE:CQQQ, NYSE:FDN, NYSE:IGV, NYSE:PXQ, NYSE:VOX

In these turbulent times, plenty of investors just want steady income. Others realize they need to look outside the U.S. as they ride out the storm. Yet in a world where some once-stable economies Read more…

NYSE:BWX, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:EMB, NYSE:EMLC, NYSE:IBND, NYSE:PICB, NYSE:WIP