Did you know there are two coal ETFs?

2010-03-08T19:15:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Pros and cons of both</div><div><p>Along the same lines of the comparison of the two oil services ETFs, the ETF Professor would like to talk about the two coal ETFs that are available to U.S. investors. The Professor addressed these ETFs several months ago, but with coal once again looking bullish, it might be a good idea to do a quick review of the Market Vectors Coal ETF (

What you might not know about ETFs and other fund types

2010-02-26T19:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Pros and cons in this investing primer</div><div><p>Why invest in a fund, a cluster of stocks, rather than the stocks themselves? The reasons are twofold. </p><p>First, a fund provides cheaper diversification for those investors with smaller amounts of capital. Buying each component of a fund spreads out your risk in the same way, but you can rack up significant brokerage fees in the process. </p><p>The second reason is true fo...

Got Gold Report: Gold, silver COT action best since 2009

2010-02-22T08:56:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Largest short sellers rushing to exit gold, silver short positions</div><div><p>HOUSTON – The largest of the largest traders of gold futures on the COMEX in New York continued to drastically reduce their net short exposure to both gold and silver futures according to data in the latest...

International stocks with serious potential

2010-02-22T09:57:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Canada weighed down by the American albatross of fiscal cowboy-ism</div><div><p>This week we'll take a closer look at some actual stocks and country-related ETFs you can buy that capitalize on the strength of the country itself and that of its underlying currencies. </p><p>To help clarify what we looked at last week, here's two currency charts feat...

Got Gold Report: COMEX Commercials covering gold shorts

2010-02-22T12:05:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Largest gold futures short sellers close over 25,000 contracts in one week</div><div><p>ATLANTA – The largest of the largest traders of gold futures on the COMEX in New York seemed to be in a hurry to reduce their net short positioning in th...

Fidelity cuts trade commissions to flat $7.95 fee

2010-02-22T12:40:55Z

<div id="subtitle">Fidelity cuts stock trading commissions to $7.95 for all customers; gets ETF pact with iShares</div><div><p>Fidelity Investments on Tuesday undercut its brokerage rivals, reducing its online stock trading commission to a flat fee of $7.95, four weeks after Charles Schwab C...

Got Gold Report: CFTC eyes position limits for gold, silver

2010-02-22T17:56:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Largest futures short sellers have nothing to fear from U.S. regulators</div><div><p>ATLANTA – Just before Christmas we featured the huge net short dollar index positioning by commercial traders on the ICE exchange based here in Atlanta. Since that report other c...

How to trade gold and other commodities ETFs

2010-02-22T18:32:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Key commodities are likely to correct along with the broader market</div><div><p>Whether you are trading stocks, ETFs or futures, technical analysis is the preferred choice for short-term traders. Technical analysis, in short, is the study of price and volume movements on charts. It can be used for studying charts in any time frame whether you are a 1-minute chartist or a long-term investor using monthly charts. </...

HEDGE YOUR BETS LIKE THE BIG BOYS

2010-02-23T11:23:46Z

<div><h1>HEDGE YOUR BETS LIKE THE BIG BOYS </h1><p>Institutional investors have long used private equity and hedge funds to achieve overall returns far higher than those eked out by individuals. In the 10 years ended Dec. 31, 2008, Hedge Fund Research's Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 7% per year, on average, while the US dollar</div><div><p>It was a great week. Stocks and commodities are moving as expected from my weekend trading report. I like to see the market unfold in a calm and collected manner. </p><p>The US dollar has made a nice move in the past couple weeks. Although it has broken ...

ETF trading gold, silver, oil, natural gas and the index

2010-02-23T17:50:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Pullback in gold, silver and Dow ETFs may continue for a very short time, before turning higher</div><div><p>ETF trading has made it easy for traders and investors to get maximum exposure to the entire market without the high fees for mutual funds and their managers. There are now ETFs covering almost every investment type, whether it’s stocks, indexes, sectors, commodities, bonds, real estate, currencies etc… &lt...

Shanghai exchange approves global ETFs: report

2010-02-23T19:56:11Z

<div><p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Shanghai Stock Exchange has approved the development of global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by Chinese fund houses to track six overseas indexes including the Dow ...

`HEDGE FUNDS' FOR EVERYONE

2010-02-23T21:02:27Z

<div><h1>`HEDGE FUNDS' FOR EVERYONE </h1><p>In late October, IndexIQ Chief Executive Adam Patti was crisscrossing the country, from Seattle to Baltimore, giving his spiel about the firm's new alternative investment products to financial advisers in a 20-city road show. The The Fed has pushed interest rates to the lowest levels in history. Money market funds pay nothing. Your bank account pays nothing. Treasury bills pay nothing. Even if you decide to take more risk and buy a long-term Treasury, you'll still...

Got Gold Report: COMEX Commercials position for gold, silver correction

2010-02-23T21:43:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Largest futures traders poised for PM smack-down with record net short gold futures</div><div><p>HOUSTON – The largest of the largest gold and silver futures traders in New York significantly increased their collective net short positioning going into the U.S. Thanksgiving week, a week of lighter than usual liquidity. </p><p>Barclays Global Investors merger; adds board members</div><div><p>Investment manager BlackRock Inc. said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors, including the purchase of the iShares exchange traded funds business.</p><p>The ...

WALK TO CHUCK?

2010-02-24T00:24:54Z

<div><h1>WALK TO CHUCK? </h1><p>Charles Schwab reported on Nov. 13 that client assets totaled $1.35 trillion at the end of October, a 16% increase from one year earlier. Shares of the firm trade at 18.79, but independent research firm Collins Stewart estimates the stock could reach 25...

Precious metals & energy ETF trading report

2010-02-24T03:02:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Watch for possible sharp correction in gold and silver ETFs</div><div><p>So far this week has been generous with our commodity ETFs moving higher, other than natural gas which is clearly in a bear market. Each of the commodity ETF trading charts below is at a different stage and it will be interesting to see how things unfold in the coming weeks. </p><p>Trading ETFs is very rewarding when do...

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