Can New Alcohol ETF Compete with Other Thematic ETFs?
Some basic goods and services such as fertilizers, water, food and health services are essential for human existence and it makes sense to invest in these goods through sector...
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Portfolio Cuts Couldn’t Stop HealthInvest From Buying Up These Stocks
HealthInvest Partners AB is a Stockholm-based fund management company co-founded by Carl Bennet and Anders Hallberg in 2006, which specializes in the healthcare sector.
Julian Robertson Likes Biotech, Talks Up Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) & Gilead (GILD)
Legendary investor Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management, sees tremendous upside in biotech stocks right now. The billionaire told CNBC in a recent interview that fears...
GNC Deal Could Be In Jeopardy, Genocea Taming Herpes, Opexa Not Taming MS, Plus The Latest on Theravance
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) has gained 0.21% this morning, in lockstep with the S&P 500, as it is wont to do.
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s Favorite ETFs
Fisher Asset Management is a money management firm founded by billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Fisher.
Interest Rates Rattle Muni Bond Fund Investors
Municipal bond funds are typically held for their tax-free income properties and low risk profile rather than their growth prospects.
Five High-Yield Dividend ETFs
High dividend yielding stocks and ETFs are in high demand as most central banks have kept their benchmark interest rates near the 0% level.
Five Biotech ETFs Posting Strong Second-Halfs: From ALPS Medical Breakthroughs (SBIO) To The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI)
2016 has been a tough year for the biotech sector, as drug pricing became a very popular topic among politicians and media outlets, which dubbed many of the industry’s practices...
Interview with Eric Ervin, CEO of Reality Shares
Eric Ervin is the CEO of Reality Shares. Reality Shares creates research-driven, innovative investment products – including ETFs – to help reduce the effects of market noise...
Dual Momentum October Update
Scott’s Investments provides a free “Dual ETF Momentum” (1) spreadsheet which was originally created in February 2013.
Momentum Portfolios October Update
In 2011 Scott’s Investments began tracking a momentum portfolio which ranks a basket of ETFs based on price momentum and volatility.
How To Properly Utilize Growth and Value ETFs
One of the tremendous benefits of using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is the ability to customize your exposure to target a specific theme. This flexibility allows for greater...
The Fear Trade Is Falling Apart
The fear trade has been one of the most successful avenues for investors to take part in this year.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Covered Calls? Here Are 4 Better Options for Income Investors
Despite the Fed’s recent announcement, artificially low interest rates aren’t going away any time soon, and this continues to create very real challenges for income-focused...
Five ETFs that Hedge Funds Like in 2016
When it comes to investing, it's often hard to beat the market by picking a portfolio of individual investments, which is why everyday investors often choose index funds or ETFs...
8 Stocks and ETFs Your Financial Advisor Is Buying Right Now
What are the best stocks to buy right now? We try to answer this question every day by tracking the moves of smart money and buyside analysts.
Highlights from the 20 Most-Searched Stocks Among Financial Advisors: Focus on Earnings and ETFs
The U.S stock market is extending its volatility and is about to close the first month of 2016 in the red, as investors are looking worryingly towards China and oil.
Is the US Economy Close to a Bust?
In light of an unbroken string of atrocious manufacturing survey data, we have decided to update a few of the charts we use to assess the economy.
Don’t Be An Investment Hero: Avoid The Temptation Of That Brazilian ETF
For the contrarian investor out there, it is always tempting to invest in downtrodden markets.
Hedge Funds Love These ETFs
At Insider Monkey we usually focus on stocks in which a select group of hedge funds prefers to invest its capital, but we also notice that hedge funds similar to smaller investors...
Opportunity To Make Money With Paul Singer
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Best performing ETF For 2014: First Trust NYSE Arca Biotech ETF (FBT), SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific (ETF) (GMF), IShares Barclays 20+ Yr. Treas.Bond (ETF) (TLT)
Over the years, investing in bonds and stocks has become easier and easier with focus now shifting to exchange-traded funds that continue to gain traction with the investing community...
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (MHR), Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) and iShares Barclays 20+ Yr. Treas Bond (ETF) (TLT): Top Picks Ahead Of OPEC Meeting
Oil has been on a declining trend over the past few months reaching lows of $80 a barrel with massive impact on oil stocks.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Public Offering Can be Played Indirectly Through These Methods
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) will soon debut on the New York Stock Exchange in grand, potentially IPO record-breaking fashion, and that has many investors wondering how...
Silver Trust (SIVR), iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (SLV), PureFunds ISE Jnr Slvr Cp (Sm Cp Mnr/Exp) ETF (SILJ) and ETFS Physical White Metals Baskets Shares (WITE): The Best Silver ETFs
Over the past, one-month silver has appreciated by 12% double the amount that was expected for gold and considerably raising the stakes of investing in them through ETF’s.
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD): The Way Ahead For Gold and its ETFs
On CNBC’s ‘Fast Money,’ the traders discussed on the prospects for investing in gold prices in the current market scenario and the performance of gold funds like Market ...
Utilities SPDR (ETF) (XLU), iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index (ETF) (IWO): The Best ETFs to Buy, Hold and Sell
Exchange Traded Funds are a kind of index funds that essentially trade like stocks.
Thursday’s ETF Movers: Gold Miner Bulls, Long Silver ETN
The markets are slightly down on late Thursday after a big rise on Wednesday, following the FOMC press release.
Gold is Flat, Gold Miners ETF is on the Move
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is going to release its latest policy decision in less than an hour and the market is –if you will- on hold.
Strategiest Max Breier is Bullish on Oil & Gas ETFs
Energy prices are on the rise after Sunni militant fighters started attacking and capturing several cities in Iraq.
Top ETF Movers on Tuesday
On Tuesday the markets have inched down in the morning after closing in green the day before.
Top Gainers and Losers Among ETFs on Monday
The U.S. Markets opened with a slight decline on Monday amid the International Monetary Fund cutting the growth forecast for the U.S.
Friday’s ETF Movers: ProShares Ultra Semiconductors, Direxion Daily South Korea Bear, Direxion Daily India Bull 3X Shares
ProShares Ultra Semiconductors (ETF) (NYSEARCA:USD) is Friday’s big winner.
J.P. Morgan Funds’ VP Insight on Markets: Europe, BRIC and South Africa
In a recent interview on CNBC, Andres Garcia-Amaya, JPMorgan Funds’ Vice President and Global Market Strategist, explained why he likes Europe better than the U.S.
Funds Are Shorting Gold, Should you?
Gold has opened in green on Wednesday, currently trading at around $1260, up by 0.1%.
Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks’ Insight on Markets
Howard Marks, Chairman at Oaktree Capital Management, was interviewed on CNBC on Tuesday, and discussed the current condition of the stock market.
Investors Should Consider Holding Gold as Insurance: Simona Gambarini
Is Gold a commodity that investors should hold? Simona Gambarini, associate director of research at ETF Securities during an interview with CNBC provided her insight on this question...
My No. 1 Ranked International ETF is Signaling ‘Buy’ Now
Some studies have shown that most of a stock's return is due to the direction of the trend in a bull market. This can be seen in stock market breadth data.
Green Investments, Green Returns: 11 Eco-Friendly ETFs to Consider
The US has come along way since the oil crisis in 1973.
These 4 New Funds Hold A Lot Of Promise
Any ETFs that fail to gain a big enough investor following eventually are shut down.
My Top-Ranked U.S. ETF Offers Deep Value In A Surprising Sector
In a typical lifecycle, a stock might go from a hot IPO to a growth stock to a value stock.
3 Reasons Why This Is a Great Income ETF
Income investing is a challenge in this current low yield environment.
Is PowerShare Buyback Achievers Fund a Buy? The Safest Way To Profit From $455 Billion In Stock Buybacks
Over the past few years at StreetAuthority, we've been chronicling the remarkable pace of share buybacks.
Market Vectors India Small Cap Index ETF (SCIF), EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust (INXX): Two ETFs to Play This Reviving Emerging Market
After a relatively stable first half of fiscal year 2013, the Indian markets took a turn for the worse.
ProShares Short S&P500 (ETF) (SH), ProShares Short QQQ (ETF) (PSQ), ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (ETF) (SDS): Investors May Want to Hedge Against a Fractured Fed
Those who believe that the Federal Reserve has been "winging it" in its efforts to keep the economy afloat may have found plenty of proof in the minutes of the Federal Open Market...
iShares Dow Jones US Home Const. (ETF) (ITB), PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM): Chart Predicts a Double-Digit Breakdown in This Sector
The stock market put in a rather strong performance upon returning from the long Labor Day holiday weekend.
United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (USO): What The Syrian Crisis Means For Oil Prices
By making a few lucky stock and option trades, I had accumulated a modest sum of trading capital in my brokerage account.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO): These 4 Huge ETFs Could Be Your Core Portfolio
Exchange-traded funds have made it easier than ever for investors to build a diversified portfolio.
iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY), Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM): Three Launchpads for Dividend Investors
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can serve as a starting point for finding the perfect matches for your portfolio.
PIMCO ETF Trust (HYS): The Key To Protecting Your Wealth From The Fed
When I was a teenager, my father took me to an empty parking lot to practice driving on ice and snow. Skidding is an eerie feeling.
