5 ETFs Defying the Market Doldrums
U.S. News & World Report - Aug 5, 2008
1.iShares Biotechnology Fund ( symbol IBB ).With resurging market interest in biotechnology firms including Amgen , Teva Pharmaceutical Industries , and Gilead Sciences , Gordon says , this ETF ...
International Sector ETFs: State Street Takes On WisdomTree
Resource Investor - Jul 24, 2008
At least for the past few years , many international economic segments performed far better than their domestic counterparts.For example , WisdomTree's International Communications Fund ( DGG ...
REIT ETFs: Shocking The Dart-Throwing Monkey
Resource Investor - Jun 25, 2008
Sales of new homes have declined 40.3 % decline since May of 2007.Prices of single - family homes in 20 major cities dropped by 15 % year - over year , with California and Florida falling 20 ...
Barclays Global Investors Announces Launch of iShares Exchange Traded Funds that Offer Exposure to Alternative Energy and Broad Exposure to China
PR Newswire (press release) - Jun 25, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO , June 25 / PRNewswire / - - Barclays Global Investors ( BGI ) announced today the launch of four new iShares exchange traded funds ( ETFs ) on the NASDAQ Stock Market.The iShares ...
Top Spots in ETF Momentum Tracker go to energy, as oil looms large.
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Jun 10, 2008
Williamstown , MA - June 10 , 2008.For much of this past year , iShares S&P Global Energy has lagged the three other energy - focused iShares ETFs , both in performance and on Don Dion's ETF ...
Broader Tech ETFs Outperform Narrow Sub-Sectors
Resource Investor - Jun 2, 2008
For those who are not enamored with a broad - based tech sector investment like the iShares Dow Jones Technology Fund ( IYW ) , there are a number of sophisticated alternatives.Software , Semis ...
Investing in Planes, Trains, and Ships
Motley Fool - May 30, 2008
By Zoe Van Schyndel , CFA May 30 , 2008 Comments ( 0 )Airlines are getting a lot of media attention these days , as high energy costs and much - criticized customer service have left them between ...