ETFs

Crude Oil ETF’s

Crude Oil – iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return ETN (OIL) – PowerShares DB Oil Fund (DBO) – PowerShares DB Crude Oil Long ETN (OLO) – United States 12 Month Oil Fund (USL) – United States Oil Fund (USO) Leveraged Crude Oil – PowerShares DB Crude Oil Double Long (DXO) – ProShar

Gold ETF’s

Gold ETF’s SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) Market Vectors Gold Miners fund (GDX) Leveraged Gold ETF’s PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN (DGP) PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ) ProShares Ultra Gold (UGL) ProShares Ultra Short Gold (GLL) Inverse (Short) Gold ETF

ETFs for the Gold Bull Market

A little over a year ago I told you about Four Easy Ways to Trade Gold With ETFs. Since then, gold has shot up from below $1,000 to as high as $1,265.30 this past Monday. Is it going still higher? If so, you need to know how to take advantage of the trend. Today I’m going to review some ways y

All Crude Oil Is Similar, But Crude Oil ETFs Are Not

You may have noticed that crude oil prices plunged over the last few weeks. On May 3, the June crude oil futures peaked at more than $87. Then on Monday, May 17 the same contract slipped below $70. That’s a decline of about 20 percent in only ten market days! Of course we could go back in hist

Five Tips for Trading ETFs

Every week I tell you about exchange traded funds (ETFs) that you can use for various investment purposes. You could be wondering, though, what’s the best way to buy them. So in today’s column I’ll give you some practical information that will help you implement whatever ETF invest

Goldman Sachs and ETFs

Last week the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Goldman Sachs (GS) alleging fraud. And the news hit Wall Street like a volcano! Of course the SEC sues companies all the time. Goldman Sachs isn’t just any company, though. Goldman is big — very big — a f

Get Aboard the Trend in Consumer Spending with Sector ETFs

I’m a consumer. You’re a consumer. In fact, just about everyone you know is a consumer. But in these tough economic times, we often have to prioritize. On the other hand, not everyone is closely watching every penny they spend. Some people are making — and spending — more money than

Controlling Political Risk with ETFs

Even if you aren’t very interested in politics, you have to admit that political factors can have a huge impact on your investments. These days government policy affects everything — for better or worse. And that includes exchange traded funds (ETFs). The hard part is what to do about it. So

How to Trade the BRICs with ETFs

You’ve heard of the BRIC countries, right? Brazil, Russia, India and China are the four top emerging markets. For various reasons, all have much better long-term prospects than most of the so-called “developed” markets. Now there’s a way you can trade the BRIC stock markets w

Five Reasons I’m Skeptical About Target-Date ETFs

Are you planning to retire someday? Unless you are already retired the answer is almost certainly “Yes.” It’s the American Dream! Of course, there’s nothing magical about age 65. Some people end their careers earlier and busy themselves in different ways. Others enjoy their w