Last month, Trader Daily offered “Ten ETFs That Could Just Go Away.” To show we don’t have hearts of stone, now would be a good time to look at 10 of the neatest, niftiest and most interesting new exchange-traded funds of this year.
Combine all the exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes in the U.S., and you’ll find an asset class with a population of nearly 1,200, with combined assets under management north of $1 trillion.
As disturbing news of radioactive leakage in Japan’s damaged reactors emerged Monday morning, coal stocks got pumped up as the broader markets headed for what looked like a fourth straight day of gains.
The failure of nuclear reactors in Japan has created a wide range of health and safety concerns across the globe, but the disaster is working to the advantage of Dynasil Corp.
With the maelstrom in Libya getting worse by the day, traders have certainly been having some fun with an array of stocks and exchange-traded funds that have been moving because of heightened political tensions in the North African nation.
Trader Daily showcases ETF news that looks at ways funds are adapting to the global economy and the politics that go with it.
We’ve mentioned some pretty interesting stock market indicators of here at Trader Daily. But the bears may have just found the most revealing indicator: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Indicator, courtesy of Bespoke Investment Group.
Super Bowl madness is gripping the nation, which means it’s a good time for watchful traders to keep both eyes peeled for trades getting passed over in the maelstrom of football hype and party preparations.
Exchange-traded funds continue to take new forms, as investors find new ways to put them to use.
Last year was an eventful one for the exchange-traded-funds business, and among the interesting developments was the evolution of naysayers and pundits telling alarming tales of market destruction at the hands of ETFs. But there are ETF lovers also, including actor, author and economic commentator Ben Stein.
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