All Things ETF

I am reading lots of buzz all over the Internet on the rising prices in oil and natural gas assets and I am like here we go again. Yes, oil and gas stock are good investments but we are not running out of oil nor natural gas anytime soon. However, many investors are snapping up oil and gas ETFs like delicious hot pancakes. For example, the recent surge in investor demand for the US Natural Gas Fund , whose net assets has swelled 10 fold as investors snap up the shares, has almost caused the fund to temporarily shut down twice due to lack of shares to sell. There is no reason to load up on oil and natural gas stocks or ETF gas funds yet. Read the recent short term energy report from the Energy Information Administration - Official Energy Statistics from the US Government . The US Gov't is projecting lower demand and lower prices- a possible supply glut . Just in case you still believe that oil and gas stocks are the way to go, here are three natural gas ETFs that you may find inter...

I did not post yesterday because it seemed like business as usual. Markets are expected to rise today according to a before-the-bell report listed on the WSJ online . However, the major indexes that represent most aspects of the markets are still trading very tightly. Hardly any buyers; again it seems like there is this shifting of money around- from one account to another. It's funny that when you have a lot of time on your hands that that is the time when you notice things that you may not have noticed before, such as the net assets of many ETFs. They are not increasing! This could be a problem or maybe not. On another note, I still have not answered the question of ' What to buy- foreign or domestic ', from my previous posts on Wednesday June, 24th. I will try to make another attempt to provide some clues today. 7/1/2009 9:15 AM

Tough week ahead. We are heading into the summer months and market performance can really suffer. Lots of stuff happening at home and abroad which may affect your portfolio, retirement and savings. We will be offering lots of ideas and investment strategies that you can use to keep your investments in tip-top shape. Stay tuned. 6/29/2009 9:47 AM