Global ETF News

News and information about international Exchange Traded Funds

ETF Securities are called by some the “Mutual Funds for the 21stCentury.” Read the rest of this entry »

The European market for exchange traded funds is approaching an inflection point that could lead to a significant growth phase for assets, according to Source, the ETF provider. Read the rest of this entry »

Investors have an endless appetite for information about exchange-traded funds, judging from the reader e-mails we get at Investor Clinic. Bonds are right up there, too. Read the rest of this entry »

The $52.3 billion SPDR Gold Shares was up about 1% early Friday and traded above $123 a share for the first time in its history. Read the rest of this entry »

Silver prices may test $20.00 this week. Prices have not been able to break above this resistance level since March 2008, however, the potential for a move higher is possible given the recent surge in investor buying. Read the rest of this entry »

A developing trend in the investment world has people aligning their personal philosophies with their pocketbooks. Read the rest of this entry »

Two months after a tragic plane crash on Russian soil claimed the lives of Poland’s president and several top government officials, voters will head to the polls on Sunday to choose between two candidates with drastically different plans for the country’s future. Read the rest of this entry »

As the nation’s anger grows over the leak in the Gulf, some speculate that the Obama administration will use this opportunity to push an alternative energy agenda. There is no question that alternative energy has become a hot area for investment, despite its dismal returns recently. Read the rest of this entry »

With investment opportunities in global stock markets few and far between, we are now analyzing opportunities in global currency markets. Read the rest of this entry »

Exchange-traded funds that use leverage to boost returns have an appeal that can be hard to resist. If your timing is right, you can collect gains two or even three times that of the daily return of a given stock or bond index. Read the rest of this entry »