Tom Lydon Talks About His Holiday ETF Picks on Fox Business
ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tom Lydon appeared on Fox Business this afternoon to discuss which exchange traded funds (ETFs) he’s thinking about right now.
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Will Summit on Climate Change Revitalize Green ETFs?
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The Kyoto Protocol is coming up on its expiration date and world leaders are eager to ratify a new global agreement on climate change. An upcoming conference may provide the push toward invigorating the green industry and related ETFs. The Copenhagen Climate Conference on Dec. 7 in Denmark is expected to finalize terms of an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas...
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Mexico ETF: Will Complacency Slow It Down?
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: After a year of seemingly endless problems sprouting up, Mexico’s officials may have become complacent. It could be a stumbling block on the way to economic and ETF health if the situation doesn’t change. Mexico was fettered to the United States as both economies plummeted during the recession, and Mexico’s GDP shrunk by 9.7% in the year ending...
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New Leveraged ETNs Offer Innovation
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Barclay’s has a new lineup of leveraged and inverse ET that are being called “potentially the most complex exchange traded product ever devised.” According to David Nadiq at Index Universe , the notes – two long and three short – will offer investors exposure to leveraged returns linked to the performance, or inverse performance,...
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Water ETFs Could Be the Next Big Wave
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Keeping water clean is a big business, and one of the biggest IPOs this year has been a water treatment equipment company based in China. Specialized commodities such as water are giving Wall Street and related ETFs something to ponder. Water has become the most valuable resource of the 21st century. Its value touches down upon all socioeconomic aspects of civilization...
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Reverse Brain Drain: China ETFs’ Gain, Our Loss?
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The United States has lured young minds from other countries for years, but now China is fighting back to reclaim lost human capital. The reverse brain drain may provide the necessary innovations for faster growth in China’s tech industries and ETFs. The new life sciences school at Beijing’s Tsinghua University is luring China’s brightest minds...
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3 Reasons to Keep an Eye on Real Estate ETFs
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Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Although the housing sector and the ETFs witnessed a minor setback recently things are looking better this week as home sales rise to a two-and-a-half year high. Many have suggested that the drop in housing starts in October was caused by the expiration of the first-time homebuyer tax credit, which was recently extended by policymakers. Last week, it was announced...
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Playing Black Friday with ETFs
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The competition is fierce for holiday sales this year. So much so, that when it comes to some retailers, Black Friday started early. And there are myriad ways you can play the bargain-hunting with exchange traded funds (ETFs). Black Friday is the traditional kick-off for the holiday shopping season, but you may have noticed the deals began popping up a little...
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ETF Spotlight: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: ETF Spotlight on Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR ) , part of a weekly series. Assets: $152.5 million Complete Story »
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Four Claymore ETFs to Close
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Claymore announced today that it would be liquidating four low-volume ETFs. The combined assets of the ETFs make up less than 0.70% of the provider’s total ETF assets. Dec. 11 will be the last trading day for the following four funds: Complete Story »
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Dividend ETFs Are Looking Attractive
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Despite an impressive market rally that has major indexes up around 65% off the March 9 lows, there are still a number of blue-chip stocks delivering handsome dividend yields. ETFs can give a diversified play. Yields upwards of 3% are being offered by some well-known names, including Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT ), Clorox (NYSE: CLX ), Sara Lee ( SLE ), Sysco (NYSE:...
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Poland’s Growing Economy Targeted with New ETF
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Poland’s economy was a rarity this year: it managed to sidestep any recession and is forecast to grow this year and next. That makes the new Market Vectors Poland (NYSEArca: PLND ) exchange traded fund ( ETF ) an especially appealing launch. The new Poland ETF is the first to offer pure-play exposure on Poland’s growing economy. Complete Story »...
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Metal ETF Opportunities for a Weak Dollar
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Gold and its ETFs have been making headlines on a daily basis and are drawing attention, but there are opportunities to be had in many other metal funds, as well. Gold has soared to a historic $1,174 per ounce as investors gobble it up to hedge against a falling dollar and inflation. But as the dollar remains weak, commodities in general will be cheaper for foreign...
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Oil ETFs: Supply of Oil Can’t Keep Up with Demand
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The global appetite for oil seems insatiable, and it’s growing. However, the supply of oil is not coming out as fast as it’s being used. Oil ETFs may start reflecting the rise in oil prices as the disparity between supply and demand widens. Eating away at the stockpiles of crude oil, the growing world oil demand will probably outstrip supply in 2010,...
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Global Sector ETFs: Another Way to Tweak Your Portfolio
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As the U.S. dollar has fallen and emerging markets begin to account for an increasing portion of the world’s GDP, exchange traded funds (ETFs) that offer access to global sectors begin to sound like an appealing idea. Kyle Waller of Index Universe states that investing in global sectors offers the benefits of higher growth possibilities abroad and lower...
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