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Tips for Trading ETFs

The advent of electronic trading has made it easier for individual investors to trade ETFs, but successful order execution requires more than just an idea and a computer screen. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The ETF universe is expanding, and ...

From DON DION, The Street,  23 Nov 2009

Don Dion's Weekly ETF Blog Wrap

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Don Dion posts his current insights on the stock, bond, commodity and currency markets in his RealMoney blog, anticipating which ETFs will be in play next. Among his blogs this week were the following, in which he wrote about ...

From DON DION, The Street,  22 Nov 2009

Dion's Weekly ETF Winners and Losers

Gold made headlines on Monday and Tuesday, but it traded sideways for the remainder of the week. the iShares Comex Gold(IAU Quote) gained 2.8% for the week. Housing starts grabbed headlines as well, after they fell in October, with most analysts ...

From DON DION, The Street,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: iShares,  Dow Jones,  Bank of America,  Jim Rogers

ALAN KEYES IN KANSAS TO STUMP FOR DIST. 4 CANDIDATE JIM ANDERSON

Those who want to see former ambassador and presidential candidate Alan Keyes — in Kansas to campaign for congressional candidate Jim Anderson — will have plenty of opportunity. The campaign is bringing in Keyes to try to drum up support for Anderson, ...

From DION LEFLER, Kansas.com,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alan Keyes,  U.S. Republican Party,  Todd Tiahrt,  Ronald Reagan

Tiahrt bill would block further bailout spending

Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, has introduced a bill in Congress to halt further spending to bail out financial institutions and automakers. Tiahrt's bill is called the Ensure TARP Expires Act of 2009, and would block Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ...

From DION LEFLER, Kansas.com,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  Todd Tiahrt,  Timothy F. Geithner,  George W. Bush

Malaysia ETF Sees Some Sparks

The iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM - commentary - Trade Now) is attractive compared to other single Southeast Asian nation ETFs because the fund's sector weighting is not overly top heavy. A strong economic report and a ...

From DON DION, The Street,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: iShares,  Maxis,  Wall Street Journal

District's unemployment rate reaches record high

D.C.'s jobless rate climbed a half a percentage point in October and reached its highest level in 34 years of record keeping. In Virginia, the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.6 percent, while in Maryland, it rose slightly to 7.3 percent from 7.2 ...

From V. DION HAYNES, The Washington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Mason

The UNG to Dip on Warm Forecast

More bad news for the U.S. Natural Gas ETF (UNG - commentary - Trade Now): A warm forecast will likely depress natural gas futures heading into December, and ETF investors looking for exposure to the physical commodity through the UNG ...

From DON DION, The Street,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Weather Service

Professor Buffett Tutors Goldman

In what appears to be a sign of atonement for past sins, Goldman has enlisted the help of Warren Buffett to help prove to the American people that it deserved the billions in bailout money that kept it afloat during their darkest days. It hopes ...

From DON DION, The Street,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Warren Buffett,  Goldman Sachs,  Lloyd Blankfein,  Susan Thompson,  Melinda Gates

Discount retailer Forman Mills to open pair of new area stores

Forman Mills, which oversees 22 locations in the East, including one in Temple Hills, and three in Michigan, has for 26 years largely operated under the radar. Several retail experts said they know little about the privately held chain. But company ...

From V. DION HAYNES, The Washington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Burlington Coat Factory,  Circuit City

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