Rightnow Technologies (RNOW): The Right Play On The Cloud Computing Boom?
A few weeks ago, we talked about cloud computing, a phenomenon some market observers believe to be the “next big thing” in the technology world. I mentioned some of the bigger players in cloud computing: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC) and Microsoft (MSFT) among others. These are...
CHXX: Emerging Global Launches China Infrastructure ETF
Recent hiccups aside, the China growth story still fascinates investors. It’s not hard to see why: So many people moving from agrarian survival to modern cities in the space of a single generation is momentous. Today (2/17/2010) brought a new way to get your money involved with the launch...
GSD: Another Unneeded ETF from Old Mutual
GlobalShares FTSE Developed Countries ex US Fund (GSD) began trading on Thursday (2/11/2010). This ETF is designed to offer exposure to 23 developed countries, including Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, without US stocks. Its underlying index, the FTSE Developed ex US Index,...
New ProShares ETFs Go 3X
Some people just can’t get enough leverage, apparently. Today ProShares unveiled eight new ETFs offering long and inverse exposure to popular stock indexes with 300% daily leverage objectives. Day traders should be pleased. The new bullish funds are: ProShares UltraPro Dow30 (UDOW) ProShares...
AET: Seeing Opportunity Through the Controversy
If you follow events in our nation’s capital, you know President Obama’s health care reform package is controversial. The argument over a bill whose price tag could top $1 trillion has had a profound impact on the health insurance sector. Stocks like Aetna (AET) alternately suffered and...
GSR Undergoes Ill-Advised 5:1 Split
The board of GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund (GSR) recently approved a 5:1 split. Trading on a split-adjusted basis will commence next Wednesday, February 17, 2010. The action will reduce the trading price from around $100 per share to about $20 per share. According to a company press release,...
Five Common Investor Mistakes
We’ve all made mistakes in the market. Admitting defeat is never fun, but it’s better than denying your problems altogether. Today I will reveal some of the mistakes I’ve made and seen other investors make. The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute published a similar list: 12 Common Mistakes...
ETF Deathwatch for February 2010
The number of exchange traded products on ETF Deathwatch dropped below 100 for the first time since November 2008. Whether this drop is permanent or temporary remains to be seen. I believe it to be a temporary event caused by a slowdown in new product introductions a year ago. Some 70 new funds...
The 26 Commission-Free ETFs at Fidelity
The longer I study Fidelity’s commission-free ETF announcement of last week (2/2/10), the more impressed I become. This is not a hap-hazard list of ETFs that Fidelity and BlackRock threw together. It is a solid lineup assembled from what many would consider the best iShares core offerings in domestic...
How To Make $10,000 This Weekend
OK, it may take more than just the weekend, but you really could make $10,000. The National Association of Active Investment Managers, or NAAIM, is looking for scholarly papers about active investment topics. The winner will receive the coveted “Wagner Award,” $10,000 in cash and a free...
