Legendary Trader: “Buy These Three Stocks Before this September Event”

Luke Lango believes an event scheduled for mid-September is set to trigger a massive market shock, potentially defining the winners and losers for the rest of the year.  

Wed, September 11 at 8:00PM ET
 
 
 
 

ETF Investing

Exchange-traded funds, like mutual funds, aren’t always appreciated… but ETFs can be the strongest investments in your portfolio. ETFs are essentially baskets of stocks, in which you buy yourself exposure to a number of sectors, industries and trends. These can be traditional in nature, with steady dividend payments, or more aggressive, with exposure to hot trends like marijuana. Either way, our analysts have covered it here.

Two ETFs to Play Egypt

There are two ETFs to play this CIVETS member: directly via the Egypt Index ETF (NYSE: EGPT) or indirectly via the Africa ETF (NYSE: AFK).

Your Cure For This Tired Market

With stocks looking very tired, the ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value ETF (NYSE: SJH) could make a run.

The Top 5 Sector ETFs of 2010

Let's take a look at the top five (non-leveraged, non-country specific) sector ETFs so far in 2010.

Charles Schwab Debuts 3 Government Bond ETFs

Charles Schwab unveiled new bond ETFs that offer exposure to U.S. Treasuries with short-term, intermediate term and inflation protected securities. Schwab’s bond ETFs will join the investment firm’s eight stock ETFs, which have around $1.4 billion in assets.

5 Outperforming ETFs in 5 Nations

The first seven months of 2010 have certainly had their share of drama, especially for ETF funds and emerging market stock investors.

How to Profit from a Surge in Global Wheat Prices

The worst drought in 130 years has destroyed at least a fifth of the current Russian wheat crop and threatens much bigger damage to the winter wheat crop if the weather doesn't change soon. Only a bumper crop in the U.S. has prevented wheat prices from really going through the roof.

New Brazil ETF Focuses on Financials

Global X Brazil Financials ETF follows the Solactive Brazil Financials Index, allowing investors a mainline to the emerging market's booming banks.

PowerShares ETF Switches to Fundamental Bond Index

In what could signal a new trend in the bond ETF marketplace, Invesco PowerShares revamped one of its bond ETFs to follow a fundamentally weighted bond index.

Exchange Traded Fund Investing – 7 ETF Trading Tips

Before buying or selling an exchange-traded fund (ETF) it's a good idea to consider trading methods that can save you money and improve your returns. Here are a few suggestions on trading ETFs that could help you to increase your bottom line.

Profit From the Timid Consumer

With consumer confidence falling, the ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods ETF (NYSE: SZK) should make for a good trade.

SPDR Trust Sues PowerShares over ETFs

The Select Sector SPDR Trust filed a lawsuit against Invesco PowerShares Capital Management and related entities for trademark infringement and misappropriation.

7 ETF Investing Myths

When investing in exchange traded funds or ETFs, there is a lot of investing information to digest. Here are 7 ETF myths investors should know about.

ETF Funds Update – New Bond, ADR Growth and Inverse ETFs

A few new exchange-traded offerings with exposure to emerging market bonds and international stocks have just occurred. These ETF funds are very different, including currency, short-side inverse funds and a growth ETF with an international focus.

Fundamental vs. Traditional Index Investing

The rapid expansion of the exchange-traded fund (ETF) marketplace has spurred innovation along with conflicting philosophies about the best way to assemble and manage stock and bond market indexes.

Cashing In on Commodity ETFs

Natural resources, or commodities, are not an asset class per se. People refer to natural resources and put all commodities together just like emerging markets -- this is a mistake. Just like one emerging market is very different from another, different natural resources are driven by very different factors.

Why Canada Is a Big Winner

Combine excellent resource wealth with a strong financial system, great education, and a free economy built on a strong democratic system, and you get an attractive investment environment.

Trade of the Day – ProShares UltraShort Technology ETF (REW)

Yesterday's late announcement by Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) of outstanding earnings and revenues could result in a sharp day down for this inverse ETF and an opportunity to buy it at an attractive price.

401k Investing Strategy – Is Buying Company Stock Smart?

Do you own company stock within your 401k investing plan or personal investing strategy? If you do then there’s a good chance you’re taking more financial risk than you know. Even though your company’s stock may have done well historically or for your stock market investing portfolio, what happens if the company begins to falter?

ETF Investing – Understanding Leveraged and Short ETFs

Leveraged ETF funds and short ETFs attempt to magnify their gains and provide inverse market performance to various stock, bond and commodity indexes on a daily basis. Because they aim to achieve investment results that usually target the daily returns of their underlying benchmarks, these exchange traded funds are probably best suited for investors with a short-term investment time horizon.