New ETFs

Perhaps comments from CEO Marius Kloppers in 2011 that his company, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), would spend $80 billion to develop and invest in its own mines and oil and gas fields made investors think the world's largest mining company was taking a breather from large-scale mergers and acquisitions...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday February 13, 2012. Pullback plays: ProShares Ultra QQQ (NYSE: QQQ) and the ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (NYSE: SDS). The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) is looking a tad vulnerable. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Nasdaq: IBB)...

Here we are nearly two months into 2012 and we're still talking about Greece. Stalled negotiations regarding a bailout package for the "G" in oft-used and notorious PIIGS acronym led to some panic selling at the open today. The totals weren't as bad at the close as they were in the morning, but...

It's no secret that iShares, the world's largest ETF issuer, has been issuing new funds at warp speed this year. And it's no secret that some of those funds look a lot like other ETFs that have been around a while. What is interesting about some of the recently introduced iShares ETFs isn't so...

Nearly a year ago to the day we highlighted some ETFs even the most conservative investors could embrace. That version of Grandpa's ETF Portfolio probably didn't catch anyone by surprise. After all, it featured a mix of income plays, one of the biggest ETFs on the market tracking value stocks and...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday February 10, 2012. Play a little defense with the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV). The ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas (NYSE: DUG) is worth a look for a day. Earnings plays: SPDR S&P International Energy ETF (NYSE: IPW) and...

Here's a headline that should mean good news: "Greek leaders agree to new spending cuts in bid to avert default." That came courtesy of the Los Angeles Times earlier today. Hopefully, those words prove accurate and Greece will really be able to skirt default. Then again, the market has been down...

A while back we took a look at a few big name stocks that were surprisingly underrepresented in the world of ETFs. All were hard to explain and two in particular, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and Caterplillar (NYSE: CAT), were outright surprises given that they're the largest companies in their...

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday February 9, 2012. The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) shined bright on Wednesday. The Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK) did not. Keep an eye on the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE). Emerging markets plays of the day: EGShares...

New York-based ETF issuer Global X rolled out the Global X Permanent ETF (NYSE: PERM) today, an ETF that is designed to deliver alpha in myriad market environments. With an expense ratio of 0.48%, the Global X Permanent ETF tracks the Solactive Permanent Index. PERM is the first new product...