Top 10 Technology ETFs
The technology sector is where the U.S. still leads the world in product innovation and distribution. Certainly the manufacturing of final products or hardware has moved overseas but world class product design and innovation continues to take place domestically. “During the first quarter of 2012 the technology sector was leading markets higher overall. This was [...]
Top 10 Consumer Discretionary & Retail ETFs
The consumer sector is said to comprise nearly two-thirds of U.S. GDP growth. For that reason alone, focusing on conditions in this sector is important for all investors. The list of ETFs available is growing and related indexes can be quite different from one another. Some ETF issues are new and have yet to gain [...]
Top 10 Energy ETFs
Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, we can help select those ETFs that matter and provide a variety of choices. The result is a more manageable list of issues from which to choose from and [...]
Top 5 Biotech ETFs
Currently, there are only a handful of effective ETFs focused exclusively on biotechnology. Nevertheless, the sector contains companies that will probably produce more effective medical treatment and healthcare than all the insurance plans and HMOs combined. This is the next big thing for the human race as in the future immunization and cures for [...]
Top 10 Financial ETFs
Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our experience as an ETF publication, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. The result is a more manageable list of issues from which to choose that may [...]
Top 10 Municipal Bond ETFs
This listing includes the municipal bond ETFs that have proliferated over the past few years as issuers have discovered a reasonable way to price related indexes. After all, since bonds are a “dealer market” versus a listed securities market where valuations are transparent, pricing bonds has always been in the eye of the various bidders. [...]
Top 10 Materials Sector ETFs
The materials sector represents the well-springs of industrial growth given the demand for raw materials found in base metals and even petroleum. Weak stocks in the sector equate well with the state of manufacturing conditions given they are end users of products. Recently there has been concern regarding global economic contraction led by China and [...]
Top 10 Commodity Producer ETFs
Commodity-based companies and associated ETFs are critically important as a gauge of economic health and demand, inflation and should be important additions to most investment portfolios. Underlying commodity prices can be affected by many factors including the level of the U.S. dollar which can depress prices when strong. With inflation pressures waxing and waning many [...]
Top 10 Utilities ETFs
There is an expanding list of 24 ETFs oriented to the utility and infrastructure sector. The following analysis features a fair representation of ETFs available. We believe from the list below, these ETFs allow investors to choose an appropriate ETF to satisfy the best index-based offerings for individuals and financial advisors. Utility investments are at [...]
