We have previously taken a look at a handful of commodity based ETFs as a way to diversify your investing portfolio. One of the problems with commodity based ETF’s to this point has been that the choices aren’t really representative of the wide range markets represented by the commodity markets. But that is changing over time, for example a new coal based ETF recently caught our eye.
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In a previous post, we talked some about the options mutual fund investors had for investing in gold mutual funds. It turns out there are several options we have, and they are a powerful vehicle for adding diversification to your overall mutual fund portfolio. We covered the diversification of gold mutual funds previously, but this study focused on funds using gold stocks, primarily gold mining stocks. But we often get questions related to the performance of gold funds, and how correlated they are to the actual price of gold.
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What is a foreign currency ETF or exchange traded fund? The first foreign currency ETF was offered by Rydex in 2005, traded as FXE, and it tracks the European Euro against the US dollar.

Now you should be aware that when you are involved in currency trades, you are actually participating in a market that is much larger than the US stock market. The Forex, or foreign currency exchange market dwarfs the US stock market, and is probably the largest financial exchange in the world.
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What are the best ETFs to trade? We often get questions about the list of ETF’s we use, and why we “only use 50 Exchange Traded Funds” in our system. Aren’t we leaving money on the table, and shouldn’t we be trading all the available ETF’s in order to get the best possible returns from our system?
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We occasionally get the question: Can I trade ETF’s in odd lots. And of course, the answer is “Sometimes.”
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Saw an article today on Yahoo Finance. The Man Group has announced that they will list their hedge fund as an ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The type of ETF is what make this announcement interesting to me.
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