EWP: Analysis & Opinions

  1. More Trouble Ahead for Italy and Spain ETFs? - ETF News ...

    February 05, 2013
    In the past six months, European ETFs have been soaring higher. Worries over a broad debt crisis faded from memory, ...
  2. Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Post Worst One-Day Drop In 2013

    February 04, 2013
    As many investors feared, stocks pulled back sharply today, posting their first triple-digit drop and worst one-day ...
  3. LyondellBasell and More Big Movers in Basic Materials on ...

    December 24, 2012
    The market is having a bad day so far. The Nasdaq is trading down 0.2%; the S&P 500 has decreased 0.3%; and the Dow ...
  4. Least Correlated Country ETFs To S&P 500

    November 12, 2012
    ETFs continue to find their way into countless portfolios as investors of all styles have embraced these innovative ...
  5. Three Country ETFs with Shockingly High Yields - ETF ...

    November 06, 2012
    With Treasury rates still near historic lows, many investors are still avoiding T-bills for their current income ...
  6. Daily ETF Roundup: Industrial Production Data Inspires Rally

    October 16, 2012
    Equities made their biggest one-day gain today since the Fed announced QE3 last month. Fueling the rally was ...
  7. Is the Ireland ETF No Longer A PIIGS Member? - ETF News ...

    October 04, 2012
    At the beginning of Europe's financial crisis, Ireland was one of the hardest hit nations. The country suffered from ...
  8. 3 (Unexpected) High-Yielding ETF Opportunities

    October 03, 2012
    With benchmark interest rates hovering at or near zero in many developed markets, investors of all types have been ...
  9. Daily ETF Roundup: Spain Rumors Welcome Choppy Trading

    October 02, 2012
    Investors were in for a volatile day of trading today, as uncertainty surrounding the timing of Spain’s bailout ...
  10. Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Sputter On Spain Stress Test

    September 28, 2012
    Uncertainty clouded Wall Street once again today, as concerns over Spain and lackluster reports on U.S. wage gains ...
  11. Spain ETF: Here We Go Again - ETF News And Commentary

    September 27, 2012
    Thanks to recent moves by the ECB, and especially the promise by Draghi to buy up sovereign debt if highly indebted ...
  12. Europe ETFs: Rising From The Dead

    September 20, 2012
    To put it mildly, European stocks have had a rough couple of years, as the eurozone sovereign-debt crisis continues ...
  13. Are the Troubled European ETFs Back on Track? - ETF News ...

    September 11, 2012
    This year hasn't exactly been a great one to be heavily allocated to European ETFs or stocks, as worries over a euro ...
  14. Brief History Of ETFs

    September 11, 2012
    In 2012, exchange-traded products are ubiquitous in the world of investing. The more than 1,400 products have ...
  15. Daily ETF Roundup: Draghi Delivers, Markets Applaud

    September 06, 2012
    As Draghi delivered, markets took cue, surging to pre-recession highs in one of the most active and momentum-filled ...
  16. Daily ETF Roundup: Markets Slump On Jackson Hole Jitters

    August 30, 2012
    Bearish sentiment took over Wall Street today, as escalating fears about the Euro Zone and anticipation ahead of ...
  17. 5 Gold Metal ETFs For The 2012 Olympics

    August 13, 2012
    The 2012 Summer Olympic Games have been a spectacle of fierce competition and a seemingly never-ending journey in ...
  18. 5 Worst ETF Strategies Of The Last 5 Years

    August 09, 2012
    The financial crash of 2008 has forever changed the way investors approach the market. After seeing bottom-line ...
  19. Three Resilient European ETFs Still Going Strong - ETF ...

    August 03, 2012
    With the ECB president, Mario Draghi, failing to announce more stimulus measures or similarly accommodative moves ...
  20. Three ETF Charts That Sum Up 2012

    June 21, 2012
    With the first half of 2012 coming to a close, investors find themselves perhaps only partially through a rocky ...
  21. A Greek Disappointment

    June 19, 2012
    Following the results of Sunday's much-anticipated Greek elections, it appears that the "G" in the notorious PIIGS ...
  22. Ride The Wave Or Fade It? ETFs For Greek Election Results

    June 15, 2012
    Greece, the "G" in the now infamous PIIGS acronym, will hold elections Sunday with many market observers believing ...
  23. Spain Bank Bailout: A Disappointing Tease

    June 13, 2012
    In theory, news that European nations will loan Spain $125 billion to bailout the country's crumbling banking ...
  24. Spanish Bailout: Did It Help European ETFs? - ETF News ...

    June 12, 2012
    Over the weekend, market participants had hoped that a strong response to the brewing Spanish crisis would stop the ...
  25. How To Play The Spain ETF (And The Euro Zone Slump) - ...

    June 06, 2012
    Roughly a month ago, we wrote an article about how the downturn in the Spanish market was continuing, pushing the ...
  26. When Will The Spain Pain End?

    June 01, 2012
    Let's be honest. Spain, the Euro Zone's fourth-largest economy, is in big trouble. The country's unemployment rate, ...
  27. Rofin-Sinar Down On Power

    May 08, 2012
    Rofin-Sinar is suffering from weak markets in Germany and China, but there may be value here.
  28. Pain In The Spain ETF (EWP) Continues - ETF News And ...

    May 01, 2012
    Pain In The Spain ETF (EWP) Continues - ETF News And Commentary
  29. The Top-Performing ETFs by Sector

    April 28, 2012
    There have been a few surprises in leadership in some of the sector exchange traded funds that are gaining the ...
  30. 5 Top European Income ETFs

    August 03, 2011
    Europe may not come to mind when you think dividends, but some exchange-traded funds are finding bargains in the ...
  31. Sizzling Start For These 4 ETFs

    February 07, 2011
    These four ETFs have been outperforming the market so far in 2011.
  32. The Worst ETFs Of 2010

    December 13, 2010
    The past 12 months have been a wild ride in the ETF arena. Learn more about four exchange-traded funds that ...
  33. November's Best And Worst Performing ETFs

    December 01, 2010
    The performance of these funds was far off market averages.
  34. How To Hide In Europe

    November 18, 2010
    With focus now returning to the European debt crisis, the time maybe here for investors to skip the broad bets and ...
  35. Bets For A Strong Germany

    August 18, 2010
    As one of the top exporters of capital and industrial goods, Germany should be on investors' radars. Here's how to ...
  36. Top ETFs In July

    August 02, 2010
    It is not that often that investors will see a month where both solar and oil/gas ETFs move in the same direction. ...
  37. Where To Hide In Europe

    July 08, 2010
    The crisis has begun to unearth some interesting bargains in some European nations.
  38. Winning World Cup ETFs

    June 15, 2010
    The favorites to win the World Cup may also be winners for investors.
  39. An Eye On Eastern Europe

    June 01, 2010
    While Western Europe is drowning in debt, emerging Eastern Europe maybe a good long-term buy.
  40. Bypass The Euro With Switzerland

    May 19, 2010
    As the crisis within the EU countries intensifies, investors may want to put Switzerland on their map.
  41. The 3 Worst ETFs Right Now

    March 29, 2010
    Despite an improving market, the bears have sunk their claws into these exchange traded funds.
  42. Overall The Euro Zone Looks Interesting

    December 21, 2009
    Using several key metrics, European stocks seem like better investments than domestic ones.
  43. Weekly World Tour, Wall Street Style - Spain

    September 15, 2008
    This week we look at the top ADRs native to Spain.
  44. European ETFs: Soccer Finalists In Focus

    July 08, 2008
    We examine the holdings of several Europe-focused ETFs, taking our cue from the outcome of the Euro 2008 tournament.
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