Vonage - Shame on You - And Now You're Paying For It
on Nov 17, 2009In 2008, I wrote this article chastising Vonage for a horrific experience I had in attempting to cancel my account. Well, lo and behold, Vonage disclosed this week that it would pay $3 Million to settle an investigation of its business practices in...

Fast Moving ETFs Week Ended 15-Nov-2009
on Nov 15, 2009Each week, I like to publish the past week's hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs out there (check out this full ETF List of 787 and counting - every exchange traded fund I could find) and give investors some new investing/diversifica...

New Gold Miners "Juniors" ETF Launches: As Volatile as it Gets
on Nov 11, 2009 in GDXJ Van Eck has launched a new ETF focused solely on smaller sized gold miners and explorers than the predominant gold miners ETF GDX. This new Juniors ETF will trade under the ticker GDXJ. According to Investors Business Daily, here are some key stats...

Fast Moving ETFs - Last Week's Hottest (08-Nov-2009)
on Nov 8, 2009 in Hottest ETFs Each week, I like to publish the past week's hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs out there and give investors some new investing/diversification ideas. Last week, emerging markets and commodities continued to show strength while the...

Launch of a Risky and Perhaps Very Profitable Emerging Markets ETF
on Nov 6, 2009 in India Small Cap ETF EEM EWX SPY What do you get when you mix India with Small Cap Stocks? Well, that would be the Market Vectors India Small-Cap ETF according to this week's BusinessWeek print copy. If a broader emerging markets ETF for small caps is any barometer, the SPDR S&...

The Carry Trade - What is it? How to Play it?
on Nov 4, 2009 in Carry Trade There's been a lot of press lately about the Carry Trade, and like all catchy trends in the investing world, by the time it's a routine fixture on CNBC and blogs, the smart money's been made and retail investors are left holding the bag when the bubb...

October Highlights - 100% Overnight Trades, Traffic Up 50% and More
on Nov 3, 2009It was a great October from several aspects:Global equities took a breather for the month, but thanks to some nifty hedging and smart trades, the portfolio continued to run. For instance, just this Friday, I tweeted the following knowing there was a...

Why do Pharmas Call Themselves Biotechs? You May be Surprised
on Nov 3, 2009There's a particularly annoying trend in the drug business whereby companies that aren't in the biological manufacturing business refer to themselves as Biotechs. To some, this may seem like splitting hairs. To me, it is disingenuous and may be foo...

Hottest ETFs Last Week Ended 01-Nov-2009
on Nov 1, 2009Each week, I like to publish the past week's hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs out there and give investors some new investing/diversification ideas. Last week, all global markets and emerging markets especially, took a beating. A...

The Best Wisdom from Consumer Reports December 2009 Edition
on Oct 30, 2009 in Consumer Reports As a subscriber to Consumer Reports, I like to share the top couple tips, reviews and consumer alerts from each month's edition. If you want the full monte, subscribe to Consumer Reports yourself; but for now, here's are my favorite highlights from...