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  • Health Care Plan Poses Risks for ETFs by Don Dion
    As the Senate took the U.S. one step closer to national health care on Sunday, some ETFs in the sector could face a second round of Obama-inspired losses. As billions of new taxes are levied on insurers, large pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers, health care subsector... More »
    December 21, 2009 • IHI, IHE, IHF
  • 2 Reasons to Worry about the Future of America by The Inoculated Investor
    It was only last October when Warren Buffett penned his now famous op-ed piece in the New York Times entitled “Buy America. I Am.”  It feels like an eternity ago based on everything that has happened in the financial markets. In the article, Buffett discussed his reasons for... More »
    August 26, 2009 • ABB, IHI, SNE
  • ETFs a Safer Way to Bet on Health Care by Don Dion
    The uncertainty over the future of health care has exacted a toll on the industry. ETFs like iShares Dow Jones US Healthcare Provider (IHF), Pharmaceutical HOLDRs (PPH) and iShares Biotechnology (IBB) all will be affected differently by changes in legislation. One fact remains indisputable,... More »
    August 19, 2009 • PPH, IBB, IHE
  • Size Does Matter: A Study of ETF Liquidity by Michael Johnston
    As the ETF industry has exploded on to the scene in recent years, sponsors have aggressively launched funds in an attempt to gain market share. While many of these new ETFs have attracted sufficient investor funds to justify continued operation, some have failed to garner a level of... More »
    June 11, 2009 • AOK, AOM, DSI
  • Pharma ETFs Rise on Swine Flu Pandemic News by Michael Johnston
    The World Health Organization on Thursday informed its 11 member nations that it is declaring an H1N1 (aka "Swine Flu") pandemic. The declaration of a flu pandemic, the first since 1968, means that the WHO believes a global outbreak of H1N1 has begun. As a result of the... More »
    June 11, 2009 • IHE, IXJ, PPH
  • Five ETFs to Watch in Obama's Second 100 Days by Michael Johnston
    For those of you who haven't heard (and you must've been on the moon if you haven't), President Obama recently marked the end of his first 100 days in office. Ever since FDR pushed through 15 major bills in his first 3+ months on the job, pundits have sold the idea of this period as a meaningful... More »
    May 11, 2009 • PFE, ABT, WYE
  • Swine Flu Resources for Investors by Hedged In
    Here's a list of Swine Flu resources from a trader's perspective. You can see the full list of stocks in the tags at the end; please leave suggestions for updates as a comment: Tracking swineflu developments The CDC website Swineflu from Wikipedia #Swineflu at TwitterFlu tracker at... More »
    April 27, 2009 • IHE, IHF, IYT
  • How Will the Swine Flu Epidemic Affect the Market and ETFs? by Andy Hagans
    Obama administration officials have today announced that students at a New York City high school were sickened by the same strain of swine flu that has killed people in Mexico, adding to fears in the U.S. after cases in Texas, California, and Kansas. There are now 20 confirmed cases of the... More »
    April 26, 2009 • IEF, TIP, GLD

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