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  • Health Care Takes a Bigger Slice of Risk Capital by Sydney Williams
    Since the recession's onset nearly two years ago, risk capital has mostly targeted health care.  Deal activity suggests this will continue, but transactions will have to start producing big returns for money to continue flowing. Venture-backed companies In the second quarter (2009), health... More »
    November 29, 2009 • DRG, RYH, IHF
  • Healthcare Remains Healthy by SmartStops.net
    President Obama is putting pressure on Congress to finalize everything on the health care reform before the year’s end which will likely makes the healthcare and medical sectors even that much more attractive.The sector has been attractive due to the growth in elderly population, an... More »
    November 11, 2009 • VHT, IHI, IHF
  • Health Care ETFs See Hope by Don Dion
    Even before President Obama took the oath of office, health care providers were pummeled by reform speculation. As public support of health care measures has wavered, however, healthcare providers and the ETFs that track them may have a chance to…READ MORE To access my special Market... More »
    November 6, 2009 • IHF, UNH, AET
  • ETFDesk Top News and Investment Ideas 10/30/2009 by ETFdesk.com
     Sign up for Daily email and live feed at etfdesk.comThe Coming Collapse of the Municipal Bond MarketRegister for Conference Call- Market Perspective Update with Russ KoesterichSNAP ANALYSIS: Will Q3 U.S. GDP be as good as it gets?F.D.I.C. Chief Criticizes Reform PlanHow The Home Buyer... More »
    October 30, 2009 • MUB, IWM, QQQQ
  • 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
  • Health Care Debate by Tax Guy
    One of the best essays I have read on the universal health care debate.  It is pretty long but the rational/logical thinking and humor keeps you going.  http://www.stumblingontruth.com/articles/Health%20Care%20Mythology.pdf More »
    July 28, 2009 • HCN, IXJ, IHF
  • 5 Patriotic ETFs for Your Portfolio by ETF Grind
    The global financial crisis started in the United States, and the US economy has consequently suffered more than most. Although total output has fallen less than the global average, the rise in America's unemployment rate has been the steepest in the OECD. It has the world's largest budget... More »
    July 3, 2009 • ITB, QABA, CMF
  • 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
  • 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

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