Penn Financial Group - Financial, Investment, Market, Articles Stories http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php Penn Financial Group offers Portfolio Management, Independent Financial Research, ETF Newsletters, Financial Planning, 401(k) Management, and Technical Analysis Trading Training. Investment / Finance Articles. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST en-us Natural Gas is Getting Ready to Explode http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/natural_gas_simon.php Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT Simon Constable of the Dow Jones News Wire writes about the possiblility of a natural gas rally and quotes Matt McCall of Penn Financial Group. Price Protectors - Using ETFs to keep inflation from ravaging your investments http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/fighting_inflation_with_etfs_article.php Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT John Spence of MarketWatch writes about fighting inflation and Matt McCall offers up some specific ETFs. Quote on Japan from June 1 Business Week mag http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/shorting_japan.php Tue, 26 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT Quote from the 6/1/09 issue of Business Week. The Andrew Jackson Portfolio - Nine Stocks for $20 http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/andrew_jackson_portfolio_9_stocks_20_bucks.php Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT Maybe it is time to turn to our 7th president for financial advice, Andrew Jackson. The late president appears on the $20 bill, which now goes much further in the stock market than it did five years ago. Investing in Latin America http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/investing_latin_america_malaysia_risk.php Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 GMT After Malaysia, the top three all have one thing in common = Latin America. All emerging countries have political risk associated with them, some much higher than others. Attracting assets eludes ETFs based on fundamental indexes http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/assets_exchange_traded_funds_ballooned.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT Exchange traded funds that are based on fundamental indexes have ballooned in number, but they are having a hard time attracting assets. Investable Water: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/investable_water_commodity_important.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT Many will not consider water a commodity, but I sure do and believe it can become as important as oil in the years ahead. Oil is important to everyday life, but without water humans cannot live very long. Which of the 6 Agriculture ETFs is Best? http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/best_agriculture_etf_investment.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT The Wall Street Journal has a great article out (sub. req.) regarding the recent run up in the prices of agricultural commodities. It makes the point that as the US and other countries search for alternative fuel sources, one of the areas it turns to is the grains. Corn, soybeans, and wheat have all hit new historic highs recently and sugar is at a 52-week high. 6 Stock Ideas for Long-Term Value Investors http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/index.php http://www.pennfinancialgroup.com/financial_investment_market_etf_articles_news/6_stock_ideas_long_term_investors.php Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT At one point yesterday the S&P 500 was down 13.5% for the year and nearly 20% off its all-time high set on 10/11/07. Did the index deserve the valuation it had on 10/11? Probably not. Does it deserve the valuation today? No!