Assets in US listed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Notes (ETN) has reached a new monthly record level, totaling approximately $1.15 trillion at January 2012 month end, increase of....

Timber beats stocks and bonds. Managed timber has actually beaten the stock market - with less risk - over the long run. From 1987-2010, managed timber returned roughly 14% annually, according to T....

Commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) witnessed huge investor outflows as commodity prices fell as global economic demand slowed, according to the Global Commodity ETP Quarterly Report to be relea....

The game cannot continue forever. Expansion of the money supply provides no real value to the economy; it merely devalues the value of dollars held in years past. Meanwhile, investors have to go to....

iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU) with a year to date return of 20.22% and market capitalisation of $9.45 bn has been adjudged the best gold-oriented exchange traded fund (ETF) by US News and World Re....

Recently, gold and silver ETF flows have been obscured by a rift in the market. John Paulson, who earned headlines after betting big on a housing crash, has since seen his funds significantly under....

Lead has been the weakest metal since the start of the year compared to other metals as China has reduced the usage and production of lead-acid batteries due to environmental issues in the country.....

Gold, silver and platinum have singularly outperformed several major widely accepted investment indexes over the last 10 years, yet many client portfolios completely ignore this best-performing ass....

When one looks at the current state of the diamond industry from a broader macro perspective one is left to ponder whether an investment play on diamonds at the moment is essentially a bet on the c....

The next 20 years are going to be completely unlike the last two decades. How the world works, how stocks grow, the very nature of investing and how our economy functions—all of these are due....

The European debt crisis hasn't come to the support of gold this week although the yellow metal witnessed a surge last week. Analysts point out that technicals are also not supportive of gold in th....

UAE is emerging as a major foreign exchange trading center as markets experience unprecedented volatility, and investors shy away from traditional investment options like equities and real estate i....

India gold ETFs traded in the green on Monday thanks to festive demand for the yellow metal. Gold ETFs are expected to witness an explosive growth in the coming years as investors shy away from equ....

National Stock Exchange, Inc.(NSX) has announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $973 billion at September 2011 month-en....

Silver exchange traded funds have rebounded after the broad sell-off in commodities and as investors booked profits. iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLVC) has gained 4.75% to $31.17 after crashing ....

Last week, online auction site eBay confirmed an emerging trend: Main Street wants access to gold and silver. As the stock markets dipped through the early August days, Main Street reshuffled their....

Thanks to continued precious metals rally, there is a heightened interest in precious metals mining and investments are flowing to this sector, in continuation of a trend that was visible in 2010. ....

Quantum Mutual Fund has announced the launch of India's first paperless online platform to invest in its products.In an environment friendly initiative, Quantum Mutual fund has developed a process ....

With investments in exchange traded funds (ETFs) attracting $13 bn in July and $58 bn till june, the year to date inflows into ETFs have swelled to $71 bn, according to an assessment by IndexUniver....

Continuing its journey towards north, gold advanced towards new records Wednesday as its safe haven appeal soared on fresh concerns over US economy.....