Chart of the Week Archive

Cash on the Sidelines: Money Market Assets Grow

Cash continued to move to the sidelines as money market mutual fund assets grew throughout May.  For more, see our post in Keeping Up.

Coal Takes Off

While oil prices have been grabbing the headlines, coal stocks have been steadily climbing.

For more on taking a position on coal with ETFs, see New ETF Tracks Coal Business in Keeping Up and the ETF Investment Themes Coal.

Oil Hits New Highs

Oil prices spiked last week creating new concerns about the economic outlook and bringing stock prices down.

For more on taking a position on oil with ETFs, see Oil ETFs in Keeping Up and the ETF Investment Themes Oil and Oil Services.

Telecom ETFs come back

Telecom was the strongest performing sector last week as the stocks continue to make a come back from their March lows.   The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Sector Index Fund IYZ is one of the leading telecom sector ETFs.