More than $1 trillion currently is invested worldwide in exchange-traded funds, and those assets continue to grow as new ETFs are introduced and investors discover the concept.International ETFs are especially hot in 2010, while those focused on

Smart investment calls aren't so easy to come by.They require insight, patience, and a bit of luck. Once they pan out, however, they are fondly remembered for a long time.Some bold calls made during the market plummet of 2008 proved highly an

Tech trauma is a modern investor ailment.While the patient is aware that technology stocks are symbolic of the near- and long-term promise of the economy, their erratic movement can spike blood pressure beyond normal limits.Not even last tech

How would you invest $10,000 in the New Year?We pose that question annually to a panel of investment experts.Returns from the selections made a year ago have been remarkable, with not one taking a dive. The leading performers focused on or in

The stock market is like an unreliable friend.Even if he's affable and generous this year, you're wary of his companionship if he squandered most of your money last year.Market volatility has a number of investors questioning just how much it

Let's get the party started: An overseas run-up in real estate funds is rocking.International real estate funds are up 38 percent in 2009, or about 100 percent above their market bottom in March, according to Lipper Inc. Global real estate funds

Oil companies are the elephant in the room.The wide trading range and erratic movement of oil prices has been perplexing to pundits, investors, and motorists alike. Prices go down, they go up, and they go nowhere.You're not hearing bold or or

Most investors want to avoid motion sickness.Even if the final results could be the same, arriving at those results on a smooth road with few bumps is preferable to veering up and down like a roller coaster.Yet those same investors also have

Inflation is a lot like the weather. There inevitably will be storms at some point, but no one can predict very far in advance exactly when or how severe.Some experts are convinced that a rise in prices will be the end product of stimulus bank a

Home is where the heart is, but it hasn't been much of a profit center lately.Recession and declining property values have hit home owners hard, which is bad news for investments tied to homes and property. Home builders, home improvement and to