The Traderszone Network

Exchange traded funds can be blunt-force objects or precision tools. An ETF investor can invest in the entire U.S. stock market with a single trade. Or access only those stocks that have grown dividends in each of the past 25 years. Or tap into a niche subindustry that’s crushing the market with outsize profits.

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With interest rates still at record lows, many income seekers have turned to dividend stocks and ETFs as an alternative to traditional yield producers such as bonds and CDs. Many exchange traded fund providers are taking advantage of income stocks’ popularity by finding new ways to slice and dice ’em.

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Matt Raynor is a managing director at BlackRock iShares, the leading provider of ETFs in the U.S. and globally. He discusses how to invest in exchange traded funds for stock market gains and why investing success isn’t as difficult as you might think. IBD: Can a currency hedged ETF strategy backfire?

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As insurance companies and government health plans like Medicare move away from fee-for-service medicine to paying hospitals and health systems via a value-based model, it’s going to be a boon to health IT and mobile technology companies in the business of more aggressively monitoring and reaching out to patients.

The market took macroeconomic issues as an excuse for a sell-off Friday, but investors don’t need to panic.

Regulatory changes for trading Chinese stocks spooked European and U.S. markets on Friday.

Scott Fearon has made millions of dollars shorting dead companies walking. So how do you spot one? Here are five tell-tale signs.