Equity

• Portfolio Fix: Rising Metals Prices Bring New Shine to Mining ETFs

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  April 9, 2011

  Gold and copper producers are likely to post strong earnings-per-share gains thanks to higher metals prices.

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  Portfolio Fix: Using Mining ETFs as a Commodity Play

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  March 14, 2011

  The rise in metals prices is now flowing through to earnings for metals producers.

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  Gold Mutual Funds Deliver Strong Performance as Prices Soar

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  December 2, 2010

  Screening among the two dozen mutual funds targeting gold mining companies, three funds with a five-star rank from Standard & Poor's are deserving of your consideration.

• Better Days Ahead, Says Veteran Analyst

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2010

  Equity analyst Richard Bove of Rochdale Securities closely tracks banks, including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. He recently spoke with Research...

• THE ETF EXPERT: Assets Pouring into Water ETFs

  By Vaughan Scully, Standard & Poor's  |  November 3, 2009

  Who would not want to own companies that produce or distribute an item that is essential for human life, exists in limited quantities, and has no known substitutes?