A gold ETF is an investment that is backed by gold. ETF stands for exchange traded fund. Investing in this type of fund is not the same thing as investing in actual gold. The major difference is that when one invests in actual gold, they own the gold and can receive the actual precious metal as a payout.

The major stock market indexes have become nothing more than an inverse play on the U.S. Dollar Index. Forget earnings, economic news and any other lie Wall Street has programmed us to believe. It is the U.S. Dollar Index that moves markets. Look at the chart below, you can easily see how the major stock indexes recovered after the U.S. Dollar Index sold off intra-day.

The health care industry encompasses pharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical equipment, insurers, hospitals and long term care facilities. Each offers its own unique investment opportunities and challenges. Since the new health care reform bill was passed earlier this year, the questions surrounding the impact to both the consumer and businesses, remain a constant debate.

The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG) has a huge premium to its indicative value but we already knew that. Now the DB Double Long Oil ETN (NYSE: DXO) is going to liquidate and IndexUniverse’s Matt Hougan is quoted in several places as saying there will be more of this to come.