Amid hard times, oil companies are starting to improve upon their inefficiencies and hopefully the upgrades may prove to be a boost to their shares, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs). Many oil companies are reducing budgets, closing wells and throwing out long-term contracts, report......

The pope's visit got us to thinking about exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest with Catholic values in mind. Why go socially responsible? If, for example, you're anti-smoking, would you feel comfortable holding stock for a tobacco producer in your fund and profiting from those things you don't b...