After stretching out the global recovery over the last four years, equity markets finally had a strong start to 2012, but it was short lived. While this summer has been tame in comparison to last year, resurfacing Euro zone worries have made for a tumultuous quarter on Wall Street. There is also the added stress to the markets of the upcoming presidential election and how the policies of each candidate will shape U.S. GDP in the future. Consumer confidence however has slowly been on the rise, and this improving sentiment has spilled over into the stock market prompting many to increase their risk appetites. Despite the laundry list of economic uncertainties, the investment landscape is ripe with opportunities for those with a keen eye and a stomach for risk [see also Why Bill Gross Thinks The Fed Is Ruining The Economy]. As such, below we highlight a number of “ETF Superstars” shining bright in 2012; the ETFs profiled below are outperforming the peers in their respective [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: 5 Of The Best ETF Performers Of The First Half (Plus The 5 Worst) May ETFdb Category Kings: Best Performing ETFs ETF Insider: Bulls Look To Data Before Resuming Rally ETF Insider: Set Your Stops And Targets Tight 4 Small ETFs With Big YTD Gains