ETF Lessons From the May 6 Flash Crash
May 20, 2010
The Flash Crash of May 6 was a day of reckoning of sorts for investors in exchange-traded funds. ETFs didn't cause the meltdown, but they were its victims, and investors will need to adjust their... Read More
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SEC Suspects ETFs Fueled May 6 Drop
May 19, 2010
ETFs were affected more than any other type of security on May 6, when the Dow within 20 minutes cratered nearly 1,000 points and then suddenly recovered most of the 9.2% drop. And efforts to control... Read More
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ETF Basics: How to Dissect an ETF Fact Sheet
May 18, 2010
You're thinking of investing in an exchange-traded fund, but what are the odds you're really going to read the whole prospectus? Not great. But don't buy blind: If you know what to look for, you can... Read More
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Leveraged And Inverse ETFs Under Fire
May 17, 2010
Leveraged and inverse ETFs have attracted more than just heavy trading volume. They've also drawn plenty of regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits. Several investment firms, including UBS, Edward Jones and... Read More
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Sprott Physical Gold Delivers The Goods
May 17, 2010
Economic calamity in Europe has driven gold to a record high on safe-haven buying. And gold commodity and equity ETFs reflect the move. A new kid on the block has attractive investor attention. It's... Read More
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New Ireland, Indonesia ETFs Roll Out
May 12, 2010
BlackRock has unveiled three ETFs: two international and one domestic. The new arrivals are iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index (EIDO), iShares MSCI Ireland Capped Investable Market Index... Read More
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Beware of Single Country ETFs
May 12, 2010
Tempted to buy into a beaten down European single country ETF? Here's why you may want to reconsider. Continue reading Beware of Single Country ETFs Beware of Single Country ETFs originally appeared on... Read More
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ETFs Also Plagued By Trading Glitch
May 10, 2010
While the stock exchanges and regulators look into what caused Thursday's free fall and how a recurrence can be prevented, many ETF investors could take some comfort in the fact that many of the... Read More
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Global Panic Selling Pummels ETFs
May 06, 2010
Most nonleveraged ETFs cratered Thursday as the market suffered its steepest loss since October 2008. Gold and bond ETFs were the only ones spared in the flurry of panic selling, as investors took... Read More
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Gold's Pullback Offers Investors Opportunities
May 04, 2010
The economic turmoil rocking Europe has been fueling the price of gold. The shiny yellow metal could now be on track to hit $1,200. But during Tuesday trading, gold fell from its five-month high... Read More
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Internet, Precious Metals Led In April
May 03, 2010
The market's pullback at the end of April didn't inflict much pain on a disparate batch of leading ETFs. B2B Internet HOLDRs (BHH) reigned supreme over all nonleveraged ETFs with a 20% gain in April... Read More
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Metals, Spain And Italy ETFs Collapse
April 27, 2010
Industrial metals and European countries led a broad sell-off among nonleveraged ETFs Tuesday as the market suffered its largest one-day hit in three months. Aluminum, nickel and copper prices... Read More
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ProShares Banks On Leverage, Shorting
April 26, 2010
ProShares, the world's biggest provider of leveraged and short ETFs, released Thursday a so-called "geared" pair of regional U.S. bank ETFs. Ultra KBW Regional Banking (KRU) doubles the daily returns... Read More
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An Exec's Best Pal? Often A Concierge
April 23, 2010
Sometimes, a busy executive has to be in two places at once. Take the time a guest at the posh Beverly Wilshire Hotel realized he had to be back in Texas fast for a 20-minute business meeting. "He... Read More
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China Key To Carrier Comeback
April 23, 2010
The business jet market seems wrapped in a Chinese fortune cookie these days. Plane makers and servicers are recovering from 2009's hard landing. Demand is tepid in the key U.S. market due to corporate... Read More
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The Aim Is To Go Quickly
April 23, 2010
Gina LaBarre can relate to George Clooney, or at least the mileage-building character he plays in "Up in the Air." As a frequent-flying vice president for InterContinental Hotels Group, she practices... Read More
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Skies Fill Up As Business Bounces Back
April 23, 2010
David Burns is a modern road warrior. Vice president for operations and sourcing at stationery firm Carolina Pad, he is based in Charlotte, N.C. He spends big chunks of time at a satellite office in... Read More
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ETFs Most Troubled By Goldman Sachs
April 20, 2010
ETFs with heavy exposure to Goldman Sachs (GS) have been the worst-performing financial ETFs, while those with little or none have left the others in the dust. Shares of the Wall Street institution... Read More
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Why the Feds Are Warning Investors About Leveraged ETFs
April 20, 2010
Exchange-Traded Funds that use derivatives -- or products such as options that derive their value from other instruments -- are probably among the most complex investments. Small wonder then that... Read More
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Credit Suisse Getting Into The MLP Field
April 19, 2010
Credit Suisse last week rolled out an exchange traded note that tracks master limited partnerships, piggybacking on the successful launch of a pair of MLP ETNs. Credit Suisse's Cushing 30 MLP ETN... Read More
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New BICK ETF Picks S. Korea Over Russia
April 19, 2010
Korea has replaced Russia as one of the top investment destinations on the globe. First Trust Advisors bypassed the slowest-growing BRIC country, Russia, and went with Asia's third-largest economy when... Read More
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Intel's Profit Surprise Boosts Chip ETFs
April 14, 2010
An earnings surprise for Intel (INTC) single handedly ignited shares of its peers and boosted chip-sector ETFs Wednesday. The tech bellwether, which gapped up 3.3%, accounts for nearly a quarter of... Read More
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April Kicks Off With Rash Of New ETFs
April 12, 2010
New ETFs in recent weeks have rained down like -- well, April showers. Here's an overview of the latest product launches, starting with the most recent. Biotech Double Dosage ProShares, the flagship... Read More
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Top Foreign ETFs In Q1 Are Far-Flung
April 07, 2010
The Middle East, Latin America and Asia each sponsored a star among the ranks of the top-performing ETFs in the first quarter. Market Vectors Gulf States (MES), Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia (GXG)... Read More
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Biotechs, Nickel, Bank ETFs Led In Q1
March 31, 2010
New drugs and buyout offers powered biotech's top-notch performance in the first quarter of 2010. Excessive supply pummeled natural gas ETFs. Here's an overview of what's driven winners this year. A... Read More
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Jump In Crude Sparks Energy ETFs
March 29, 2010
Energy sector ETFs outperformed the broad market Monday on a sudden jump in crude oil prices and an upgrade of Southwestern Energy (SWN) by Goldman Sachs analysts, who believe natural gas prices are... Read More
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Emerging Market ETFs Target Growth
March 27, 2010
Why settle for broad market exposure when you can zoom in on specific areas with the strongest growth? Well, some specialized emerging market ETFs let you do just that. Just be prepared to do your... Read More
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Steel And Mining ETFs Outpace S&P
March 24, 2010
Precious metal producers melted under the sudden strength in the greenback while industrial metal makers eased just slightly, taking a rest after outperforming the market the prior two sessions. Market... Read More
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Small-Cap Canada, Aussie ETFs Debut
March 22, 2010
Several new ETFs are out of the starting gate. On Tuesday, IndexIQ rings in a pair of single-country funds tracking small caps in Australia and Canada. They each provide much more exposure to materials... Read More
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