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Van Eck Targets Mideast
By Staff WriterWhen it rains, it pours. And lately, it's been pouring Middle East-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Van Eck Global is the latest provider to introduce an...
July 01, 2008
Saving the Stock MarketAfter April and May's resilient comeback for stocks, weakness in the finance sector dragged the market down significantly in June, resulting in the third consecutive losing quarter for the S&P 500 index. Most of the problems, as expected, were mortgage-related. With analysts absolutely moribund, investor psychology wrecked, and large cap...
July 01, 2008
The Russell ReshuffleEvery June, Russell re-evaluates the index composition of its indexes. Why? Over 30 ETFs and many more mutual funds with more than $500 million in assets...
July 01, 2008
Behind the Numbers, with Lincoln AndersonLPL Financial's chief economist is over-allocated to stocks "because we're at the end of a 25-year rally in bonds, and yields have come down to...
June 30, 2008
The Pros and Cons of an IPSI finished my investment policy statement (IPS) template this week. I have the standard language along with a portion which is customizable. Now that it...
June 27, 2008
More at VanguardVanguard has introduced its Total World Stock Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the FTSE All-World Index--a "market-capitalization-weighted index designed to...
June 16, 2008
Banking on value stocksAfter watching major banks crash and burn recently, investors have been avoiding bank stocks. According to CNNMoney.com, though, some banks' cheap stocks are worth a...
June 02, 2008
Look Out for Rising DefaultsOne of the most useful of economic indicators is the credit spread, which measures the difference in lending rates between corporate and government borrowers. A relatively narrow spread shows that investors see little difference in risk between these two types of borrowers, while a widening spread means that corporate credit...