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The trouble with quants
By John SullivanFinancial Times' John Authers is blogging from a quant conference in Vancouver as managers and analysts try to figure out just what the hell went...
May 01, 2008
Equal Weighting: Five-Year AnniversaryRydex Investments just celebrated the fifth anniversary of its innovative Rydex S&P Equal Weighted ETF (RSP). The fund, which is based on the S&P 500 Equal...
April 01, 2008
The Bear Stearns ConundrumThe most dramatic event in the wild and woolly month of March 2008 was the shocking, Fed-inspired bail-out of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan. If one...
April 01, 2008
State Street Seeks Foreign DividendsState Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has launched the SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX). The fund will track...
April 01, 2008
India ETF Debuts on NYSE ArcaThe PowerShares India Portfolio (PIN) began trading March 5 on the NYSE Arca. The new fund follows the Indus India Index which provides coverage to industry...
April 01, 2008
Northern ExposureAdvisors have long known about globalization and how much faster many other countries--especially emerging markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil--have been growing than the...
March 27, 2008
Beyond Stocks and BondsAt a time when financial market conditions are going from bad to worse, experts believe that those who can afford to put some of their retirement savings into alternative assets will increasingly be looking to do so.
March 03, 2008
All Commodities Are Not Created EqualWith traditional markets in the doldrums and Asian economic growth on a tear, commodities are among the hottest investments around. There's a case to be...