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Hunting Social, Other Dividends
By Staff WriterNew exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with specialized strategies have been the rage on Wall Street -- and the rage continues. Targeting income-oriented investors, Vanguard has just introduced...
December 01, 2006
Van Eck Launches Sector FundsFrom trash collection to steel production, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have it covered, thanks to two specialized sector funds from Van Eck Associates. Van Eck's Market Vectors...
December 01, 2006
Research RoundtableMr. Market, wont to wearing his heart on his sleeve, reacts, reflects -- and anticipates. Marching always to its own drummer, the market in 2007...
November 01, 2006
REITs Keep Plowing AheadReal estate investment trusts (REITs) continue their gravity-defying run. After exceeding the return of the S&P 500 index for each of the last six years, REITs have built up a tremendous lead in 2006, and with only two months left to go, are poised to extend their yearly winning streak.
November 01, 2006
Blending In NicelyLarge-cap blend funds seek to combine the best of both worlds--growth-oriented stocks which provide high earnings growth, tempered by value-oriented issues which offer the stability...
October 02, 2006
The Case for True Diversification--Searching for Alpha, October 2006It's been a long six years for investors in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. After a spectacular third quarter this year, the oldest index of U.S. stocks is now a breath away from the all-time high of 11,722.98 set on January 14, 2000.(Searching for Alpha, the monthly index newsletter for...
October 01, 2006
'Tis the Season(ality)Attempts to predict the direction of the stock market run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous. Besides the usual suspects of fundamental and...
October 01, 2006
Selective StrengthSome sub-sectors of the energy industry stand out for their growth prospects, analysts say. Ron Barone Shneur Gershuni UBS 212-713-3848, 3974 [email protected] [email protected] Area of Coverage: Coal Outlook: We think the outlook for...