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Dow 20,000: 10 Reasons Why Market Will Soar in 12 Months
By John SullivanMarketWatch gadfly James Altucher makes his case for his wild prognostication.
June 01, 2011
Getting High in the Munibond MarketSome munibond investors complain that yields still aren’t high enough, but a new munibond ETF from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) aims to change…
June 01, 2011
Waste Disposal Gets ETFWant to add some garbage to your clients’ portfolios? A new ETF called the Global X Waste Management ETF (WSTE) invests in companies involved in…
June 01, 2011
Mexico’s Resilient MarketMexico’s long-ago president, José Porfirio Díaz, is credited with a memorable, though likely apocryphal, quote, which translates as:…
June 01, 2011
Exchange-Traded Products Hit Record $1.13 Trillion in April: IndexUniverseApril’s stock rally contributed to a record $1.13 trillion in U.S.-listed exchange-traded products (ETPs), IndexUniverse.com reported Monday.
June 01, 2011
Giving Clients What They NeedAre there ways to prevent clients from acting on self-defeating impulses and faulty thinking? Look to the fascinating findings of behavioral finance.…
June 01, 2011
Investing with StandardsDisasters like BP’s oil spill last year and Japan’s nuclear crisis have increased the public’s awareness about investing in companies…
June 01, 2011
Schwab Bets Big on 401(k)s Packed With ETFsJim McCool, Charles Schwab's executive vice president of institutional business, made waves at an asset-management conference in March when he announced that the brokerage firm soon would offer 401(k) retirement plans stuffed solely with exchange-traded funds.