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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Direxion Adjusts ETF Lineup
By Ron DeLeggeBig changes are coming to the Direxion Shares ETF lineup. The companys Board of Trustees approved alternations to the names and investment strategies for 10 leveraged funds.
October 26, 2011
Northern Trust ReturnsAfter exiting the ETF business in early 2009, Northern Trust is back. In September, the Chicago-based investment firm introduced four ETFs known as FlexShares.
October 26, 2011
ETF Appetite IncreasingMore investors are planning to use ETFs, according to a new study from Charles Schwab.
October 26, 2011
Guggenheim Absorbs RydexGuggenheim Partners is folding rydex SGI into its ETF asset management group. Combined together, the firm will have approximately $119 billion under management.
October 26, 2011
A Lost Decade for Advisors?It has been called the Lost Decade for stocks, the period from January 2000 to December 2009 that saw the stock market decline for the first time since the decade that started in the 1930s.
October 26, 2011
Making Tax Savvy ChoicesTax efficiency has long been sold as among the greatest advantages of ETF investing. Although that may have been true ten years ago, when most ETFs were linked to traditional stock and bond indexes, it isnt necessarily true anymore.
October 26, 2011
Solid ProspectsMetals mining stocks are an option for investors who want to combine exposure to the metals price movements with an equity position in an underlying business, which one of the worlds top gold experts, Frank Holmes of US Global Investors recently stressed.
October 26, 2011
Building Value That LastsCorporate sustainability is beneficial for both managers and investors. According to Dow Jones, corporate sustainability is a business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks deriving from economic, environmental and social developments.