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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
BlackRock Seeks to Run ETFs Using Own Indexes
By John SullivanBlackRock, the worlds largest money manager, filed an application with the SEC for its iShares exchange-traded funds to follow its own indexes rather than those developed by third parties such as Standard & Poors.
August 24, 2011
Why REIT ETFs?Income-starved investors hunting for additional revenue streams pounced on real-estate-investment-trust-related exchange-traded funds this year.
August 24, 2011
Investing In Emerging Markets: The Opportunity in AsiaIn an abrupt historical shift, emerging markets appear stable relative to developed markets, which are suffering from political and economic issues that used to be the hallmark of emerging markets.
August 23, 2011
SPDR Gold Overtakes S&P 500 SPY as Top ETFAs equity prices fall and gold prices rise, the market capitalizations of the two largest ETFs have switched places, with State Street's SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) overtaking the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) as the largest ETF in the world.
August 23, 2011
MSRB Proposes Fiduciary Duty for Municipal AdvisorsProposed rule G-36 flowing from Dodd Frank is designed, MSRB says, to 'put interests of state and local governments first.'
August 22, 2011
Schwab Releases ‘How to Pick an ETF’ GuideCharles Schwab's Michael Iachini has released a primer, 'How to Pick an ETF,' for investors looking for basic guidance on choosing an exchange traded fund.