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IndexIQ Offers Inflation Hedges
By Staff WriterIndexIQ has introduced two ETFs designed to hedge against rising inflation. The IQ CPI Inflation Hedged ETF (CPI) attempts to hedge against price spikes by providing...
December 28, 2009
What I'm Telling Clients Now: Accountability, Transparency, and Full DisclosureAs the fourth quarter (and year) comes to a close, it will soon be time to meet with clients and review their accounts. With this...
December 23, 2009
ETFs Move Out on the Yield CurveBlackRock's iShares has launched two new fixed-income ETFs that will provide a way to allocate portfolio assets to a broad index of longer corporate, U.S. and international bonds.
December 23, 2009
Will the Rally Last into the New Year?Based on advisor sentiment, there is some more short-term upside potential followed by some sort of a market top.
December 23, 2009
Banks and Market ManipulationA simple look at any chart shows that even the government and big banks do not have superhuman powers, at least not unconditionally.
December 23, 2009
Bond ETFs: More Variety on TapAfter vacuuming in around $40 billion through the first 11 months of 2009, it's been a good year for managers of bond ETFs. Looking to...
December 23, 2009
ETFs: Five New Products for Faith-Based InvestorsA new lineup of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proposes to follow the strict values of Baptists, Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists and Christians. The FaithShares Catholic Values Fund (FCV),...
December 23, 2009
Ending on a positive noteThe general outlook for 2010, if you believe Barron's, or any of the other publications I read, is positive, with most pundits being fairly bullish.