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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
What's the Prognosis for Passive and Active Management?
By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMAThere is considerable debate over whether the recent decline in stock prices has resulted in a great buying opportunity. And which metrics should advisors use to evaluate that?
September 03, 2009
Does the prudent withdrawal rate still hold?Until a few years ago, conventional wisdom held that a 4 percent to 4.5 percent annual withdrawal rate was considered prudent. But in the height...
September 01, 2009
Direxion Leverages Real EstateThe Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares (DRN) and the Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares (DRV) are leveraged real estate ETFs that...
September 01, 2009
The ETF Advisor: Pick a Country, Any CountryThe rally in foreign and emerging market stocks during the first half of 2009 has awakened within U.S. investors an apparently long slumbering desire to...
September 01, 2009
Marrying Long and ShortThe first two funds are linked to the Russell 3000, a barometer of the total U.S. stock market while CSM is linked to the Credit...
September 01, 2009
ALPS Goes for Equal WeightsALPS Equal Sector Weight (EQL) is benchmarked to the Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Equal Sector Weight Index. It owns each of the nine Select...
September 01, 2009
Commentary: Is It OK to Be Leveraged and Short?Despite ballooning assets and increased trading volume, leveraged and short ETFs are coming under attack. A mid-year regulatory alert sent to financial professionals by the Financial...
September 01, 2009
Growing Amid TurbulenceInvesting in your own backyard may be easy enough, but what about investing in backyards around the globe? One way to do this is with...