ETFs
The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Rydex's New Leveraged & Inverse ETFs
By Kara P. StapletonRydex Investments announced that shares of eight new leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds have begun trading on the American Stock Exchange. Select Sector ETFs...
June 03, 2008
NAIC Market Conduct Data Effort Draws FireMembers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners may vote on a centralized market conduct data collection system proposal by the end of June.Sandy Praeger, ...
June 01, 2008
The Continuing Crisis in Auction Rate SecuritiesWhile news of trouble at monoline insurers seems to have slowed since February, the municipal bond sector still faces critical challenges. At risk in particular...
June 01, 2008
How Will People Invest?Investors today know and understand the markets better than in the past. There is a greater curiosity and ongoing interest. This demand for knowledge and...
June 01, 2008
Picking the Best Single-Country ETFsTo keep tabs on what's happening in financial markets from around the world, all you have to do is watch exchange-traded funds that follow stocks...
June 01, 2008
WisdomTree Launches Currency-Income FundsExchange-traded funds with investment strategies that focus on niche markets continue to emerge at a fast clip. WisdomTree Investments and Dreyfus Corporation, for instance, recently teamed...
June 01, 2008
ETFs vs. Closed-End FundsWhile both exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and closed-end funds (CEFs)share many of the same features, they have important differences. Understanding these differences can help you to...
June 01, 2008
Foreign Debuts on the UpswingThe number of foreign-market ETFs continues to expand as investors look to diversify their portfolios away from U.S. stocks. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) launched five new...