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Equal Weight ETFs Seek to Reduce Single-Stock Risk
By Bob KeaneThe big risk for investors looking for exposure to the full spectrum of economic sectors the traditional risk has been overexposure to any individual stock. With that in mind, Rydex has announced the launch of a family of nine ETFs based on the S&P Equal Weight Sector Indexes, traded on...
November 03, 2006
Emerging Market Doesn't Equal Small Cap, AnymoreWhen you see 'emerging markets' and 'small cap' in the same sentence do you automatically think it's redundant? While it may have been so once, it's time to revise your thinking. With the largest IPO in history--Industrial & Commercial Bank of China--brought to market in Hong Kong and Shanghai in...
November 01, 2006
Still a Bustling MarketInvestors have gotten used to a steady supply of new ETFs, and the third quarter didn't fail to match their expectations. Fund categories that saw...
November 01, 2006
Fundamental Indexing Goes Main StreetFor many investors, index investing is where they want to be. It is inexpensive, allows broad participation in the market, and can be finely diced...
November 01, 2006
Catty CustomersIt's common knowledge that the traditional marketing model is outdated and irrelevant. Although television, radio and newspaper advertising is far from being totally inconsequential, we...
November 01, 2006
Watch Those Fees!The United States Department of Labor is determined to issue a new fee-disclosure rule by year-end that will require mutual fund companies and retirement plan...
October 25, 2006
Service To Help Money Managers Detect Market TimingBISYS Group Inc. hopes to profit from helping financial services companies avoid market-timing problems.Speculators who time the market make a series of rapid trades in ...
October 22, 2006
For Opportunity, Remember The Forgotten Middle MarketThe current face-to-face distribution model faces a number of barriers in dealing with the vast untapped middle market. Whether it is an existing policyholder or ...