ETFs
The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Congress’s Free Pass on Insider Trading
By Ron DeLeggeThe Galleon insider trading case has made top headlines everywhere, but what hasn’t been as extensively covered is how U.S. lawmakers are excluded…
May 01, 2011
What Next for Japan’s Energy?Japan’s natural disaster has dramatically shifted the world’s view of nuclear energy. Countries like China, Germany, India, Switzerland and…
May 01, 2011
Scottrade Joins ETF FrayAn emerging trend, which has far reaching implications, has crashed the investment sphere: Proprietary branded ETFs from brokerage firms with zero online…
May 01, 2011
Watch Your WeightingOne of the basic fundamentals for enjoying a healthy lifestyle is having a balanced diet. Essentially it means eating an equal portion of all the major…
May 01, 2011
So, Your Client Wants to Own Gold ETFs?For centuries, gold has been seen as a safe haven and a store of value.
April 29, 2011
EU to Investigate 16 Banks on CDSRegulators for the EU opened investigations into the credit default swap market on Friday, looking into whether 16 investment banks and Markit, the CDS market information provider, had abused a dominant market position or colluded in some way.
April 29, 2011
Royal Weddings and the S&P: Not a Great Love AffairThe marriage of royal couples in the United Kingdom and the U.S. stock market have a sketchy relationship at best.
April 26, 2011
ETFs Grow Slowly in WrapsBy the end of 2010, ETFs made up 25% of retail fund (mutual fund + ETF) assets in wrap, or fee-based advisory, programs at national broker-dealers. That was up from 22% at the end of 2008.