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IA Soapbox: Europe, ETFs, and the Fiduciary Standard
By Steve Weydert, CFP, MSThe European landscape of ETFs looks much different than the U.S., partly due to the lack of a fiduciary duty to clients among advisors there. Returning...
July 01, 2010
Will Emerging Markets Soar?Emerging markets have thrived recently, rising around 75 percent in the past year alone. Is this a multi-year mega-trend or a flash in the pan?...
July 01, 2010
The Resurgent FiftiesIn 1952, the New York Stock Exchange conducted a survey to see how many Americans participated in the stock market. The findings were sobering: just...
June 30, 2010
How to Identify a 'Sucker's Rally'An analysis of a composite of time-tested indicators shows that the "sucker rally" from the March 2009 lows is coming or has already come to an end.
June 30, 2010
The Two Things Wall Street Hasn't Noticed YetThere are plenty of dangerous undercurrents that the Street hasn't caught onto yet. We discuss two of them.
June 30, 2010
Charles Schwab Reduces Fees on ETFsAccording to the company, the fee reductions for the six Schwab ETFs will make them the lowest cost funds in their respective category.
June 30, 2010
Direxion to Reverse Split Four Leveraged ETFsThe shares of each ETF will be offered on a split-adjusted basis on July 8, 2010.
June 28, 2010
Street Sentiment Is SkiddingSell-side opinion just had its fourth-straight week of decline, according to First Coverage.