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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Van Eck Launches Egypt ETF
By Staff WriterVan Eck Global has added the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) to its fund lineup. The move came amid a flurry of international offerings...
April 01, 2010
Grail, Pimco Activate Fixed Income ETFsThree newly introduced actively managed bond ETFs will compete in the growing fixed-income ETF marketplace. Grail Advisors added the Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF (GMMB)...
April 01, 2010
ProShares Moves to Add LeverageProFunds Group has just introduced several new ProShares ETFs that employ high octane leverage. The funds will utilize triple daily long and short (inverse)...
April 01, 2010
Expert's Corner: Putting It in NeutralWith every bear market the discussion as to whether "buy and hold" works invariably resurfaces. It will be analyzed in journals, opined over in the...
April 01, 2010
Stock Brokers Bid for ETF ClientsOnline brokers are bidding for a greater share of online customer trades. And in some cases, they're taking some very aggressive measures. During the first quarter,...
April 01, 2010
Efficiently ControversialFinancial theory is in flux. Ideas that once were widely accepted among financial economists are in dispute. In particular, the efficient-markets hypothesis -- which dominated...
April 01, 2010
The ETF(k) Option: Putting ETFs into the Retirement Recipe for 401(k) PlansDetractors claim that ETFs have no business inside 401(k) plans, but are they right? Will ETFs shake up the slow-moving 401(k) market by lowering fees...
March 31, 2010
A List of Nine Vanguard Sectors ETFs & Their Updated BenchmarksThe new MSCI indexes were developed to comply with the IRS code's requirements and should minimize index turnover along with tracking error.