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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Vanguard's View on Volatility
By Janet LevauxResearch magazine has asked Vanguard and other major mutual-fund groups to explain how investors are responding to the current market climate. "Vanguard shareholders have been...
December 01, 2008
Short, Leveraged ETFs RuleA quick glance at the best year-to date performing ETFs reveals a not so subtle message. Short ETFs rule. The 38 best-performing ETFs are all short...
December 01, 2008
Dividend Investing with ETFsWho likes to wear shorts in the winter or a coat in the summer? Some things are just out of style. Until recently, dividends were out...
December 01, 2008
What Can I Say?As the end of the year approaches, pretty much every advisor out there is starting to worry about those dreaded annual client reviews. During a...
December 01, 2008
From $200 a Barrel Oil to ?It wasn't too long ago that analysts predicted oil prices to skyrocket to $200/barrel. Even though crude oil did sell for as much as $147/barrel...
December 01, 2008
How Index ETFs Top RivalsOver 15 years ago, in 1993, the S&P Depositary Receipts (SPY) went up against a who's who of fund heavyweights; Fidelity Magellan, Legg Mason Partners...
December 01, 2008
Gerald "Zeke" StridCareer Began: 1968 Home Base: Berwyn, Pa. Civic Affiliations: Project H.O.M.E., Siloam --- When Erik Strid was a boy, he remembers his father disembarking from a Philadelphia commuter train...
December 01, 2008
Research Investment RoundtableWhen the going gets tough, the tough go...bargain hunting for cheap stocks. Though weak corporate earnings are forecast to make 2009 a rough-and-tumble year indeed, there's...