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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Caveat Emptor
By Steve PiontekHold on to your wallets, folks. The stock market has been on a winning streak and Wall Street is starting to feel its oats once again. ...
July 23, 2009
Does Equal Weighting Sectors Work?The ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) has just launched. The new fund is an ETF of ETFs that delivers exposure to the U.S....
July 23, 2009
King: Let Stable Value InThe U.S. Department of Labor should let retirement plans use stable value products as qualified default investment alternatives, an insurer executive says.
July 23, 2009
ProShares Launches 130/30 FundThis 130/30 fund is linked to the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large-Cap Index. It aims to invest 130 percent of its assets in long positions, while 30 percent is invested in short positions.
July 23, 2009
Got Target Date Funds? July 2009 Mutual Fund FocusThe ins and outs of these popular funds
July 16, 2009
Select Sector SPDR SummaryFor the week ended July 10, coming off of the July 4 holiday in the U.S., the S&P 500 was slightly off (1.93%) for the...
July 16, 2009
Style PointsIs it best to make sure your client's equity dollars are divided across most or all of the nine style boxes? Or should you be focused on finding the best fund managers for your clients, regardless of style box?
July 15, 2009
Leveraged ETFsAs leveraged ETFs gain popularity, they have drawn increasing attention from the media and regulators for their extreme volatility--not to mention the unusual features that make them far different from unleveraged ETFs.