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Portfolio Analytics, S&P Style
By Staff WriterStandard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor (MSA), has added a HoldingScan tool and Alerts functionality to its range of services for advisors.
July 01, 2009
ETF Advisor: Cr?me de la Cr?me--The Best-Performing ETFs for the Long RunQuick, what do these three exchange-traded funds--Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector, and Vanguard Consumer Staples--have in common? They are the...
July 01, 2009
Van Eck Debuts Brazil Small-Cap ETFVan Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF), the first U.S.-listed ETF to focus on Brazilian small-cap stocks. BRF and its underlying...
July 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Gary Shilling That there have been some positive indicators of late is no indication that we're out of the woods. "We've had...
July 01, 2009
Grail Launches Active ETFActively managed ETFs have yet to gain the same type of traction as index-based ETFs but that hasn't stopped product providers from launching new funds. The...
July 01, 2009
How To Make Cap and Trade WorkAccording to the Environmental Defense Fund, a successful market-based cap and trade program for carbon emissions requires a few minimum elements. All of the following...
July 01, 2009
Surviving the Muni StormThe next corner of the bond market that looks poised for a storm of epic proportions is the usually quiet and tame municipal bond market....
July 01, 2009
Catching Up With...These are challenging times for the mutual fund industry. Once upon a time, fund companies worried that their best money managers were deserting '40 Act...