ETFs
The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Summer Rout Boosts Bear ETFs
By Staff WriterOne look at the stock quotes on your computer screen reveals a not so subtle theme: Red all over the place. The generally accepted definition of...
July 01, 2008
Northern Trust Enters the ArenaThe ETF marketplace has a newcomer. Northern Trust Global Investments has introduced a lineup of 12 foreign equity exchange-traded funds. The funds will track established...
July 01, 2008
How to Use Strategic ETFsDo you remember the first cell phone? The first public cell phone call was made about 35 years ago, in 1973. While the basic concept...
July 01, 2008
The ETF WayAlternative energy is on everybody's mind these days, and for good reason: Prices of oil have doubled in less than a year, and the trip...
July 01, 2008
Beware of the ETF OblivionWelcome to the abyss of ETF oblivion. It's an unfriendly place where exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with marginable assets, minimal trading volume, and zero interest from...
July 01, 2008
The Roaring 80sIt was August 17, 1982, and Dr. Doom had changed his mind. Economist Henry Kaufman, then at Salomon Brothers, had come to be known by the...
July 01, 2008
Dividends Gain AppealIf your clients' stock portfolios aren't earning their desired returns, it might be time to start focusing on dividends. Consider this statistic: between 1999 and...
June 24, 2008
Interview with PBS Stephen DrainStephen Drain, senior VP of marketing for Topeka, Kansas-based Personalized Brokerage Services, LLC, recently sat down with Senior Market Advisor's editor, Daniel D. Williams, to discuss marketing strategies. Some of the highlights