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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Specialized Gold Notes Launched
By Staff WriterDeutsche Bank has issued three specialized exchange-traded notes (ETNs) linked to gold. The DB Gold Double Long ETN (DGP) aims to provide double monthly upside...
April 01, 2008
Bond Platforms MergingThe two leading corporate bond platforms are about to merge. Incapital has entered into a definitive agreement with Bank of America to acquire its LaSalle...
April 01, 2008
Well PositionedStrong domestic and international usage in 2008 should benefit the coal sector, analysts say. --- David M. Khani, CFAFriedman, Billings & [email protected] Outlook: Though utility inventory is still...
April 01, 2008
Retail Investors Aren't the Problem"People always say it's the retail investor who panics," says Walter Gerasimowicz, CEO of Meditron Asset Managment. "Perhaps. But as I look at what's going...
April 01, 2008
Speeding ETFs to MarketThe Sec is making it easier for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to come to market. The Commission proposed in early March a rule that would allow...
April 01, 2008
Protection MoneyI'm regularly surprised by how few asset managers have an investment strategy that can accommodate declining equity prices. Retaining equity positions in "good companies" through...
April 01, 2008
Getting Hands-OnOver the past several years the exchange-traded funds industry has attempted to bring actively managed funds to market without much success. But a reversal of...
April 01, 2008
Learning the ABCs of ETFsFew could have predicted that the rise of exchange-traded funds as mainstream investment products would happen so swiftly. As index funds that trade like stocks,...