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Muni, Currency Instruments Unveiled
By Staff WriterNew York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB). The new ETF is designed to...
May 01, 2008
19 ETNs Launch in AprilWith the launch of 35 new Exchange Traded Vehicles (ETVs), April was one of the busiest months in a long time for the exchange-traded field:...
May 01, 2008
Questioning Active ETFsThe debut of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are actively managed has been a long awaited moment for ETF insiders product developers, and other industry types....
May 01, 2008
The Sideways SeventiesThe 1970s evoke, in some people, feelings of nostalgia for platform shoes, bell bottoms, Pet Rocks, Soul Train, mood rings, CB radios, Bruce Lee, Farrah...
May 01, 2008
Stepping UpA young financial planner at one of my client firms sent an e-mail to his employer, saying that he was concerned about the growing volume...
May 01, 2008
Gold's RenaissanceIt's funny, but the late-night commercials that used to push food dehydrators and Ginsu knife sets are now touting gold as an investment vehicle. And...
April 24, 2008
Edward F. LynchEdward F. Lynch has been named national sales director for XShares Securities. He is responsible for national retail and institutional distribution of XShares Advisors' ETFs. Lynch joined XShares Securities in 2007 as regional sales director. Prior
April 23, 2008
MetLife Announces Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of MetLife Inc. has agreed to spend up to $1 billion more on buying back the company's common stock.MetLife, New York, set aside ...