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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
The Problem with Too Much Money
By Alexei BayerWhen 2006 began, all eyes in global equity markets were glued to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. central bank has always been a pivotal player...
December 01, 2006
Catching up with... Liz Ann SondersAfter the mid-term elections in which the balance of power in both the House of Representatives and the Senate shifted to Democrats, IA had to...
December 01, 2006
ETFs Reach for Share of 401k MarketPortland, Ore.-based retirement plan manager Invest n Retire recently made the developing trend of ETFs popping up in more and more employer-sponsored retirement plans the...
December 01, 2006
Putting an International Spin on Dividend ETFsAdding to the growing ETF landscape, New York-based WisdomTree Investments has launched 10 dividend-weighted ETFs in its crusade to compete for a share of the...
December 01, 2006
PowerShares Debuts Sector, Niche ETFsPowerShares has been one of the most active issuers of new ETFs this year and no sign of any pause seems to be in sight. In...
November 08, 2006
Eastbridge: Voluntary Sellers Are Loosening UpInsurers that sell employee-paid products at the worksite may be relaxing underwriting rules.About 63% of players in the voluntary insurance market say voluntary market standards ...
November 07, 2006
Equal Weight ETFs Seek to Reduce Single-Stock RiskThe big risk for investors looking for exposure to the full spectrum of economic sectors the traditional risk has been overexposure to any individual stock. With that in mind, Rydex has announced the launch of a family of nine ETFs based on the S&P Equal Weight Sector Indexes, traded on...
November 05, 2006
A Cultural Shift: Multilingual Producers Go IndependentMore than a decade ago, the life insurance industry experienced a seismic shift as many career agents made the transition to become independent producers. Today, ...