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Plugging into New Energy
By Staff WriterIt's hard not to pick up a magazine or turn on the cable network with out hearing or reading a story about the green energy...
June 01, 2008
ETFs vs. Closed-End FundsWhile both exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and closed-end funds (CEFs)share many of the same features, they have important differences. Understanding these differences can help you to...
June 01, 2008
Foreign Debuts on the UpswingThe number of foreign-market ETFs continues to expand as investors look to diversify their portfolios away from U.S. stocks. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) launched five new...
June 01, 2008
What Will Client Relationships Be Like in 2038?When this magazine got its start -- a mere 30 years ago -- our world was a very different place. Mood rings, lava lamps and...
June 01, 2008
Going Active and Going NuclearInvesco PowerShares launched its first actively managed equity exchange-traded funds in April. The four new PowerShares funds are: o Active AlphaQ, benchmarked against the Nasdaq-100...
June 01, 2008
Vanguard to Split Some ETF SharesVanguard is planning 2-for-1 share splits for three of its most popular ETFs. The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) and...
June 01, 2008
'Tremendous Opportunity'Several factors are driving demand in the aerospace market and make the sector highly attractive at this time, equity analysts say. --- Patrick J. McCarthy, CFAFriedman, Billings,...
June 01, 2008
Northern Trust Goes GlobalNorthern Trust Global Investments is the latest company to enter the ETF field. The Chicago-based company has introduced a lineup of eight foreign-equity ETFs. The...