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Call for Entries!
By Janet LevauxResearch magazine asks readers to enter our second-annual ETF Advisor Hall of Fame contest. Nominations are being accepted from financial advisors (individuals or teams) who make...
May 01, 2008
Muni, Currency Instruments UnveiledNew 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
New Gas Fund LaunchedThe summertime is typically met with the prospect of higher gas prices, and if you happen to own a 747 or SUV, then the newly...
May 01, 2008
State Street Adds Global TIPS ETFFighting the ravages of inflation just got easier. In mid-March, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched the SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP) on...
May 01, 2008
What's Hot? Anything with Oil & Gas!Without surprise, the elite-performing ETFs so far this year reflect surging oil and gas prices. The top eight ETFs are all oil and gas specific,...
May 01, 2008
What's Hot, What's NotHere's a short list of top-performing ETFs on a year-to-date basis, through April 23, 2008, and some ETFs with weaker results: HOT o U.S. Natural Gas...
May 01, 2008
My Favorite BirdIf I were given the opportunity to be any kind of bird in the world, I would definitely want to be an ostrich. Why? Because...
May 01, 2008
Morgan Stanley Posts ResultsMorgan Stanley has reported income for the quarter ending February 29, 2008, of $1.6 billion, down from $2.3 billion a year earlier. Net revenues were...