The Appeal of Treasury Bond ETFs

Filed Under (Uncategorized) by admin on 17-07-2010

Treasury exchange traded funds (ETFs) have become a favorite safe-haven as investors look to protect their assets, but it’s been pushing already paltry yields down to almost nothing. Read the rest of this entry »

The dark side of ETFs

Filed Under (ETF News, New ETFs) by admin on 17-07-2010

‘Ping’. That’s the sound of yet another announcement, regarding yet another new exchange-traded fund (ETF) dropping into my already-bulging inbox. Read the rest of this entry »

Would ETF Circuit Breakers Do Harm?

Filed Under (Emerging Trends, Regulation) by admin on 17-07-2010

Worries about unintended regulatory consequences are coursing through the trading community as the day fast approaches, perhaps as early as next week, when the Securities and Exchange Commission implements new rules on ETF trading. Read the rest of this entry »

Foreign ETFs That Speak The Language

Filed Under (ETF News, ETF Performance) by admin on 17-07-2010

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a total return of 2.13% in the last five years. The S&P 500 is down 0.16% over the same period. Read the rest of this entry »

Five Fixed-Income ETFs That Make Sense

Filed Under (ETF News) by admin on 17-07-2010

With so much uncertainity about what the next few months will bring, it’s best to hedge your bets. A huge number of investors are choosing bond exchange-traded funds to accomplish that. Read the rest of this entry »

6 ETFs On Fire

Filed Under (ETF News, Markets) by admin on 05-07-2010

ETFs can be a good barometer for the stock market in general. Read the rest of this entry »

ETF providers should improve website content

Filed Under (ETF News) by admin on 05-07-2010

The providers of exchange traded funds should take steps to improve the quality of the information they offer to investors on their websites, according to Eddy Wymeersch, chairman of the Committee of European Securities Regulators. Read the rest of this entry »

‘ETF investors may ruin Gold-rush’

Filed Under (Bullion) by admin on 05-07-2010

Gold prices hovering at record high levels and many investors seeking an entry in gold investments and make stunning gains, will the present time is the right time for investors to enter into gold investments? Read the rest of this entry »

Selecting an ETF – more than just picking an index

Filed Under (ETF News, Index) by admin on 05-07-2010

Many investors in the GCC believe that the main decisions when choosing an ETF are picking the index to track and then selecting an ETF to match. Read the rest of this entry »

Gold extends gains as ETF holdings hit record

Filed Under (Bullion, Commodity ETFs, ETF News, ETF Performance) by admin on 05-07-2010

Gold gained on Wednesday, heading for its seventh quarterly rise and its biggest increase since end-2007, after holdings in the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF hit another record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets. Read the rest of this entry »