Dec
ETFs could face a number of hurdles in the coming year. You probably won’t be surprised to hear that institutions dominate the scene when it comes to exchange traded funds (ETFs). Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Investors have plowed money into exchange-traded funds tracking bonds and international stocks this year, and the pattern looks set to continue in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Stocks dropped sharply on Thursday after jobless claims increased and the government scrapped plans to sell off stock in Citigroup indicating that the path to recovery will remain balky. Investors backed off and took most exchange-traded funds down as they did.
In Washington, a Senate panel lent its support to Ben Bernanke for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, news that triggered mixed reactions. Source
Dec
Commodities rallied across the board Wednesday as the U.S. dollar dipped from a two-month high and the Federal Reserve said it would keep short-term interest rates at record lows for an “extended period.” Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
There are several gold-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs), but a new product recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could have the most interesting twist yet. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Commodity ETFs have seen billions of dollars of cash inflows in recent years, as investors have embraced these exchange-traded products as efficient ways to gain exposure to an asset class that was previously off limits to many. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
The DB x-trackers Hedge Fund Index ETF from Deutsche Bank has reached $1 billion in assets under management since its launch in January. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Stocks rose slightly after Dubai received a $10 billion bailout from neighboring Abu Dhabi, but traders found little reason to seize momentum. Major indexes and most exchange-traded funds were lackluster ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee meeting this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Each week, I like to publish the past week’s hottest ETFs to share some new trends and niche ETFs (and ETNs) out there and give investors some new investing/diversification ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
When U.S. investors returned from a Thanksgiving break last month, they were greeted by chaos in Dubai, as the government moved to restructure Dubai World, its corporate flagship, and temporarily halt debt payments to certain creditors. Read the rest of this entry »
