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 »