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Lisle, IL, July 24, 2009 – Claymore Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce that today the following Claymore Exchange- Traded Funds (“ETFs”) have declared distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each Fund declaring a Read more…
The great thing about ETF’s is you can take the other side of the trade easily. Emerging market ETF’s have been on a tear while the short etf’s have suffered tremendously. Could a bubble be forming in these foreign markets? Read more…
Reuter’s Reports that the “ETFS Silver Trust, a U.S. exchange-traded product (ETP) run by London’s ETF Securities, is expected to hold assets of more than $1 billion over the next six to 12 months, a senior company official said Friday. Read more…
“Right now the U.S. is in a deep recession. None of us know for sure when it will end, and the short-term indicators are inconclusive. Yet there is one thing I’ve learned from years of investing: The stock market is not just a big monolith Read more…
Two more firms that feel their clients are unable to make educated decisions for themselves and need to be coddled. On Wednesday of this week we wrote about Edward Jones dropping the sale of leveraged ETFs, now you can add LPL Financial, and Read more…
ETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), one of the world’s leading providers of Exchange Traded Product (ETPs), is independently owned and currently has approximately USD $12 billion (as of July 24, 2009) of assets invested in over 130 of its products globally. Read more…
Esko Mickels, writing for Morningstar, came out with 10 tips for placing ETF orders. Why does he specifically relate these ordering tips to ETFs? Esco states, “Unlike mutual funds, ETFs have intraday liquidity, so the price at which they’re bought and sold can deviate from their net asset value (NAV). But unlike stocks, ETFs Read more…
“As U.S. stocks enjoy a big summertime rally, one option investor went on the defensive on fears the Standard & Poor’s 500 .SPX benchmark could suffer significant losses between now and December. Put option volume swelled to about 1.53 million contracts Read more…
The ETFS Silver Trust (SIVR) has issued 100,000 shares backed by physical silver to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. This offers another opportunity for investors to gain exposure to the silver market without having to have a “commodities” account with a bank or Read more…
“Since the start of this global economic crisis, the U.S. government has been injecting massive amounts new currency into the financial system to prevent deflation and stimulate economic growth. This is referred to as reflation. Read more…
Scott Burns, director of ETF analysis with Morningstar, released a video that looks at long and short ways to use health-care ETFs ahead of major reforms. Scott looks into the composition of a few of the broad health care sector ETFs and finds that they have about a 2/3 stake in pharmaceuticals. Read more…
The ETF marches on. Traders Magazine Online (14 July) reports that the volume in ETFs is exploding. According to the article, from last September through May, “ETF consolidated volume averaged almost 49 billion shares a month. Read more…
“A top index provider is considering offering its own lineup of exchange traded funds, but just what those funds would look like is a mystery. Russell Investment Management Co., a unit of Russell Investments of Tacoma, Wash., applied July 2 for permission from the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer ETFs Read more…
Robert Stein, Astor Asset Management founder, spoke with Rebecca Jarvis this morning describing his current investment strategy. Robert spoke of his favorite sectors right now: Technology, Health care, Biotech, and Read more…
Tom Lydon, President, Global Trends Investments & ETF Trends, wrote a fantastic article yesterday that details some problems with your retirement options. Sadly, social security will most likely not be around for most of us, and many will need to rely on their retirement nest eggs when we hit our golden years. A large majority of working people contribute to an IRA or 401K plans, and are forced to make very Read more…
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