Markets continue to grind higher since our “buy” signal in late February and our Exchange Traded Funds continue logging steady gains.  Volume remains low and today we closed right at the yearly Read more…

IWM, IYF, NYSE:EWW, XHB, XLI, XLY

“The rally in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) vividly illustrates investors’ renewed love affair with beaten-down bank stocks. Traders have also been driving up shares of bailed-out Read more…

XLF

In midday trading Thursday, the Claymore Luxury Goods ETF (ROB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.4% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is Read more…

ROB

Municipal Bond ETFs with a set maturity date could help investors create a diversified muni bond ladder, says iShares’ Dodd Kittsley. Dodd sat down with Read more…

MUAA, MUAB, MUAC, MUAD, MUAE, MUAF

A new tool for investors and traders will launch this Friday on the CBOE, options on the S&P 500 Dividend Index, ticker symbol DVS. Some may say “So what, is this really a new development Read more…

NYSE:DLN, NYSE:DTN, NYSE:DVY, NYSE:FVD, PEY, SPY, VIG

Retirement Plan Advisory Group, (RPAG) one of the largest, independent retirement plan advisor alliances in the nation, announces today that its proprietary Scorecard(SM) System, relied on Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Fund.com, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: FNDM) announced today that it entered into a strategic alliance with Transparensee Systems, Inc., New York City, to develop a next generation search Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

WisdomTree has filed paperwork with the SEC for an Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund ETF. There is no symbol noted at this time.The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Direxion, a pioneer in providing alternative and tactically-oriented investment strategies to sophisticated investors, is pleased to announce the launch of six new Direxion Shares Daily ETFs Read more…

INDL, INDZ, NYSE:BRIL, NYSE:BRIS, SOXL, SOXS

ProShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a Short FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ETF (YXI). ProShares Short FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (the “Fund”) seeks investment results Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, YXI

Fund.com, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: FNDM) said today that its majority-owned subsidiary, AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, a developer and distributor of actively managed ETFs, is Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ProShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for an UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF. There is no symbol noted at this time. The ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (the “Fund”) will Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IBB, NASDAQ:BIS

ProShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a Short Real Estate ETF (REK). The ProShares Short Real Estate (the “Fund”) will seek investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods Read more…

REK, URE

ProShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a Short Basic Materials ETF (SBM). The ProShares Short Basic Materials (the “Fund”) will seek investment results for a single day only, not for longer Read more…

SBM, SMN

JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) plans to jump into the burgeoning exchange-traded fund (ETF) business, according to two Securities and Exchange Commission filings Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS