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Does Investing In The Platinum ETF Make More Sense Than A Gold ETF?

March 25th, 2010

“Gold might have history on its side, but when it comes to investing in precious metals platinum arguably makes more sense. Platinum is rarer, dearer and just as pretty. What’s more, unlike gold Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, PALL, PPLT, SGOL

Why You Need Gold In Your Portfolio For the Long Run

March 25th, 2010

Jason Toussaint, Managing Director of Exchange Traded Gold (ETG) for the World Gold Council, spoke with Robert Lenzer from Forbes yesterday. Jason explains why Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SGOL, video

Claymore Exchange-Traded Funds Declare Distributions

March 25th, 2010

Claymore Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce the following Claymore Exchange-Traded Funds (“ETFs”) have declared distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Wednesday March 24th ETF Movers: KIE, GDX

March 24th, 2010

In midday trading Wednesday, the SPDR KBW Insurance ETF (KIE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about Read more…

KIE, NYSE:GDX

This Single Country ETF Could Take You On A Wild Ride

March 24th, 2010

“Recently, one of the countries I’ve been asked about the most is Vietnam. And I’m not surprised, last year the economy was still able to grow by more than 5%, even despite the global economic Read more…

VNM

New Dow Jones Index Will Underlie First ETF in United Arab Emirates

March 24th, 2010

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones UAE 25 Index, which measures the performance of the 25 of the largest and most liquid equity Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Investors Need To Pay More Attention To Dividend ETFs In 2010

March 24th, 2010

“Stocks delivered nicely in 2009, with the S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) shooting up an impressive 23.5% and emerging markets were even more impressive. Even bond investors in high yield and Read more…

NYSE:DVY, SDY

Matthew Tucker Discusses IShares Muni ETFs

March 24th, 2010

Matthew Tucker, managing director of U.S. fixed-income strategy at BlackRock Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about the municipal-bond Read more…

MUAA, MUAB, MUAC, MUAD, MUAE, MUAF, video

ETF Radar Magazine Releases Issue No. 6 (2nd Quarter 2010) International Edition

March 24th, 2010

ETF Radar Magazine has just released Issue No. 6 (2nd Quarter 2010). We have attached a snapshot of the issue and you can view the current issue by downloading Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

JETS Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund Nearing Public Offering

March 24th, 2010

JETS Exchange-Traded Trust filed paperwork with the SEC today indicating that they are planning to begin trading their JETS Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund starting Read more…

JCO

A SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) Trade For You To Consider

March 24th, 2010

Is the gold trade back on? If so how should you play it? Scott Nations of NationShares recommends an options trade that he calls Read more…

NYSE:GLD, video

Before Jumping Into A Single Health Care Stock Consider This ETF

March 23rd, 2010

“The healthcare sector has never seen anything like this and neither has the American public. After months of political wrangling, the Affordable Health Care for America Act was signed into law by Read more…

XLV

Does Your Commodity ETF Own Oil Futures Or Oil Stocks?

March 23rd, 2010

“The volatility of the last two years has investors searching for investment vehicles that can help diversify their portfolios from the wild swings of the stock market. The old-school method often Read more…

USO, XLE

Tuesday March 23rd ETF Movers: PZJ, PKOL

March 23rd, 2010

In midday trading Tuesday, the Zacks Small Cap Portfolio ETF (PZJ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about Read more…

PKOL, PZJ, video

The Natural Gas ETF Is Seeing Unusual Trading Volume

March 23rd, 2010

“The U.S. Natural Gas Fund, just above the lows set yesterday, is seeing unusual options volume but without any obvious directional tell. The UNG, which holds natural gas futures, is up 1 percent Read more…

UNG

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