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ActiveETFs | InFocus had a conversation with Casey Smith, who is the Principal and President of Wiser Wealth Management, a registered investment advisor based out of Marietta, Georgia. Read more…
Stocks tiptoed through a typically introspective, no drama December week in the past five days, with the Dow Jones Industrials rising 0.7%, and the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Russell 2000 all Read more…
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For a long while now, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the potential for alternative-energy technology. Investors take note: In 2011, that potential will start to be realized. And those who Read more…
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that aggregate assets under management for the portfolios of exchange traded funds (ETFs) based on ISE’s proprietary indexes Read more…
SPDR® Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (the “SPDR DJIA Trust”) (NYSE:DIA) today announced that it will make an additional 2010 income distribution. Ex dividend date will be Read more…
The past week was marked by a flurry of activity in the U.S. as all eyes were fixed on the federal government with Congress’ session nearing a close. The legislative branch was finally able to Read more…
On Friday, the major indices completed an uneventful week with an uneventful day. However, volume spiked sharply. Stocks closed mixed for the day. The higher beta issues posted minor gains, Read more…
The concentrated money flows in natural gas (NG) flag continue to flag bullish tendencies despite the bearish supply reports. Connected and retail players have increased their net long positions Read more…
Last week ended relatively flat for the broader indices as markets digested the finalization of the 2011 Tax Plan, but there were some pockets of performance in various sectors and asset classes. Read more…
Rudolph was well into bringing the “Santa Rally” to town when this week he suddenly ran into the ominous sounding “Hindenburg Omen.” Beyond that, economic news was mostly positive while Read more…
As the markets “melt up” into the Christmas and New Year holidays, corporate news flow overseas is providing a steady (if muted) drumbeat for the traders still watching their global screens. Read more…
One of the things I always find fascinating about the markets is the degree to which they move based not on fundamentals, but rather on sentiment. Perhaps we could call it psychology or even Read more…
What’s going on with natural gas prices? It’s one of the only (possibly the only) commodities to sell for cheaper than it was a year ago. 
In the early days of the ETF industry most of the products were broad-based equity funds that offered exposure to domestic and international stock markets. But as ETFs have gained market 
Gold has gained 26% this year, putting it on track for its third double-digit gain of the last four years. To chart gold’s price movements since 2000 take a piece of paper and draw an outline of an 
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