As global demand for crude oil continues to increase to record levels and supply remains constricted, the price of gasoline continues to itch upwards, passing the $3 per gallon mark in Read more…
IEO, NYSE:DBE, UGA, VDE
The world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported increases in revenues and net income for the fourth quarter, meeting analyst expectations and giving support to the Read more…
IYC, PBJ, VCR, XLY
Russell Investments has launched new indexes to reflect the style classifications of mega-cap stocks in emerging markets. Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today released a new report titled, SPDR® ETF Outlook―Taking Aim at Read more…
SPY
Fewer affluent Americans are using mutual funds, and even among those investors who continue their use, allocations to mutual funds are down significantly. Meanwhile, ETFs continue to gain in Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
Gold investment in exchange traded funds (ETFs) is going to shoot up in emerging markets and large gold consuming countries like India and China in 2011, says a bullion outlook forecast from Read more…
IAU, NYSE:GLD, SPY
Global ETF assets under management in ETFs and ETP’s are expected to increase by 30% anually over the next three years according to Blackrock. Deborah Fuhr, BlackRock global head Read more…
NYSE:DBP, NYSE:GLD, PPLT, SLV
A couple of weeks ago, I gave you some key support points for the price of gold. I said that we’d see some pretty big swings between the $1,350 and $1,400 level. Indeed, gold prices have seesawed Read more…
NYSE:GLD
Best Online Trades: The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) is trading higher at mid day today and so far has not revealed any willingness to follow through on last Friday’s candlestick reversal hammer. Read more…
SPY, UUP
If you’re among the many millions of baby-boomers approaching retirement, there’s an excellent chance that you’ve focused your investment portfolio heavily towards one main investing theme: Income. But the ballgame has changed significantly. Not so long ago, traditional income-based Read more…
VNQ
State Street Global Advisors has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF.” The SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) will seek to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to Read more…
NEW FILING, NYSE:CBND
David Oldenburg: So, you want to buy a home or refinance – rates are low, but you want to wait and see if they go even lower. Then you are gripped with fear – what if rates should rise? Twenty years in Read more…
TBT
iShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index Fund ETF.” The iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Read more…
NEW FILING
iShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund ETF.” The iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Read more…
NEW FILING
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