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Archive for September, 2011

Collective Wisdom Watch: ‘This Isn’t A Bear Market; It’s How Things Will Be From Now On’

September 22nd, 2011

Joseph L. Shaefer: Let me clearly state that I do not and, through 40 years of up and down cycles, never have subscribed to the above quote. That in fact is the gist of this article. But I am hearing those words, or words like them Read more…

NYSE:EEV, RWM, SBB, SEF, SH, VXX

Doug Casey: Glowing Prospects For Uranium (URA)

September 22nd, 2011

Karen Roche: The Western world’s skittishness, skepticism and staunch opposition when in comes to nuclear energy won’t stand in the way of its production elsewhere in the world. It will be full steam ahead in China Read more…

URA

Van Eck Files For Market Vectors Yuan Bond ETF

September 22nd, 2011

Van Eck has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “Market Vectors Yuan Bond ETF.” Market Vectors Yuan Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks total return consisting of income and capital appreciation. They did not Read more…

NEW FILING

Morningstar to Research and Rank ETF Managed Portfolios

September 22nd, 2011

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, plans to launch rankings and research on exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed portfolios later this year. Read more…

SPY

Direxion Changes Investment Objectives and Strategies Of 10 Leveraged Funds

September 22nd, 2011

The Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has approved changes to the names, investment strategies and investment objectives of 10 leveraged funds, based on the recommendation Read more…

INDL, INDZ, NUGT, NYSE:DUST, NYSE:GASL, NYSE:GASX

Europe’s Safe Havens Are History (EWG, IAU, GLD, EPOL, GXF)

September 22nd, 2011

Ron Rowland: Like I told you last month, European unity was always an  illusion.  Now the crisis is entering a new and more ominous phase.

What about Greece? Whether  you call it “default” Read more…

IAU, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:GLD, ZSL

What’s In An ETF? The Name Is Only A Clue (IEO)

September 22nd, 2011

Noel Archard: A reader recently wrote to us asking about the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index Fund (NYSE:IEO). In his view, he felt the fund was lopsided toward oil vs. gas. “If you call an ETF Read more…

IEO

PowerShares To Begin Trading The PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio ETF (DSUM) Friday, September 23rd

September 22nd, 2011

PowerShares will begin trading its new “PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio” (NYSE:DSUM) Friday, September 23, 2011. The PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield performance of the Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:DSUM

Guggenheim Launches Yuan Bond ETF (RMB)

September 22nd, 2011

Guggenheim Investments announced the launch of the Guggenheim Yuan Bond ETF (NYSE:RMB), a fund that provides access to China’s growing Dim Sum bond market. The new offering from Guggenheim will seek to replicate the AlphaShares Yuan Bond Index Read more…

NYSE:RMB

Thursday’s ETF To Watch: iShares Transportation Average Index Fund (IYT, FDX)

September 22nd, 2011

Eric Dutram: As the economy continues to weaken, highly cyclical stocks have been getting hammered more than most, leading the market lower over the past month. One of the most troubled in this time period has undoubtedly been the transport sector as that particular corner of the market has lost close to 1,000 basis points Read more…

IYT

Crude Oil Prices Still Have Room To Fall (JJC, BNO, USO, RSX, FDX)

September 22nd, 2011

Scott Martin: Crude prices have declined about 12% since their late April peak. Based on everything else we have seen, the oil market has not suffered nearly enough. Read more…

JJC, NYSE:BNO, RSX, USO

Chinese Manufacturing Numbers May Hide Worse News Ahead (FXI, TAO, CHIQ)

September 22nd, 2011

Tim Seymour: The latest “flash” reading on the health of the Chinese factory sector shows that far from saving the world, Beijing may be wrestling with trouble of its own. Read more…

NYSE:CHIQ, NYSE:FXI, TAO

Canada: Horizons Exchange Traded Funds’ Actively Managed ETFs Surpass $1 Billion In AUM

September 22nd, 2011

Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. (“Horizons ETFs“) is pleased to announce that the assets under management in the actively managed exchange traded funds (“Active ETFs“) Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Quick Cross-Market Check On The Fed Day Selloff (IEF, TLT, UUP)

September 22nd, 2011

Corey Rosenbloom: What does the current Cross-Market landscape look like after Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting/announcement?

Let’s take a look to see the current structure along with the big market winners and losers. Read more…

IEF, TLT

Operation Twist: The Consequences

September 22nd, 2011

Keith Weiner: For months, even before the end of QE2, analysts and prognosticators have been saying the Fed will have to do another QE and another, endlessly.  These folks were surprised when it didn’t come last month, and predicted confidently Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, TBT, TLT

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