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Eric Dutram: For the most part, ETFs and ETNs are similar. Both offer investors basket exposure to a particular asset class and they can each trade on the open market throughout the day. Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Under the umbrella of exchange-traded products, ETNs have attracted far less interest than their ETF cousins and now represent only a small portion of total ETP assets. Exchange-traded notes are debt instruments linked to the performance Read more…
Deborah Fuhr, partner at ETFGI, talks with WSJ’s Ari Weinberg about the differences between exchange-traded funds and notes, plus she explains some of the ETF products that can help track Read more…
Jared Cummans: As far as the majority of the ETF industry is concerned, size is everything. Institutions and financial advisors often have minimum AUM requirements for investing; a pre-screen that many ETFs fail due to their smaller size. Even individual investors are quick to write off a fund with low Read more…
Stocks recovered from Wednesday’s poor performance but on light trade. All five major indices closed up on the day but for the most part, off session highs. After recapturing most of Wednesday’s losses, the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM) plunged in the afternoon session and closed near Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Just a few short years after the introduction of the first exchange-traded commodity product, there are several dozens of options available for investors interested in accessing this asset class. Interest in commodities has surged as this corner of the market has demonstrated the Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
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Stock put in a strong performance on Monday but on very light volume. All five major indices ended the session higher by more than 2.0%. Smaller cap stocks led the way as the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 rocketed 4.8% and 3.90% respectively. Read more…
Though the entire ETF industry has grown at a blistering pace, certain segments of the market have expanded much more quickly than others over the past few years. Few types of financial products have seen stronger asset growth than commodity ETPs, as investors of all sophistication levels have Read more…
George Wolff: Heart attacks can come from the unlikeliest sources. My latest heart-stopping moment came from a Bloomberg headline that trumpeted: Read more…
Investing is a major concern especially for those for whom retirement is the next step in their lives. Every investor has their own concept of investing; some are investing for long term and some are Read more…
David Fry From ETF Digest talks about a commodity ETF in the spotlight discussing the iPath DJ-UBS Commodity Index TR ETN (NYSE:DJP) in a video. Read more…
David Fry From ETF Digest talks about a commodity ETF discussing the iPath DJ-UBS Commodity Index TR ETN (NYSE:DJP) in a video. Read more…
As natural resource prices have climbed skyward, interest in exchange-traded products that offer exposure to commodities has accelerated as well. While some investors prefer to achieve targeted 
There’s nothing like a bracing splash of reality to put things in the proper perspective. Last week, we examined the efficacy of various hard asset exposures—gold, oil and broad-based 
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