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Michael Johnston: Van Eck has begun the process of converting six HOLDRS products offered by Merrill Lynch into traditional ETFs that will be included under the Market Vectors lineup, offering investors an opportunity to exchange their receipts in HOLDRS trusts for shares in the new ETFs. The exchange Read more…
Eric Dutram: The past week was, again, extremely choppy as European rumors took center stage, leaving investors fixated on events coming out of Germany and France. While some progress was definitely made in the negotiations, this week’s summit could play a key role in determining the long term Read more…
Sam Subramanian: At a time when continuing growth of the U. S. economy appears not so certain, investors often look to overweight industries that can continue to grow. Read more…
Although worries over the debt ceiling continue to plague equity markets, some sectors of the financial world have been given a boost by quality earnings reports from a variety of firms. Most recently, investors received good news from casino operator Las Vegas Sands which rose more than Read more…
The old adage “never judge a book by its cover” has been applied to a wide variety of situations over the years, from encouraging open mindedness in social situations to shopping for a car to, well, judging books by their covers. And it turns out this piece of advice can be quite valuable for Read more…
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Today’s market has been especially rough for consumer product companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Colgate Palmolive, and Procter & Gamble, which have all sunk on weak guidance thanks Read more…
David Fry From ETF Digest goes into detail on an Internet ETF discussing the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index ETF (NYSE:FDN) in a video. Read more…
Sam Subramanian: Investing in Internet companies is attractive considering their excellent growth potential. The use of the Internet is growing rapidly as it enables convenient, quick, and secure Read more…
Over the recent holiday period, the e-commerce sector witnessed exceptional growth as many consumers opted to shop on-line, as opposed via the traditional brick and mortar storefronts, Read more…
So much for a nice, quiet Thanksgiving week. Between the back-and-forth negotiations surrounding a bailout of Ireland and yet another escalation of tensions between North and South Korea, recent Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the EGShares Technology GEMS ETF (NYSE:QGEM) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 9.24% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
In trading on Thursday, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Industrials Idx (NYSE:AXID) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.14% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past ten years, you know that Technology and its growth have been the big economic and social story of our times. From the dawn of the personal computer 
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 
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