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Michael Johnston: As an up-and-down (and up again) first half of the year draws to a close, many portfolios have managed to squeeze out moderate gains so far in 2012. Looking around at the various exchange-traded products reveals some interesting Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The hunt for yield continues to challenge investors of all walks in this historically ultra low-rate environment, although a certain breed of ETFs Read more…
David Fry: This posting completes a comprehensive review in the fixed-income ETF segment. While this review seems a grab-bag collection of issues, we like keeping the list of choices at 10. This seems more manageable for most investors. We’re not necessarily recommending one issue over another and where Read more…
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Michael Johnston: In recent years, ETFs have become increasing popular tools for accessing the fixed income corner of the market. The space initially grew much more slowly than equity ETFs, but investors have gradually become more comfortable with the combination of fixed income exposure Read more…
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“Yields from mortgage REITs have been higher in recent years than those provided by equity REITs and a number of other income-oriented products,” said Jan van Eck, Principal at Van Eck Global. “We’re pleased to bring out MORT, an ETF which we think could be a valuable portfolio building tool for yield-focused investors in this Read more…
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The Market Vectors ETF Trust announced regular monthly distributions today for its five municipal bond ETFs, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF and Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF. Read more…
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According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world will end in December 2012. If banking analyst Meredith Whitney is right, the beginning of the end might be around the corner. Whitney, who rose to prominence after a pessimistic report on Citigroup issued in late 2007 later proved to be Read more…
Van Eck, the New York City-based ETF issuer known for its lineup of sector specific ETFs in the commodity space, filed with the SEC to expand its footprint in the bond arena with a proposal for Read more…
Ron Rowland: Can a passive index fund accurately track its index when it has only one holding for every 423 holdings of the underlying index? Last week (4/14/11), State Street Global Advisors Read more…
Last week I received an e-mail solicitation that was both hilarious and sad. It came from a broker trying to sell municipal bonds from Illinois. He touted them as “investment grade” and was Read more…
With the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bd (NYSE:MUB) down 10% in the last three months, is there trouble brewing in the municipal bond market? CNBC brought in Richard Ciccarone, McDonnell Investments, and Read more…
The Market Vectors ETF Trust announced regular monthly distributions today for its five municipal bond ETFs and the Market Vectors Emerging Markets 
CNBC picked the brains of Mark Cortazzo, Macro Consulting Group and Paul Simon, Tactical Allocation Group to see what their 
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