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Daniela Pylypczak: U.S. equities were in for a wild ride last week, as several corporate earnings disappointments were overshadowed by ECB President Draghi’s announcement, expressing the central banks commitment to do whatever it takes to bolster the troubled Read more…
Michael Johnston: Assets in bond exchange-traded products have been climbing steadily for the past several years, reflecting an increased degree of comfort among investors with the idea of achieving fixed income exposure through the exchange-traded wrapper. The bond ETF universe has expanded Read more…
Michael Johnston: Despite some rather significant bumps along the road in 2011, many asset classes are now well into positive territory on a one year trailing basis as January draws to a close, riding high thanks to a strong finish to last year and start to 2012. Included on that list are a number of Read more…
Although there are now nearly 1,100 exchange-traded products available to U.S. investors, the universe of ETFs utilized by most long-term buy-and-holders is considerably smaller. Beyond the Read more…
So, is the United States headed towards deflation? While the financial markets have worried about it off and on for many months, of more concern right now is a potential bubble in the U.S. Treasury market. My colleague, Investment U’s Alexander Green, has noted several times the dangers of buying Read more…
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It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that investors around the world were bracing for the fallout from massive stimulus plans implemented to lift the global economy out of a recession. Read more…
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All eyes on Wall Street will shift on Tuesday towards Washington, where the latest meeting of the Federal Reserve promises to shed some light on the central bank’s view of the ongoing recovery Read more…
On June 29 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC and Deutsche Bank launched two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) linked to CBOT Ultra T-Bond futures (“Ultra Bond futures”) Read more…
Deutsche Bank is set to begin trading two leveraged exchange traded notes today. The new funds are the PowerShares DB 3x Short 25+ Year Treasury Bond Exchange Traded Note (SBND), and the PowerShares DB 3x Read more…
As the popularity of ETFs has surged in recent years, the manner in which investors use these vehicles has evolved as well. Originally designed with cost-conscious buy-and-holders in mind, 
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