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The Case for Investing in Bonds Over Stocks (TLT, TBT, JNK, LQD, SHY)

Greg Cullen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:21:40 +0000

Fixed income investors with their bats on their shoulders for have asked the same question of U.S. treasuries for years: Yields can’t possibly go lower, can they?They may(...)
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Where The ETF Money Is Flowing; The Answer Might Surprise You (MOO, EFA, LQD, BND, VIG, VEA, VWO, EEM)

David Bettencourt — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:26:31 +0000

Daniela Pylypczak: As the calendars prepare to flip forward, it appears as if 2011 will go down as a record-breaking year for the ETF industry on the product development front. More than 300 new ETPs began trading this year, shattering the previous record set in 2010. But despite the record size of(...)
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How To Invest Like UBS In 2012 “Using Only ETFs” (LQD, CBND, PCY, EMLC, VIG, IYZ, XLP, VOE, PHB, EWU)

David Bettencourt — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:01:19 +0000

Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets have taken a wild ride this past year as everything from an unimaginable earthquake in Japan to a looming debt crisis in Europe has taken its toll on investors’ confidence. As 2011 draws to a close, many are left scratching their heads in confusion and uncertainty, given the(...)
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Bond Market: A Technical Look At The Breakout In These Bond ETFs (IEF, TLT, TBT, LQD, TIP)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:13:00 +0000

Corey Rosenbloom: It’s understandable if you’ve forgotten about the bond market with all the activity centered on the stock market along with the recent multi-month sideways “rectangle”(...)
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The European Overhang and Odds Of A Meltdown (EWG, EWN, LQD, EWI, EWQ)

David Bettencourt — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:32:05 +0000

Russ Koesterich: Earlier this week, I noted that very elevated Italian and Spanish bond yields remain a short-term risk for both the European and global economies. Several other major European-related risks also continue to threaten markets.(...)
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Stepping Off The Sidelines With Fixed Income ETFs (FLOT, CSJ, SHV, LQD, HYG)

David Bettencourt — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:46:14 +0000

Matthew Tucker: A few weeks ago, my colleague Russ blogged about the preference skittish investors are showing for cash. Given the volatile market conditions and uncertain political environment, it’s understandable that investors are finding comfort in cash.(...)
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Investing: Long Treasurys For The Short Run? (TLT, TBT, SPY, TIP, LQD)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:40:56 +0000

The Daily Capitalist: The S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) has for now held at the 150-200 day moving averages, and has reversed downward in early trading. These moving averages are themselves moving downward, reflecting the downtrend in stock prices that has been in place for over half a year. In combination(...)
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In Search Of Fixed Income (MUB, LQD, HYG, TIP, JNK)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:12:04 +0000

Russ Koesterich: Call #1: Reiterate Long-Term Overweight of Corporate and Municipal Debt Over Treasuries(...)
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The Appeal Of Dividend ETFs (SDIV, AGG, SHY, LQD, JNK)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:01:59 +0000

Stoyan Bojinov: Dividend investing is one of the oldest and most popular strategies amongst retail and institutional equity investors on Wall Street. Legends like Warren Buffet and Benjamin Graham are well known advocates of this value investing approach, and their success in the financial markets speaks(...)
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A List Of The Top Ten (10) Corporate Bond ETFs (LQD, CSJ, VCIT, ITR, SCPB)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:37:57 +0000

David Fry: In an era of low interest rates and perhaps a good deal of distrust of equity markets investing for income has become quite a challenge. There are many ETF sectors to choose from where yield is a prime consideration.(...)
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A Private Matter: Income ETFs (OEF, HDV, LQD)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:47:51 +0000

Kevin Feldman: Last week a colleague asked me if, given all the focus on investing for income this year, the “i” in iShares might come to stand for income. He was kidding, but he had a serious point too: With government bonds generating historically low yields—the 10-year Treasury broke(...)
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Deborah Fuhr Leaving ETF Giant Blackrock

Greg Cullen — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:01:30 +0000

The Financial Times is reporting that Deborah Fuhr, a fixture in the ETF Industry, is leaving Blackrock. Deborah was the Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy and a Managing Director at BlackRock. Under Ms Fuhr’s guidance, BlackRock’s Global ETF Research and Implementation Strategy team was responsible for advising clients on the implementation of asset allocation(...)
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The Market Risk In These ETFs Continues To Grow (GLD, SPY, XLE, EWY, LQD, EWJ)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:25:43 +0000

Alex Strashny: The risk of all the funds that we follow remain extremely high. Some funds, such as energy (NYSE:XLE) or gold (NYSE:GLD), might make good investments in the coming weeks, but they’re not there yet. The risk of many funds, including large-cap stocks (NYSE:SPY) is actually still growing, even though it’s already very high.(...)
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Some ETF’s Risk Has Gone Into Unacceptable Territory (SMH, IYR, XLU, LQD, GLD, EWJ)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:21:50 +0000

Alex Strashny: While some ETF’s have made good money last week, increasing their expected returns, their risks have gone into unacceptable territory.(...)
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AdvisorShares Launches Four New Actively Managed ETFs (MATH, FWDD, FWDI, FWDB, LQD, HYG, BIV, TIP, IJR)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:28:33 +0000

Ron Rowland: Last week AdvisorShares introduced four new actively managed ETFs from two different managers. Madrona Funds, LLC is the sub-advisor and portfolio manager of three new “Madrona Forward” ETFs while American Wealth Management is the sub-advisor and portfolio(...)
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Which Fixed Income ETF Is Best? (CBND, LQD, FLTR, PICB, IBND, BND, AGG, PHB)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:05:45 +0000

Innovation has become a hallmark of the ETF industry in recent years, as new and existing issuers alike have have rolled out increasingly complex and creative products that have further expanded the universe of asset classes and investment strategies available through exchange-traded products.(...)
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Top Ten Corporate Bond ETFs For Investors (LQD, CSJ, CIU, T, WFC, JPM, C, BAC, MS, GE, GS)

David Bettencourt — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:19:24 +0000

David Fry: In an era of low interest rates and perhaps a good deal of distrust of equity markets investing for income has become quite a challenge. There are many ETF sectors to choose from(...)
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The Energy Sector Is In A Strong Uptrend (XLE, SMH, EWY, XLP, IYZ, LQD, SPY, GLD, EWJ)

David Bettencourt — Sun, 29 May 2011 16:14:48 +0000

Alex Strashny: Our sole recommendation this week is energy (NYSE:XLE). XLE is in a strong uptrend that, with the recent bounce off the lows, has become slightly stronger. According to our(...)
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ProShares Debuts Two Leveraged Bond ETFs

David Bettencourt — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:28:36 +0000

ProShares continued to build out its suite of leveraged and inverse bond ETF offerings, debuting two new products on Thursday that offer leveraged exposure to corporate bonds.(...)
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Fundamental Indexing Comes To Investment Grade Bond ETFs

David Bettencourt — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:14:20 +0000

State Street Global Advisors launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE:CBND) on Thursday (4/7/11). The underlying benchmark index intends to measure the(...)
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