Eric Dutram: The past month has been pretty unkind to the big banks for a variety of reasons. Speculation continues to build regarding a broad European default centered around Greece which could trigger a number of issues for many banking stocks in the near term. Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Private equity is a very important avenue for growth and prosperity for small and medium companies in the U.S as well as globally. Private equity firms not only bring in much needed cash to the companies, but also expertise and experience to run the business in the most profitable way. Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: Volatility returned to Wall Street as the FOMC meeting earlier in the week sparked waves of worry across the market. Investors have been taking profits from virtually every asset class after the Fed gave no hints that it would look to implement another round of quantitative easing after the Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: With all of the buzz and excitement building around Facebook’s IPO, it’s likely that some investors are wishing they could have gotten in on the ground floor. Private equity investments Read more…
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Benjamin Shepherd: With interest rates at rock-bottom levels and equity markets enduring severe fluctuations, low-volatility income streams are scarce. Consequently, investors have resorted to unconventional income investments to boost their yields, especially in the realm of exchange-traded products (ETPs). Read more…
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In trading on Thursday, the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy (NASDAQ:PSCE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.40% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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In trading on Monday, the Focus Morningstar Consumer Cycle (NYSE:FCL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.91% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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In trading on Friday, the Morningstar StockInvestor Core Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PYH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.02% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Ron Rowland: You’ve heard the story before: The rich get richer while the rest of us try to keep up. In theory, the U.S. is a land of democracy and equal opportunity — but somehow it doesn’t always work out that way. Read more…
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UBS Investment Bank announced today that it has expanded its ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) platform by adding the new ETRACS 2xLeveraged Long Wells Fargo Business Read more…
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With interest rates continuing to hover near record lows, investors accustomed to generating attractive current returns from high quality fixed income securities have been forced to get Read more…
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UBS has made another addition to its fast-growing ETN lineup, rolling out a product linked to an index consisting of U.S.-listed business development companies (“BDCs”). Th E-Tracks Linked to Read more…
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Ron Rowland: UBS introduced new exchange-traded notes today (4/28/11) linked to both the price and yield performance of the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index. Read more…
NYSE:BDCS
UBS Investment Bank announced today that it has added to its suite of E-TRACS Exchange Traded Notes (“ETNs”) with a first-to-market E-TRACS linked to the Wells Fargo Business Development Company (“BDC”) Index, offering diversified exposure to BDCs with the convenience of an Read more…
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