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Eric Dutram: Although inflationary pressures remain at subdued levels, some investors are worried about the recent monetary and fiscal actions taken by governments that might raise inflation in the near future. In order to combat this, a look at real return ETFs Read more…
Andy Hagans: We’ve all heard of TIP, right? If you’re a long term commodities investor that buys on the dips, you might use this highly liquid ETF as the short term place for your dry powder. In theory, it protects from inflation, since the ETF holds Read more…
Michael Johnston: ProShares is continuing to build out its suite of ETFs offering exposure to alternatives, announcing this week the launch of a pair of funds designed to offer exposure to “breakeven inflation.” That term refers to the spread difference in yield between Treasuries and TIPS (i.e., the yield Read more…
Michael Johnston: PowerShares and Deutsche Bank, partners on a suite of exchange-traded notes targeting commodities and several international bond markets, have rolled out a pair of ETNs designed to target changes in inflation expectations. The new notes will be linked to indexes that are designed to measure Read more…
IndexIQ, a leading issuer of index-based liquid alternative solutions focused on absolute return, real assets and international strategies, has expanded its longtime suite of innovative ETF model portfolios with the launch of the IQ Global Alternatives ETF Model Portfolio, the firm announced Read more…
Eric Dutram: ProShares, the Bethesda, Maryland-based ETF issuer best known for its suite of leveraged and inverse products, announced plans to expand its offering in the Treasury bond space with its latest SEC filing. In the document, the company detailed four new funds that are vastly different from anything else Read more…
Debt ceilings, downgrades, and sell-offs of epic proportions have combined to make the last few weeks a major headache for investors. With the outlook of the U.S. economy changing drastically, many are unsure of where place their assets. Starting with the debt deal that took longer than Read more…
First Trust, the firm behind the recently-launched Cloud Computing Index Fund (NASDAQ:SKYY) has filed details on an ETF focused on another popular theme: inflation. A recent SEC filing detailed the First Trust Inflation Managed Fund, a product that would maintain a primary investment Read more…
Kevin Grewal: As the US government has resorted to excessive spending measures to keep the economy from completely crumbling, many investors suggest that inflation is inevitable and is Read more…
The past week was a relatively quiet one in the ETF industry in terms of new product launches, with just three new ETFs debuting, First Trust kicked off and capped the activity, debuting the first Read more…
The ETP lineup now consists of nearly 1,200 individual products with aggregate assets of well more than $1 trillion. And both of those numbers continue to expand at an impressive rate; Read more…
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According to an SEC Filing, effective February 12, 2011, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, currently the sub-advisor to the IQ Real Return ETF and the IQ Global Resources ETF (together with the IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF, the “Funds”), will no longer perform sub-advisory services to the Funds, Read more…
WisdomTree, the New York City-based ETF issuer best known for its lineup of dividend focused funds, revealed continued Read more…
Inflation is creeping up everywhere. Prices for gold, 
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