The United States created more than 200,000 jobs in March and pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.8%, according to the Labor Department. Read more…

NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:TBF, SBND

So-called “inverse funds” are widely misunderstood and can be tricky to use, but these specialized investments have a place in most portfolios. Read more…

NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DNO, NYSE:DRV, NYSE:DXD, NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:FXP, NYSE:SDS, NYSE:SKF, NYSE:TZA, NYSE:UDN, PSQ

In trading on Tuesday, the iPath US Treasury 10-year Bear ETN (NYSE:DTYS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.91% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:SIVR, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:VNM

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…

NASDAQ:VGIT, NASDAQ:VGLT, NASDAQ:VGSH, NYSE:AGZ, NYSE:BIL, NYSE:DLBL, NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTUL, NYSE:DTUS, NYSE:DTYL, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:EDV, NYSE:FIVZ, NYSE:FLAT, NYSE:GBF, NYSE:GLJ, NYSE:GVI, NYSE:IEF, NYSE:IEI, NYSE:ITE, NYSE:LBND, NYSE:MINT, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:STPP, NYSE:TBF, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:TENZ, NYSE:TLH, NYSE:TLO, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:TUZ, NYSE:TWOL, NYSE:TWOZ, NYSE:UBT, NYSE:UST, PLK, PST, SBND

Barclays launched six new ETNs last Tuesday (8/10/10) that seek to track a bond’s “yield change” instead of the more traditional “price change” targeted by other bond funds.  These ETNs allow Read more…

NYSE:DLBL, NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTUL, NYSE:DTUS, NYSE:DTYL, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:STPP

Barclays Bank PLC announced that today is the first day of trading for eight new iPath Exchange traded Notes (ETNs) on the NYSE-Arca stock exchange. These are the first iPath® ETNs that provide Read more…

NYSE:DLBL, NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTUL, NYSE:DTUS, NYSE:DTYL, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:FLAT, NYSE:STPP

Barclays is set to begin trading eight new iPath treasury ETNs tomorrow August 10th. The funds will trade on the NYSE Arca and are as follows: iPath US Treasury Steepener ETN (STPP), iPath US Treasury Flattener ETN (FLAT), iPath US Treasury 2-year Bull ETN (DTUL), iPath US Treasury 2-year Bear Read more…

NYSE:DLBL, NYSE:DLBS, NYSE:DTUL, NYSE:DTUS, NYSE:DTYL, NYSE:DTYS, NYSE:FLAT, NYSE:STPP