Eric Dutram: The global economy is in the doldrums. A dismal U.S. job scenario and threats of political turmoil in Greece have put equity returns at risk, not only in the short term but over the rest of 2012 as well. Thanks to this, investors are looking to other, often overlooked markets Read more…

NYSE:EWT, NYSE:FTW

In trading on Wednesday, the First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX (NYSEARCA:FTW) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.00% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

NASDAQ:EVAL, NYSE:FTW, NYSE:GMMB, NYSE:WEAT

Michael Johnston:  First Trust announced the introduction of seven new single country international ETFs, dramatically expanding its lineup of international equity funds. Each of the new ETFs will be linked to indexes that utilize the AlphaDEX methodology that is used in a number of existing First Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FAUS, NYSE:FCAN, NYSE:FGM, NYSE:FHK, NYSE:FSZ, NYSE:FTW

First Trust has announced that they will begin trading the First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEArca:FTW) Wednesday, February 15, 2012. The First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX(R) Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:FTW