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Michael Johnston: Odds are that 2011 is a year many investors will be eager to forget. Ongoing uncertainty over Europe, combined with a frustrating employment situation stateside and even weakness among emerging markets has put many core asset classes in the red for the year. Most equity ETFs Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Innovation across the exchange-traded universe has brought forth a host of investment strategies to mainstream investors, allowing for access to previously difficult to reach corners Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last five years and innovation across products has brought forth a multitude of previously inaccessible investment strategies to mainstream investors. Aside from the vast expansion in the exchange-traded product universe, the last Read more…
American equity markets once again finished the day lower, marking the sixth straight session in the red for U.S. benchmarks. The Dow slumped by 22 points while the S&P and Nasdaq posted Read more…
Stocks lost ground on Tuesday as volume expanded. For the second consecutive day small and mid size companies took the brunt of the selling. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P Read more…
President Obama made a speech where he announced a goal of cutting oil imports by a third over the next decade. He included a pledge to have federal agencies buy only alt-fuel vehicles by 2015 Read more…
The high cost of oil and the fast-rising price of gas is stimulating the markets this month – but in the wrong direction. To help investors who want to profit from and have a portfolio hedge from rising energy prices, MarketRiders (www.marketriders.com) is offering its own all-Exchange Traded Fund Read more…
Despite a push for greener technologies across the board, consumers have been relatively slow to adopt electric cars here in the United States. In fact, only 1.5 million hybrids are currently on the Read more…
Stocks ended the day mixed on light volume. For the second consecutive day it appeared that the market might fall into a tailspin. However, stocks mounted a recovery within the first hour of Read more…
On light volume, the major indices ended Friday’s session split. The blue chip Dow ended the year by posting a slim 0.1% gain on the session. The S&P 500 finished the day flat, while the Nasdaq, S&P Read more…
Looking for a short play that could do well no matter what the broader markets do? You might not need to look any further than (NYSE:PBW) – an ETF play on clean energy Read more…
“The potential price tag for governments around the world to start tackling the immense problem of climate change is in the trillions. The United Nations estimates that climate change will cost Read more…
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Most recently, President Barack Obama addressed rising gasoline and energy prices by stating that it is imperative that the US utilize sources other than fossil fuels to feed the nation’s energy appetite 
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