Stocks surged higher on Thursday but on lighter trade. Following Wednesday’s poor performance, bulls stepped back into the market yesterday, carrying the major indices well into the black. Yesterday’s rally easily erased all of Wednesday’s losses. Higher beta issues dominated the action, as the small-cap Read more…

NYSE:DVY, NYSE:EWM, SCZ, SOXL, XLU

Michael Johnston: A growing number of financial advisors are using exchange-traded funds to achieve international equity exposure for their clients, embracing funds that offer access to both developed and international market beyond the U.S. This should hardly be surprising Read more…

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Fidelity Investments announced on Wednesday that it has added a five more iShares exchange traded funds to its free trading program. Fidelity now offers its brokerage customers free trading on 30 ETFs all managed by BlackRock’s iShares unit, up from 25 when the partnership began Read more…

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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Since I first wrote the articles, some of ETF Read more…

NYSE:DBA, SCZ, SPY, VBR, XLE

Russell Investments, the global financial services firm known as the provider of indexes underlying many of the most popular ETFs, recently announced the acquisition of ETF issuer U.S. One. Read more…

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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Since I first wrote the articles, some of ETF Read more…

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As ETFs have become increasingly popular among more active traders in recent years, it may be easy to forget that the vehicle was  originally designed with the long-term buy-and-holder in mind. Read more…

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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, track Read more…

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One Fund (NYSE:ONEF) is an actively-managed ETF that has been around for nearly 6 months now. It was launched in May 2010 by U.S. One, Inc. as a one-stop solution for investors looking for a Read more…

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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, Read more…

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AdvisorShares launched the Cambria Global Tactial ETF (NYSE:GTAA) just early last week and has already seen it gain strong traction amongst investors with the fund accumulating more than $17 Read more…

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AdvisorShares Cambria Global Tactical ETF (NYSE:GTAA), an actively-managed absolute return fund of funds (ETF of ETFs), began trading yesterday (10/26/2010).  The sponsor hopes to Read more…

IYR, RWR, RWX, SCZ, TLT, VWO

AdvisorShares continues to expand its footprint in the active ETF arena, announcing today the launch of the Cambria Global Tactical ETF (NYSE:GTAA). The new fund comes out of a partnership Read more…

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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, track, Read more…

NYSE:DBA, NYSE:EEM, PCY, RWX, SCZ

I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, track Read more…

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