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Mike Larson: In Europe, despite news of what seems like the hundredth Greek deal, default is all but inevitable down the road. In the Middle East, tensions are ratcheting up in Syria and Iran, with the odds of an Israeli military strike steadily climbing. And here in the United States, many economic Read more…
Matthew Tucker: A few weeks ago, my colleague Russ blogged about the preference skittish investors are showing for cash. Given the volatile market conditions and uncertain political environment, it’s understandable that investors are finding comfort in cash. Read more…
Matt Tucker: The US dollar is rallying and you own a bond or a bond ETF. Quick – what effect will this rally have on your bond’s payouts? Read more…
Ron Rowland: Your heroes in Washington D.C. are locking horns about the government debt. If they don’t reach a deal very soon, the Treasury may have to stop borrowing money next month. Read more…
Ron Rowland: Some people never learn. Officially, the U.S. economy has been out of recession for two years now. Have you noticed any “boom?” Probably not, unless you happen to work in lower Manhattan or Washington D.C. Read more…
High yield bond ETFs concentrate on lower quality corporate bonds, which are considered riskier than higher-quality or more established companies. Because of this higher level of risk, high-yield Read more…
Innovation in the bond ETF space in recent years has been truly impressive, resulting in the introduction of a number of products that allow investors to fine tune their fixed income exposure. Read more…
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WisdomTree, the New York City-based ETF issuer best known for its lineup of dividend focused funds, revealed continued Read more…
Risk assets’ correction in last week was across the board: virtually all risk assets, other than US REITs (NYSE:VNQ), turned up negative. Among them, both international stocks (NYSE:EFA) 
Expectations that measures of inflation will show increase in the near to medium term have driven up yields at the long end of the yield curve, with long term treasury ETFs dropping to the bottom 
Another week went by with risk assets being in much favor. This is especially true for the traditionally considered ‘riskiest’ assets including emerging market equities (NYSE:VWO) 
U.S. stock market has been persistently in a steady up trend: last week, U.S. total stock market index [Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:VTI), SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY)] finally 
The latest Federal Reserve meeting came and went this week. And I gotta tell you, the Fed should replace the eagle on its website with an ostrich! 
It may be premature to hit the print button for the death certificate of active management, but changes to the investing landscape over the last several years have forced a reassessment of the 
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