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Larry D. Spears: As it turns out, despite the summer swoon, income investors were the big winners in 2011. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) finished the year with a gain of just 5.5%, the 100 highest-yielding stocks tracked by the Dow Jones – as measured by the iShares Dow Read more…
Michael Johnston: Several investing trends popped up in a back-and-forth 2011, as advisors sought to tweak client portfolios to take advantage of new opportunities and adapt to a macroeconomic Read more…
Don Miller: Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The intense level of chaos, and record low bond yields, sent investors scrambling for stocks that deliver steady returns in the form of dividends. Read more…
Michael Johnston: The ETF industry finished 2011 with assets of about $1.06 trillion according to data recently released by the ETF Industry Association. Total assets grew by about 5% over the previous year, when the industry stood at $1.01 trillion. Net cash inflows for the year totaled about $117.6 billion Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: As the calendars prepare to flip forward, it appears as if 2011 will go down as a record-breaking year for the ETF industry on the product development front. More than 300 new ETPs began trading this year, shattering the previous record set in 2010. But despite the record size of Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets have taken a wild ride this past year as everything from an unimaginable earthquake in Japan to a looming debt crisis in Europe has taken its toll on investors’ confidence. As 2011 draws to a close, many are left scratching their heads in confusion and uncertainty, given the Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Investors’ confidence has taken a serious beating over the past few months as debt drama on both sides of the Atlantic ocean has paved the way for volatile price action across financial markets Read more…
Jared Cummans: This past year has been a strong one for the ETF industry. With a record number of launches, already over 300 on the year, it is clear that the exchange traded world is still in full swing. But despite all of the innovation that the year has seen, investors are still partial to their big name Read more…
For a second consecutive day stocks rebounded from a slow start to close near session highs. However, stocks did close mixed on the session and trade was light. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA: IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 slid 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. After a shaky start, the Nasdaq Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: As the ETF industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, the universe of asset classes and investment strategies accessible through the exchange-traded wrapper has increased dramatically. In addition to funds offering exposure to natural resources and volatility–two asset classes Read more…
Michael Johnston: In recent years ETFs have become increasingly popular as means of establishing cost efficient, low maintenance exposure to time-tested investment strategies. Russell recently rolled out a line of “investment discipline ETFs” that essentially automate the construction of Read more…
When it comes to dividend stock investing for a retirement portfolio, investors have the following three ways: Read more…
David Fry: This posting features a comprehensive review of the large cap ETF sector. To simplify matters for investors, and to be consistent with previous practices, we’ve highlighted what we feel are the top 10 choices in this category. Doing so makes sorting through the sector more manageable Read more…
David Fry: This posting features a comprehensive review of the dividend related ETF sector. There are over three dozen ETFs issued (including Elements not covered here) with more on the way to evaluate in this sector. To simplify matters for investors we’ve whittled choices down to 10. Read more…
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For investors looking to generate current returns from the equity portion of their portfolio, there is no shortage of exchange-traded products offering attractive dividend yields in the current 
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