Morningstar Introduces New Data Points to Conduct Total Cost Analysis and Enhanced Risk Evaluation of Exchange-Traded Funds

February 7th, 2011

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today introduced four new data points for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that will provide investors with Read more…

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ETF News Update: What Will The Year Of The Rabbit Bring? (FXI)

February 7th, 2011

The Chinese Lunar New Year began last week on February 3rd and will end on January 22, 2012, with this year’s Lunar New Year celebration culminating with the full moon on February 18th.  Read more…

NYSE:FXI

Chart Of The Week: EGPT and Collateral Damage (EGPT, FRN, TUR, EIS, EZA)

February 7th, 2011

Unrest in Egypt is barely three weeks old and already the ripple effect has crossed the globe in several waves. Read more…

NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:EIS, NYSE:EZA, NYSE:FRN, NYSE:TUR

Risks & Rewards of Commodity ETFs (MOO, SGOL, AGOL)

February 7th, 2011

Bob Pisani discusses commodity ETFs at the largest ETF gathering in the world in Hollywood, Florida, with Graham Tuckwell, ETF Securities, and Read more…

NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:SGOL

WisdomTree Plans Global Real Return Active ETF

February 7th, 2011

WisdomTree Investments has filed a preliminary prospectus for yet another actively-managed ETF as it builds on its successful Active ETF line-up. The latest filing is for a Global Real Return Fund Read more…

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Trader Bets On A Rebound In The Treasury ETF (TLT)

February 7th, 2011

“The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treas Bond ETF (NYSE:TLT) has lost almost 20 percent in the last five months as equities have soared, but one trader is betting that the trend will end soon.  Read more…

NYSE:TLT

What Is Going On Down In Brazil? (EWZ, EEM)

February 7th, 2011

Emerging markets investors are scratching their head on Brazil and, if they have not filed their nails, they are probably drawing a little blood to match the carnage in the Bovespa. Read more…

NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EWZ

Take A Long-Term Approach On Egypt (EGPT, GLD, IAU, SGOL, AGOL)

February 7th, 2011

There’s no question that the unrest in Egypt is the world’s primary focus at the moment. But for investors, it could turn out to be a big opportunity. Opinions vary about how this situation will work out, but many analysts think this situation could actually have a very positive outcome for Egypt and Read more…

NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL

The Most Dangerous Bubble Of All (TBT)

February 7th, 2011

If you agree that the tech bubble of the 1990s and the housing bubble of the 2000s were extreme, then you must not ignore a bubble that could be the most dangerous of all — grossly overvalued Read more…

NYSE:TBT

Egypt’s Political Unrest Should Point Investors Toward U.S. Energy Producers and Crude Oil (XRT, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, NEM, FRG, NOV, EPD, GS, DLTR, ROST, COST, TIF, JWN, GCO, SHOO, FLL, XOM, AMAT, NVLS)

February 7th, 2011

Jon D. Markman: Stocks lifted generously over the past week as investors celebrated the start of February with a bang amid cooling tempers in Egypt, guarded optimism in the halls of the U.S. Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:XRT

Three ETFs To Watch This Week: (IYK, IAK, FXB)

February 7th, 2011

Wall Street managed to march higher early last week, however, domestic equities settled into range-bound trading for the remainder of the period given a lack of upbeat economic news and Read more…

NYSE:FXB, NYSE:IAK, NYSE:IYK

Stock Market Bias Remains Bullish, But Resistance Ahead (IEZ, XLE, RJA, DBA, SMH, SCHB)

February 7th, 2011

We head into the new week with some good news from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. The bias on the Street remains positive, but from a strategy perspective we have potential Read more…

NYSE:DBA, NYSE:IEZ, NYSE:RJA, NYSE:SCHB, NYSE:SMH, NYSE:XLE

Wagner Daily: A Closer Look At These ETFs (PSP, IWC, SCHE)

February 7th, 2011

For the second consecutive day Stocks closed modestly higher. After an early morning dip, the broad market recovered and finished the session near the day’s high. The Nasdaq and the S&P Read more…

NYSE:IWC, NYSE:PSP, NYSE:SCHE

Guggenheim Files For Guggenheim International High Dividend ETF

February 7th, 2011

Guggenheim has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “Guggenheim International High Dividend ETF.” The Fund will seek investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund’s fees and expenses of an equity index called the BNY Mellon International High Yield Read more…

NEW FILING

Bear ETFs: Still Too Early For Investors To Play The Short Side (TZA, DXD, SDS, FAZ, SKF, DRV, DOG, BGZ, SH, PSQ)

February 7th, 2011

It has been my contention all along that the Fed would print until something breaks. Once that break occurs we will enter the next leg down in the secular bear market. This time I don’t expect it Read more…

NYSE:BGZ, NYSE:DOG, NYSE:DRV, NYSE:DXD, NYSE:FAZ, NYSE:PSQ, NYSE:SDS, NYSE:SH, NYSE:SKF, NYSE:TZA

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