Daniela Pylypczak: When it comes to commodity investing, there is perhaps no bigger name in the industry than the legendary investor Jim Rogers. As it is our understanding, Rogers has a rather bullish outlook on agricultural commodities, citing that prices are still  Read more…

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Michael Johnston:  The debut of PIMCO’s highly-anticipated Total Return ETF (NYSEArca:TRXT) earlier this month has been hailed as a pivotal moment for the active ETF industry, potentially opening up the floodgates to significant future inflows. There seems to be an opinion that the active ETF movement Read more…

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Michael Johnston:  WisdomTree, the firm behind an already robust suite of international fixed income ETFs, announced on Thursday the launch of another first-to-market fund that expands the universe of bonds available to U.S. investors. Read more…

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WisdomTree (Nasdaq:WETF), an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) sponsor and asset manager, today announced a new investment sub-adviser relationship with Western Asset Management, a subsidiary of Legg Mason (NYSE:LM). The collaboration will be in the global fixed income area with Read more…

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Michael Johnston: Growth and evolution have been recurring themes in the exchange-traded universe in 2011, as investors are now faced with a diverse product lineup of  over 1,400 ETPs. Read more…

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Jared Cummans: Interest in achieving fixed income exposure through exchange-traded funds has been a hot topic in recent years, with some advisors expressing serious concerns over the potential shortcomings in bond ETFs while others have fully embraced the efficiencies of the exchange-traded structure. Read more…

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