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Stoyan Bojinov: ETFs have made their way into countless portfolios as investors of all walks have embraced the cost-efficient nature of these vehicles. Innovation in the exchange-traded universe has brought countless strategies and previously difficult-to-reach Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Over the last few years, issuers have been waging their own little war in the ETF industry: the battle of the ticker symbol. Some of the most popular and intriguing funds are being caught on investors’ radars simply because of their cleverly Read more…
Christian Magoon: The ETF industry is growing by leaps and bounds. New entrants and products appear almost every week, assets are on the rise and many of the unique features of ETFs including transparency and efficiency are in demand. Yet with all this growth Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Innovation remains a driving force in the ETF industry as the lineup of tools continues to grow, allowing for mainstream investors to easily access previously difficult-to-reach strategies and corners of the global market. One of the more recent strides Read more…
Michael Johnston: As we approach the halfway point of 2012, we are on track for yet another period of tremendous growth for the lineup of ETFs. More than a hundred new funds have begun Read more…
Michael Johnston: As we approach the midway point of 2012, the ETF industry has continued the brisk pace of expansion set in previous years. There are now close to 1,500 exchange-traded products available to U.S. investors, with new funds launching on a regular basis. Read more…
Andrew Snyder: The ETF sector has grown at an enormous pace. But until now, the industry had no central voice. Now that it does, it is not good news for investors. Read more…
Ron Rowland: Dear ETF Regulators, It is time to step up to the challenge of your job’s main mandate - protecting investors. Investor confidence in exchange traded funds (“ETFs”) and Read more…
Jared Cummans: Contango is simply an unavoidable phenomenon of the commodity market; at some point almost all commodities will fall into this pattern. For those unfamiliar with the term, contango simply refers to a scenario in which near month futures are cheaper than those expiring further into Read more…
Jared Cummans: As far as the majority of the ETF industry is concerned, size is everything. Institutions and financial advisors often have minimum AUM requirements for investing; a pre-screen that many ETFs fail due to their smaller size. Even individual investors are quick to write off a fund with low Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stock markets are continuing their bull run as encouraging economic data continues to restore confidence back in the domestic recovery. Upbeat commentary from the Fed coupled with better-than-expected retail sales earlier in the week played a key role in helping to sustain positive Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Are we near the top or did the bull train just leave the station? Fundamental news has been bolstering equity markets higher since the start of 2012, although many investors are fearful that if they jump in now, the next market correction may very well wipe out all of their gains and then Read more…
Matt Tucker: As I have discussed before, the fixed income ETF industry has taken off in the past few years, with new investors discovering the funds every day. This has generated a lot of attention and many good questions as investors dig into this new asset class to figure out how it works and how best to use Read more…
Michael Johnston: Guggenheim announced this week that its board had approved the shuttering of eight exchange-traded products, including six ETFs and two members of the CurrencyShares suite of Read more…
Sebastian Stahn and Martin Raab: ETF Radar Magazine interviews Deborah Fuhr, Independent ETF Strategist, which talks about the latest industry trends, investor education as a never-ending Read more…
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