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Michael Johnston: ProShares added a pair of products designed for investors looking to bet on the short term performance of the often volatile financial sector today. 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…
Jared Cummans: Trading futures contracts is widely considered the most direct means of obtaining exposure to your favorite commodity. Among the most popular futures are gold contracts, as investors have adopted these securities for a number of reasons. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Earlier this week, the ETF Industry Association released its June 30 batch of ETF data, providing an interesting snapshot of this fast-growing industry. It should come as no surprise that ETF assets continue to surge; the industry is quickly closing Read more…
Ron Rowland: Twenty-four new members joined ETF Deathwatch for July. Seventeen are ETFs and seven are ETNs. Only six products came off the list, yielding a net increase of eighteen. It’s been fifteen months since the list produced a net Read more…
Michael Johnston: The first half of 2012 is now in the books, dropping the curtain on a back-and-forth six months for many investors. Though the sentiment recently Read more…
Andy Crowder: I recently came across an article from a prominent options trader that truly disappointed me. The gentleman brought up the question as to whether or not credit spreads were a viable options strategy. For some, credit spreads are not a viable strategy Read more…
Matt Tucker: When you hear about fund closures in the ETF industry, it’s not usually a positive thing. But on August 15th, the iShares 2012 S&P AMT-Free Municipal Series ETF (MUAA) is closing, and we couldn’t be more proud. It might seem counterintuitive Read more…
Eric Dutram: In the last five years, investors have witnessed a variety of market conditions. Stocks were relatively strong in the middle part of 2007 but, as we all know, proceeded to fall apart during the turmoil of 2008 and one of the worst recessions in recent memory. Read more…
Nilus Mattive: I often write about more advanced approaches to investing and retirement issues — but the most frequent question I hear is a much simpler one. In fact, a relative just e-mailed me the other day to ask it. Read more…
Michael Johnston: ETFs have gathered more than $1 trillion in assets thanks to a number of structural advantages, including enhanced transparency, significant tax advantages, and intraday liquidity. But make no mistake about it: the ETF boom has been fueled in large part by an increased attention Read more…
Ron Rowland: A grand total of 1,465 ETPs were listed for trading as of May 31. The count consists of 1,249 ETFs and 216 ETNs. Just eight new products came to market in May and none closed. So far in 2012, Read more…
Andrew Snyder: Wall Street is rigged. The bankers get all the reward while you take all the risk. Unless we fight back, it’s only going to get worse. There is so much you need to know about what takes place on Wall Street. The greed, the vanity, the coercion… it’s disgusting. Read more…
J.W. Jones: Long time readers know that I have been and remain bullish on gold and gold stocks in the longer-term. However, the reasons why I believe gold and silver Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The growth of the ETF industry has led to major strides forward in democratizing the investment process, and ongoing evolution in the exchange-traded Read more…
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