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Market Watch: Bond ETFs In Focus As The FOMC Meets (SHY)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:19:19 +0000

Stoyan Bojinov: The roller coaster ride continues for investors as equity indexes oscillated between positive and negative territory on Tuesday in anticipation of the much awaited FOMC meeting tomorrow. Investor sentiment regarding the euro zone is quite uncertain and seems to change from hopeful(...)
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ETF Mythbusting: ETFs In Volatile Markets

David Bettencourt — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:28:30 +0000

Noel Archard: I spent a good part of last week discussing the recent market volatility (how is that for an understatement?) and the role of ETFs during volatile times with various reporters. One very good financial reporter said something along the lines of “ETFs seem to have worked better this past(...)
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U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bonds Lead By This Vanguard Bond ETF

David Bettencourt — Tue, 03 May 2011 03:09:46 +0000

Bonds are one of the major fundamentals of any investment portfolio. Due to the recent global crisis bonds have been under pressure and finding the right mix of fixed income is a key component(...)
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Comparing Three Diversified Portfolio ETFs (FONE, GTAA, AOM, PCA, VCSH, PXH, PFM)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:58:22 +0000

As the ETF world has grown over the past few years, investors have had the opportunity to access a number of different asset classes that were once off-limits to the average investor.(...)
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Investors Need To Look At Shifting Their Asset Allocation Strategy In ETFs

David Bettencourt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:15:20 +0000

“Now, companies are holding record levels of cash and trying to figure out what to do with it. Since the fundamental outlook from a top-line revenue perspective still does not look great(...)
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Eaton Vance Corp Plans To Jump Into The ETF Arena With Active ETFs

David Bettencourt — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:07:20 +0000

“The parade of mutual fund companies jumping into the ETF business continues. The latest entrant: Eaton Vance Corp. (EV). The Boston money manager, known in part as one of the largest players(...)
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Are Investors Still Pouring Money Into Fixed Income ETFs?

David Bettencourt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:05:34 +0000

“While February’s ETF data showed investors re-entered the market for U.S. equity funds, it didn’t slow the flow of assets to an expanding lineup of fixed-income ETFs. Have investors rubbed the wrong(...)
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Investors Dumped Stocks For Bond ETFs In January

David Bettencourt — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:07:51 +0000

ETF investors are dumping stocks for bonds, but potential trading problems with fixed-income ETFs could trim their results. In January, investors pulled $18.4 billion out of stock ETFs and poured(...)
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Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and ETF Asset Flows Through January 2010

David Bettencourt — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:09:09 +0000

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund asset flows(...)
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NSX Releases January 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report

David Bettencourt — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:48 +0000

National Stock Exchange, Inc.(NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $744.7 billion at January(...)
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Invesco introduces nine new PowerShares(R) Funds for Canadian investors

David Bettencourt — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:40 +0000

Invesco today announces the launch of nine additional PowerShares(R) Funds, which combine many of the key features of U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with those of mutual funds offered in Canada(...)
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Van Eck Global Sees More Growth Ahead For Municipal Bond ETF’s

David Bettencourt — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:21:54 +0000

“Van Eck Global has used municipal bond exchange-traded funds to make a name for itself in the tax-exempt investment arena, and the firm sees more growth ahead(...)
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ProShares Announces Zero “0″ Capital Gains On ETF Distributions

David Bettencourt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:20:44 +0000

“Bethesda, Maryland-based ProShares announced on Tuesday that it expects to pay zero 2009 year-end capital gains distributions on all 77(...)
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Brazilian ETF’s Tumble As It’s Government Makes A Decision To Impose A Tax On Foreign Fund Inflows Into Securities

David Bettencourt — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:22:54 +0000

“Brazilian stocks and the country’s currency tumbled Tuesday following the government’s decision to impose a tax on foreign fund inflows(...)
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Investor Taking Profits In Emerging Markets ETF (VWO, TIP, CSJ)

David Bettencourt — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:25:53 +0000

Emerging Markets have enjoyed some strong gains since the March lows, and one investor is starting to take some of the gains off the table. IndexUniverse.com reports that “Mike Bayer The Toronto, Canada-based adviser and president of Strategic Analysis Capital Management says he prefers to buy exchange-traded funds (...)
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