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…
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Eric Dutram: The second quarter of fiscal 2012 marked great uncertainty for equity markets worldwide. After posting double digit gains for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the markets were unable to extend their streak further into the year. Read more…
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Stoyan Bojinov: Institutional money managers, financial advisors, and investors of all walks have largely embraced the advantages offered by the exchange-traded product structure over traditional mutual funds. The rising popularity of indexing strategies makes it easy 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: Today brings the most anticipated ETF launch of the last several years, with PIMCO debuting an exchange-traded version of its popular Total Return Bond Fund (NYSEArca:TRXT). The new ETF, PIMCO’s fifth actively managed product, is managed by bond guru Bill Gross–who is widely Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Bond fund giant PIMCO launched its highly anticipated Total Return ETF (NYSEArca:TRXT) on Thursday, bringing to market an exchange-traded version of the mutual fund that has accumulated about $250 billion in assets since its debut in the 1980s. The new ETF is the most Read more…
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Jared Cummans: Everyone is familiar with the SPDR S&P 500 Fund (NYSEArca:SPY). SPY is by far the most popular ETF in the world, with nearly $100 billion in assets and an ADV around 150 million. Those numbers ensure that this is not only the largest ETF in the world, but one of the largest funds in the Read more…
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Michael Johnston: When the Federal Reserve announced recently that it plans to keep key interest rates at nearly zero until 2014, it hardly came as a surprise. With the economic recovery still in a very fragile state and inflationary pressures remaining tame, record low interest rates are expected to hang Read more…
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Michael Johnston: As a handful of brave souls find out every four years, running for President of the United States generally involves opening up your personal life to intense examination by opponents, the media, and general public. Generally, the scrutiny focuses on personal histories–arrests, affairs, Read more…
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