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Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets endured another turbulent trading week as lackluster earnings reports at home along with looming debt drama in the overseas currency bloc continue to plague investors’ confidence. Economic data releases remain mixed on Wall Street Read more…
In this special one-hour presentation, Morningstar director of personal finance Christine Benz and ETF expert Mike Rawson discuss how to build a low-maintenance, hands-free portfolio that will help you reach your financial Read more…
NASDAQ:VXUS, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:TIP, NYSE:VTI, QQQ, QQQQ
Eric Dutram: Although yields are low, fixed income ETF investing can still be a valuable part of an investor’s portfolio. Securities in this space still have low levels of correlation to broad equity markets and are often less volatile as well. Read more…
Matthew Tucker: Investors are spooked. They are so spooked that they are buying an asset that currently has a negative yield. What is the culprit causing so much concern? Curiously, it’s inflation. Investors appear to be so concerned about inflation Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Investors have seemingly brushed aside looming debt woes on both sides of the Atlantic ocean as improving growth expectations have helped pave the way higher for equity markets around the globe. Bullish momentum has undoubtedly prevailed on Wall Street thus far in 2012, although many are Read more…
NYSE:AMJ, NYSE:DENT, NYSE:GSY, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:TIP, NYSE:TTFS, NYSE:UUP
We’re going to have a repeat performance of the ridiculously low prices we saw in 2009. But, this time it will be with much less risk and 100% predictable. In fact, this next buying opportunity is guaranteed! Imagine going back to February and March of 2009 and Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: With polar opposite forces of money printing (inflationary) and defaults bouncing around the heads of investors, it is not surprising to see schizophrenic inflation expectations. When Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are moving sideways, it is indicative of an uncertain outlook for Read more…
Michael Johnston: ProShares continues to beef up its lineup of alternative ETFs, recently rolling out a pair of products that offer leveraged exposure to “breakeven inflation.” The new ETFs will deliver 3x and -3x daily leveraged exposure to indexes comprised of both long and short positions in ten-year Read more…
Matt Tucker: As market yields have declined in the past year, investors have looked for new ways to build yield into their portfolios. That trend has spurred investor interest in investment grade debt, Read more…
Jared Cummans: It is no secret that the ETF industry is dominated by just a handful of products. The majority of the $1 trillion plus assets are confined to roughly 100 funds, leaving the other 1,300 ETFs in the dust. But as growth in the industry continues to pick up, more and more funds are entering elite Read more…
Jared Cummans: This past year was the most active ever for the exchange traded industry in terms of product development; the launch of more than 300 new products shattered the record set in 2010. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: It’s understandable if you’ve forgotten about the bond market with all the activity centered on the stock market along with the recent multi-month sideways “rectangle” Read more…
Michael Johnston: PowerShares and Deutsche Bank, partners on a suite of exchange-traded notes targeting commodities and several international bond markets, have rolled out a pair of ETNs designed to target changes in inflation expectations. The new notes will be linked to indexes that are designed to measure Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity indexes posted a mixed performance on Thursday as investors anxiously await for a resolution in the Euro zone, while the bulls on Wall Street have their eyes set on the unemployment report due out later today. The Nasdaq led the way higher for the day with a 0.22% gain, while the Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: The product development front in the exchange-traded universe continues to buzz with activity as two key issuers laid the groundwork for first-to-market products this week. Global X filed for an intriguing multi-asset class index fund while ProShares drafted plans to beef up its fixed income Read more…
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