Guggenheim Partners issued a press release today reporting that they have entered into an agreement, and plan of merger with Claymore Securities. Business wire reports, "As part of the transaction, Claymore Group and its associated entities including Guggenheim Partners Looking To Acquire Claymore Securities Inc.
Guggenheim Partners issued a press release today reporting that they have entered into an agreement, and plan of merger with Claymore Securities. Business wire reports, "As part of the transaction, Claymore Group and its associated entities including Does The American Silver Market Have Room For Another ETF? (SIVR, SLV, GLD)
Lara Crigger from www.HardAssetsInvestor.com interviews Nicholas Brooks and he talks about the outlook on silver. We found the following interview worth reading. Last week, European ETF titan ETF Securities Retail Base For Levered ETFs Seen Narrowing (TBT, EEM, UYG, GLD, SPY, SDS)
Daisy Maxey from the WSJ reports "It's difficult to tell how many unsophisticated investors own leveraged exchange-traded funds, but with these complex funds under scrutiny and some brokers backing away from sales, that ownership seems certain to diminish. Currency ETF 101
Bob Pisani discusses the basics of how ETFs can be used to trade currencies just as easily as trading stocks with the ability to buy or short. Bob also discusses how this can be a good way to add diversification to your portfolio gaining greater How To Use ETFs To Profit From The Bubble Of All Bubbles
James Altucher, managing partner of Formula Capital, says we are setting the stage for another bubble. James notes that the stimulus has barely hit yet (less than 10% spent) and the economy is probably already stabilizing. He poses the question Reasons Leveraged ETFs Should Not Be Banned
CNBC aired a segment this morning addressing the stirr FINRA has caused by warning financial brokers and advisers about their responsibilities to explain to retail investors how these inverse and leveraged ETF’s are difficult to understand and Schwab Says: Leveraged and Inverse ETFs Are Not Right for Everyone
Online broker Charles Schwab (SCHW) issued a statement on its Web site yesterday declaring that leveraged and inverse ETFs are "not right for everyone." Despite this warning, Schwab continues to offer the products to its customers. We have included KBW Announces Changes to KBW Bank Index (KBE), KBW Regional Banking Index (KRE), and KBW Capital Markets Index (KCE)
(kbw.com)--Jul. 29, 2009-- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW), announced upcoming changes to the United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) Cuts Natgas Position Due To CFTC Moves
The United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG) said on Wednesday it was reducing its position in the natural gas futures market to adhere to federal limits, adding that it may need to seek alternative investments to compensate. UNITED STATES NATURAL GAS FUND, LP filed the following FINRA Has Firms Scrambling, As Morgan Stanley Is Next To Review Leveraged ETF’s
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority "FINRA" warned brokers and registered investment advisers a month ago about their fiduciary duties when selling inverse and leveraged ETFs. Commodities Crackdown Could Curb ETFs (UNG, USO)
Don Dion wrote an interesting article today on thestreet.com highlighting the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)'s review of the ETF hedging exemption. Dan states, "Strict position limits on commodities trading could curb the development of Short Oil ETF’s Surge As Crude Inventories Rise (ERY, DDG, DTO, DUG, SZO)
Oil prices fell below $64 a barrel today with more signs emerging that consumers are cutting back where they can, notably on energy costs. The summer driving season has been a bust Hot Trends for ETF Investors: EEM, EWZ, IGF, PHO
Blue Marble Research's Vinny Catalano reviews what he sees as the hottest trends and the corresponding ETFs that investors should consider. Vinny likes to look at investment themes that last more than one business cycle. He takes into consideration ETF’s Are NOT So Simple Anymore
"There's no doubt that exchange-traded funds have captured investors' imaginations. The funds, which trade like stocks, represent baskets of securities or commodities. Since 1999, assets have grown at a compound annual rate of 36%. As investors fled mutual funds last year, ETFs garnered net sales of $182 billion A Chance to Catch the Market With Biotech ETFs
Doug Sandler, of the Riverfront Investment Group, thinks biotech is set to go higher after earnings season and could be an investor's chance to play catch-up. Doug draws a correlation between biotech and the technology sector. With the recent run in 
