Ron Rowland submits: Happy Holidays! Many people have the last day of the year off, but not stock and ETF traders. Since 2011 New Year’s Day falls on a Saturday, the NYSE and other exchanges are open for a full day. This is good news in one way: You have an extra trading session to [...]
In case you consider picking the proper investments is complicated, you are not alone. Investors trying to find simpleness and portfolio diversification are driving demand for all-in-one purchase choices. According to Strategic Insights, a marketplace research firm serving the mutual fund business, more than two-thirds of the $150 billion that investors added to mutual resources [...]
Tom Lydon submits: Amid a rising precious metals environment, silver ETFs are perhaps among the brightest stars. Don’t get us wrong; nearly all precious and base metals are hot at the moment, and have been taking their rally on an extended duration. Complete Story »
Tom Lydon submits: Retail spending was on a tear this December until the East Coast got smacked by a blizzard. Will the snow stop consumer exchange traded funds in their tracks? This holiday season, the shoppers came back out in force. Total consumer spending, excluding autos, rose 5.5% to $584.3 billion from Nov. 5 through [...]
Michael Johnston submits: With 2011 just around the corner, ’tis the season for pledges to better everything from health to wealth to happiness in the coming year. Below, we offer up ten New Year’s Resolutions for ETF investors looking to cut expenses, round out their portfolios, and maximize returns in 2011: Complete Story »
Kevin Grewal submits: As the developed world continues to struggle out of the Great Recession, emerging markets performed relatively well in 2010 and are expected to sustain this growth and performance in the coming year. China continues to draw headlines and steal most of the attention; however, in the coming year, Latin America may be [...]
John Nyaradi submits: by John Nyaradi As we head into the closing days of the year, bad news came at us from all corners of the world yesterday. At home, the Case/Shiller Home Price Index came in with its fourth monthly decline in a row, dropping -0.8% on an annual basis in October and -1.3% [...]
Tom Lydon submits: Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals (REMX) Assets: $160.3 million Objective: REMX seeks to track the Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index, a rules-based, cap-weighted index. Complete Story »
Tom Lydon submits: South Korea’s tensions with North Korea are escalating, but South Korea has a plan to keep its economy, exchange traded funds and its growing ETF industry humming. The country announced recently that it would begin charging levies on banks’ foreign exchange borrowings. The rule is aimed at keeping a lid on the [...]
Alex Filonov submits: It’s year’s end, when Closed End Funds (CEFs) are making their yearly distributions. Many of these funds also have dividend reinvestment plans for some investors. Sometimes funds had a good year and distributions are significant. In this case, the price of shares on the ex-distribution date goes down about the amount of [...]
