10 Reasons to Get an ETFdb Pro Free Trial Membership

by Michael Johnston on February 9, 2010

When we launched ETFdb Pro in October, we weren’t sure how it would be received. Nearly four months later, we’re happy to say the response from ETFdb readers has been phenomenal: the pace of new ETFdb Pro member signups was faster than we ever thought possible. We’re getting great feedback from our newsletter ETF Edge and a ton of challenging but worthwhile ETF questions for each month’s issue of Ask the Pro.

In case you haven’t yet given ETFdb Pro a chance, here are 10 reasons why you should consider subscribing with a free seven-day trial. [click to continue…]

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Three International Bond ETFs For Europe’s Bounceback

by Michael Johnston on February 9, 2010

Investors have historically embraced international diversification in their portfolios as a way to smooth out volatility and reduce overall risk. But the last two years have shown that the benefits of such diversification aren’t what they once were. A meltdown that began in the U.S. mortgage market quickly spread throughout the world, sparking countless complaints about how Wall Street’s greed and excessive risk taking set off a chain of events that sent stock markets plummeting and unemployment rates soaring around the globe. [click to continue…]

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WisdomTree (WSDT) Reports 2009 Earnings

February 8, 2010

WisdomTree, the New York-based ETF issuer best known for its line of fundamentals-weighted and currency ETFs, reported on Monday its operating results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Most ETF issuers are either privately held or operated as divisions of larger public companies, meaning that gaining insight into the financial health of the industry can [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: GDX Drops 3.8%, DBA Jumps

February 8, 2010

More red ink washed over Wall Street at the start of a new week, as jitters over the state of public finances in Greece, Portugal, and Spain continued to weigh on European economies and rippled throughout global markets. In the U.S., the financials sector led the day’s decline after the Fed announced plans to detail [...]

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ProShares Plans 300% Leveraged ETFs

February 8, 2010

ProShares, the issuer responsible for pioneering leveraged and inverse ETFs, has filed prospectuses for 16 new funds. Expansion is nothing new for ProShares–the company has launched a handful of new ETFs over the last year–but the filing was interesting because it detailed plans for 300% leveraged ETFs. ProShares’ current product line, which consists of more [...]

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Five ETFs For A Trade War With China

February 8, 2010

Sino-American relations are quickly reaching a breaking point, as the Obama administration continues to spar with the People’s Republic of China over a variety of issues. The first clash was seen in the tariffs proposed on Chinese steel pipe manufacturers last year, followed by another dispute related to tire producers shortly thereafter. The Chinese took [...]

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ETFdb Pro’s Actionable ETF Investment Idea: BRF Is A B-U-Y

February 8, 2010

Each month, our team of ETF experts publishes actionable investment ideas in ETF Edge, our all-ETF newsletter. To see the rest of this month’s recommendations, including an international fixed income ETF and a China sector fund, sign up for a free trial of ETFdb Pro. In addition to the monthly newsletter, Pro subscribers get access [...]

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Introducing ETFdb’s Free Database of Indexes

February 8, 2010

With more and more investors embracing passively-indexed ETFs in favor of traditional actively-managed mutual funds, indexes have never been more important. Within even targeted asset classes, differences in the methodologies used to construct a benchmark can lead to unique risk profiles and index composition, which in turn often translate to significant differences in returns.

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Five Energy ETF Options For Bargain Hunting Investors

February 8, 2010

The first six weeks of 2010 have been a bit on the tumultuous side, as equity markets that came flying out of the gate have done a complete reversal, heading lower and erasing large chunks of the gains recorded in 2009. While the rocky start has been unnerving for investors anxious over the possibility of [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: GDX Jumps, SCZ Sinks

February 5, 2010

Wall Street’s focus was on jobs on Friday, as investors digested an employment rate that showed an unexpected decline in the unemployment rate but also revealed that more jobs were lost last month than anticipated. Markets showed significant volatility throughout the day, but a late rally pushed most equity major benchmarks into the black for [...]

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First Trust Planning Active ETFs

February 5, 2010

First Trust, best known for its line of AlphaDEX ETFs that utilize quantitative analysis to select holdings poised for outperformance, is planning a pair of full-blown active ETFs. The proposed funds are the First Trust Developed International Markets AlphaDEX Fund and the First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund. The SEC filing notes that the funds [...]

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This Week In ETFs: February 5th Edition

February 5, 2010

ETFs started February on a down note, with most equities slumping to finish the week. The euro sank to a new eight-month low against the dollar as sovereign debt concerns, specifically from Greece, continue to hang over the economic bloc. Meanwhile in the U.S., the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.7% despite losing 20,000 jobs [...]

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