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Corporate earnings season is upon us once again and many investors are likely looking for ways to favorably position themselves in anticipation of volatility. With major equity indexes sitting on hefty gains since the October 4th, 2011 lows, some are getting worried that any disappointment arising from corporate performance results could make way for profit taking pressures on Wall Street [see also Time To Buy VIX ETNs?].

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Large Cap ETFs: Studs and Duds

by on September 26, 2011

This year started off strong, as it looked like the economic recovery was finally gaining some steam. Major indexes trended upwards for the first seven months of the year, with the S&P 500 hitting 1,370 at its peak. It marked good progress as we exited the “Lost Decade” where most indexes finished where they were back in 2000, marking a ten year drought of little to no returns. But just when it seemed like we finally found our footing, a number of factors combined to create the perfect storm for equities, slaughtering a variety of investments and benchmarks [see also Three ETFs For ‘Operation Twist’]. [click to continue…]

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PowerShares Planning Beta, Momentum, Volatility ETFs

by on October 27, 2010

After announcing earlier this month that it plans to shutter ten ETFs by the end of the year, PowerShares continues to push ahead with plans for additional innovations in the ETF space. The Wheaton, Illinois-based firm recently filed details with the SEC for a line of ETFs linked to S&P indexes built around various investment [...]

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ETF Exclusive: Guggenheim Partners Buys Rydex

by on February 16, 2010

A group led by financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, which bought Lisle, Illinois-based ETF issuer Claymore last year, has reached a deal to acquire Security Benefit Corp., the parent company of ETF issuer Rydex SGI.The group led by Guggenheim will make an investment of approximately $400 million for a controlling interest in Security Benefit. According [...]

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Five Defensive ETFs To Own When The Market Corrects

by on February 10, 2010

Still scarred by memories of the not-so-distant recession, many investors have been spooked by recent volatility in equity markets, wondering if they should bail on the market before another double dip. But even fresher are the memories of the bull market of 2009, especially for those who regretfully watched from the sidelines as equity markets [...]

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Five ETFs For A Double Dip Recession

by on November 9, 2009

March 9 may very well go on to become a day that lives in infamy, the point at which the U.S. stock markets bottomed out and the economy turned the corner. To this point, it looks to be the point at which investors finally put the worst recession in a generation behind them and a [...]

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Time For A Defensive ETF?

by on September 21, 2009

Following a furious market rally that has seen major market indexes rise more than 50% from their March lows, some investors are beginning to worry that stock prices have run ahead of fundamentals, and that the recovery we’ve seen to date is too good to be true. A closer look at the “good news” that [...]

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