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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWJ, IAU, SOCL

Jared Cummans — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:34 +0000

After another choppy week of trading, investors will be on their toes for the coming week, as a number of factors have created high anxiety in the financial world. Perhaps the biggest piece of news is the threat of Greece exiting the euro, as it seems more and more likely each day that the indebted European nation will be forced to abandon the currency bloc. Many are worried that this move may not stop here, as other nations like Portugal, Spain, and Italy are all facing tough debt scenarios of their own. Though the coming week will be somewhat slower than previous sessions, there will still be plenty of headlines for investors to keep a close eye on. MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) Why EWJ Will Be In Focus: This fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Japanese equity market and is home to over $5 billion in total assets. [...]

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ETFs That Should Be Commission Free But Aren’t

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:00:57 +0000

The evolution of the ETF industry has brought forth a host of strategies previously out of reach for mainstream investors. With over 1,400 products to choose from, investors can tap into an array of asset classes while enjoying the full benefits of the exchange-traded product structure such as ease of use, transparency, and enhanced tax efficiencies. Innovation has not only helped to expand the universe, but make it cheaper to access as well; investors can now trade several hundred ETFs commission free right from their brokerage account [see all Commission Free ETFs]. With everything from commission free emerging markets ETFs to bonds and commodity products, cost conscious investors have more than a handful of choices when it comes to building a low-cost portfolio [see Cheapskate ETFdb Portfolio]. Investors can click on any of the trading platforms listed below to see a full list of the commission free products available to respective account holders: Charles Schwab E*TRADE Fidelity Firstrade Interactive [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWCS, IAU, TVIX

Jared Cummans — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:00:32 +0000

Last week was relatively slow for equities, as a lack of significant data did not allow for much movement in general markets. Still, disappointing housing data did not do much in the way of paving the road to recovery, as many analysts and experts agree that housing is still a key to calling our economy recovered. The coming week will feature a number of important economic indicators, especially on the home-front. As we exit the month of March, investors are certainly hoping for a lamb-like end to a month that has been relatively kind to portfolios across the board. Below, we outline three ETFs to keep a close eye on as the coming week unfolds [see also Natural Gas and Company In Steep Contango]: MSCI Canada Small Cap Index Fund (EWCS) Why EWCS Will Be In Focus: This fund seeks to replicate a benchmark that tracks the performance of small cap [...]

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When Bigger Isn’t Better: Profiling ETF Alternatives To DJP, FXI, GLD

Jared Cummans — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:00:15 +0000

As far as the majority of the ETF industry is concerned, size is everything. Institutions and financial advisors often have minimum AUM requirements for investing; a pre-screen that many ETFs fail due to their smaller size. Even individual investors are quick to write off a fund with low assets, as they assume its low popularity simply means that the fund is not of a high quality. Instead, most go with the biggest fund in the respective asset class, believing size to be the key factor. To put it rather bluntly, most of the aforementioned people and groups can often be wrong. There are a number of smaller products that present much more compelling investment methodologies than their larger counterparts, they just need a little more attention to get going. Below, we outline three popular funds in the ETF world and offer smaller alternatives that outdo their competitors in one way [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWG, IAU, VXX

Jared Cummans — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:00:29 +0000

Yet another earnings season has passed by and left us with plenty to talk about. Unfortunately, blue chip statements will no longer dominate markets, leaving us more vulnerable to news from the flailing euro zone, as evidenced by Friday’s trading day. For the next few months, investors will shift their attention back to economic data and key points that shed light on how individual economies are performing as well as that of the entire world. The coming week will feature a number of high profile events that traders will want to keep their eye on, as it may present some lucrative opportunities. Below, we outline three ETFs that should be relatively active over the course of the coming week [see also Doomsday Special: 7 Hard Asset Investments You Can Hold in Your Hand]: MSCI Germany Index Fund (EWG) Why EWG Will Be In Focus: Germany is arguably the strongest economy in [...]

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Thursday’s ETF To Watch: COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)

Jared Cummans — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:28 +0000

Markets seem to be in a state of confusion, as positive news and data is offset by just as many negative factors. Some investors feel that 2012 will continue to see its nice rally, as this past month was the best January for equities since 1997. Others think that the fun is over as a number of potential issues have begun to rear their head. One of the most disturbing bits of news is the potential for Standard & Poor’s to downgrade U.S. debts once again. Though it is merely speculation at this point, another downgrade would likely erase all of the progress we have made since August of last year [see also ETFs For The Capital Preservationist]. For now, investors will have their attention fixated on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, as he testifies before Congress on the state of the economy later today. “The appearance will come just a [...]

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2011 Recap: Another Big Year For ETFs

Michael Johnston — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:45:14 +0000

The ETF industry finished 2011 with assets of about $1.06 trillion according to data recently released by the ETF Industry Association. Total assets grew by about 5% over the previous year, when the industry stood at $1.01 trillion. Net cash inflows for the year totaled about $117.6 billion, a slight decrease from 2010 when the industry took in $118.7 billion. In 2009, total ETF inflows tallied about $119.4 billion, meaning that creations have been remarkably consistent over the last three years. December was one of the best months of the year from a cash inflows perspective; approximately $16.2 billion, or about 14% of the annual total, came in during the final month of the year. U.S. equity ETFs accounted for about $41.3 billion in inflows, or approximately 35% of the industry total. But the real growth came in the fixed income arena; bond ETF assets grew from about $129 billion [...]

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Looking Back At Our ETF Ideas For 2011

Michael Johnston — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:48 +0000

With snow now blanketing a big part of the country and 2012 just a few weeks away, looking back at the past year becomes a popular activity. For many portfolios, 2011 has been marked by big swings that seem to be leaving investors right about where they started; there has been plenty of activity over the last 11 months, but little to show for it in way of returns. Like many others, we put forth a list of actionable ETF ideas that we believed were positioned to perform well in 2011 at the end of last year, laying out the investment thesis behind 11 exchange-traded products that we thought would thrive this year. With 2011 coming to a close, it’s time to take a look back at our predictions for this year, noting some big wins and lamenting a few calls [see 11 Rapid Fire ETF Ideas For 2011]: “Rapid [...]

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Cost Competition: Inflows Surge For Cheap ETFs

Jared Cummans — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:36 +0000

The ETF industry has been praised for the many advantages that it offers investors. Exchange traded products are liquid, transparent, and cover a broad range of investment classes to help round out portfolios. On top of all of these advantages lies the cost factor; one of the founding principles of ETPs was to maintain cost efficiency that had been lost on mutual funds. With some funds offering expenses as low as just five basis points, investors have been reaping the rewards of effective fee structures ever since the first ETF debuted [see also Giving Thanks: Ten Reasons ETFs Are Better Than Mutual Funds]. In recent years, issuers have began something of a cost battle by slashing prices to gain an edge on a similar fund offered by a competitor. Many were unsure how this strategy would turn out, as the ETFs who saw costs drop would now make less money [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWC, FXB, IAU

Jared Cummans — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:07 +0000

This past week was a rough one for equities, as euro fears overshadowed global data to send stocks into a tailspin. It seems that after taking the weekend to mull over the euro debt deal, investors were less than impressed with the final outcome. The smoking gun probably came from the U.K. refusing to participate, showing that the deal did not do enough to meet the needs of each European nation. The week saw gold and oil take hard hits, as commodity trading was particularly volatile. The coming week will feature a variety of key economic data that will hopefully pull markets from their slide and finish out 2011 on a positive note [see also 12 High-Yielding Commodities For 2012]. Below, we outline three ETFs to keep a close eye on as the coming week unfolds: MSCI Canada Index Fund (EWC) Why EWC Will Be In Focus: This fund seeks to replicate [...]

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