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Inflation ETF Special: 25 ETF Ideas To Fight Rising Prices

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:30:23 +0000

Inflation has been a particularly frustrating topic in recent months. Despite widespread predictions for a surge in CPI in the wake of unprecedented injections of liquidity into global financial markets, upward pressure on prices has not yet materialized–at least not in many developed markets. The prospect of what seems to be an inevitable outcome has prompted many to take measures to protect their portfolios, increasing allocations to asset classes expected to generally perform well when inflationary pressures spike. Countless investors have been wrong in their calls on inflation, ranging from Wall Street titans such as Morgan Stanley to smaller money managers and individuals. Another frustrating aspect of inflation is the difficulty many investors face in protecting their portfolios from the phenomenon. Debates over the relative merits of various securities as safeguards against inflation have raged for decades, with different investors pursuing different strategies. Each inflationary environment is unique, and inflation [...]

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ETFdb Category Kings: Best Performers From First Half Of 2011

Michael Johnston — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:40 +0000

The first half of 2011 is officially in the books, and many investors find their portfolios in approximately the same place as they were to start the year (though a furious rally in the final week of the quarter gave a nice boost at an opportune moment). Most major equity indexes are up slightly on the year, while fixed income benchmarks have similarly hovered around breakeven. Beyond these broad generalizations, there are some significant performance discrepancies among exchange-traded products that may seem to offer up similar risk/return profiles. The following tables highlight the top performers from every ETFdb Category during the first six months of the year, shedding some light on the asset classes that have struggled and thrived so far in 2011–and reinforcing that the seemingly minor distinctions between ETPs can lead to big differences in performance [for monthly updates on the best performers, sign up for the free [...]

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ETF Insider: A Dead Cat Bounce?

Michael Johnston — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:55:48 +0000

The last week was an up-and-down stretch for global equity markets, as the intensifying crisis in Greece dominated headlines and investors scrambled to analyze the potential fallout from what seems increasingly likely to be a default on sovereign debt obligations. The jump in equity markets–which snapped a six week losing streak–wasn’t really attributable to good news or positive outlooks on either the domestic or international front. Steep sell-offs in recent weeks led to some attractive valuations, prompting bargain hunters to scoop up risky assets that have been pummeled over the last month or so. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas The actionable ETF ideas from Monday’s ETF Insider were based on technical indicators and intended to play out over the next month or so. So far, two of those ideas are off to stellar starts while the third has stumbled out of the gates (potentially creating an even more attractive entry point). [...]

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ETF Insider: Looking Overseas For Opportunities

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:00:52 +0000

After a sixth consecutive week of losses, investors will be looking for some indication that the steady losses have been a bit of overkill and that a bounce back is warranted in coming sessions. Equity markets have tumbled past key technical and psychological levels in recent weeks, and anxiety is once again running high both in the U.S. and overseas. Amidst this string of sell-offs, many of our technicals-based actionable ETF ideas have performed quite well (including a 1.5% jump in JJS last week). With a week full of important data releases ahead, we’re back with three more technical trade ideas featuring a time horizon suited for medium to longer term swing traders given their longer technical analysis perspective and lighter trading volumes during summer days. Weekly Outlook The coming week will keep investors busy as inflation data from major economies is ahead, while the domestic front will be fairly [...]

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Top Five Commodity ETFs Of 2010

Jared Cummans — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:00:43 +0000

As we put the finishing touches on 2010, the year has shaped up to be one of the most eventful in recent memory for global markets as a number of important events impacted the world economy. Among the events that dominated financial headlines this year were an (ongoing) sovereign debt crisis, the flash crash, a violent volcanic eruption that grounded air traffic for some time in Europe, a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and another wave of quantitative easing aimed to get the U.S. back on track. Equities have struggled to fall into a pattern, as the S&P 500 started the year off around 1,132, and has managed to fight through uncertainty to gain around 100 points on the year. Overall, a 100 point gain seems solid from the outside looking in, but halfway through 2010, the S&P was down 100 points from its opening level, showing [...]

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Warning: Commodity Surge Could Sink Consumer Staples ETFs

Eric Dutram — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:00:54 +0000

As the value of the U.S. dollar continues to slide, many investors have embraced commodities as an opportunity for generating solid returns in an uncertain environment. ETNs and ETFs tracking various commodities have performed extremely well over the past few months, as concerns over QE have combined with ongoing supply worries in a variety of important commodities to send many products surging higher. For example, the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee ETN (JO) is up more than 50% over the past 26 weeks, while the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar ETN (SGG) has roared higher by a whopping 140% in the same time period. While this commodity surge has been great news for those who have invested in the sector, consumer staple companies are likely cringing at the thought of higher input prices. This is especially true given the current state of the economy, with 9.6% unemployment and extremely weak consumer confidence [...]

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Commodity ETFs Skyrocket As Dollar Slides, Inflation Fears Mount

Eric Dutram — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:01:45 +0000

Initially, the response from the markets to Ben Bernanke and Company’s historic attempt to revitalize the markets with a second round of QE was rather muted; U.S. markets stayed relatively flat yesterday after the Fed meeting, and volumes were well within a normal range. But overseas investors apparently had much stronger opinions on the ramifications of the Fed’s tactics, and equities surged across the board Thursday on expectations that the latest developments in Washington could reignite inflation and hopefully give the U.S. economy a badly-needed boost. In nearly every sector of the market asset prices surged; the S&P and Dow both jumped nearly 2%, with the latter climbing back to pre-Lehman levels. While virtually all risky asset classes saw robust gains, the commodity markets received perhaps the biggest boost on the day. Gold made headlines for its dramatic rise–a $45/oz. gain–that propelled the precious metal up to a fresh record [...]

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Time To Add A Cup Of JO To Your Portfolio?

Eric Dutram — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:50:23 +0000

As the ETF world continues to expand, one of the most popular market segments has become the commodity ETF space, which has seen countless innovations over the past few years. One product that has begun to attract a great deal of attention is the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee ETN (JO), which has seen renewed interest thanks to massive supply shortages and increased demand in a variety of emerging markets. That has propelled coffee prices sharply higher–contracts are now hovering near a 13-year high. And while skyrocketing coffee prices are yet to translate into a pricier cup at your favorite coffee shop, it seems likely that a passthrough to the consumer is only a matter of time. As a way to protect against further appreciation, a recent article in the Wall Street Journal advised ‘investors’ to stock up on coffee beans for the coming crunch. “If coffee prices stay high, it [...]

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Coffee ETF (JO) Gives A Jolt To Investors Portfolios

Eric Dutram — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:05:29 +0000

After a turning in a strong finish to 2010, most commodity ETFs have fallen in recent months as investors have piled into the relative safety of U.S. dollar as an alternative to risky assets during these tumultuous times. This flight to the greenback has tempered demand for many commodities, the vast majority of which are grown or produced outside of the U.S. but trade in U.S. dollars. In fact, the PowerShares DB Commodity Index Fund (DBC), the most popular and liquid ETF in the Commodities ETFdb Category, is down more than 11% thus far in 2010, while the iPath Dow Jones-AIG Sugar Total Return Sub-Index ETN (SGG) is down an astounding 41% in the same time period (also see Basics of ETN Investing). But not all commodity products have had a tough run recently. The iPath Dow Jones-AIG Coffee ETN (JO), an exchange-traded note linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Coffee [...]

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What’s In A Name: A Look Inside ETF Tickers

Michael Johnston — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:04 +0000

Whenever a company prepares for a public offering, executives have been known to spend an inordinate amount of time choosing the combination of letters that will serve as the company’s ticker and often nickname within the investment community. To many, the fixation on selecting the perfect ticker seems like an irrational obsession on par with Patrick Bateman’s affinity for business cards. But there’s some evidence to support the idea that picking a clever ticker can be worth quite a bit of money. An academic study titled “Would A Stock By Any Other Ticker Smell As Sweet?” (PDF) examined the performance of “clever ticker” stocks such as Southwest (LUV), Internet America (GEEK), Lion Country Safari (GRRR), and Explosive Fabricators (BOOM). This study uncovered that between 1984 and 2004, “a portfolio of clever-ticker stocks would have beaten the market by a substantial and statistically significant margin, contradicting the efficient market hypothesis.” Theories [...]

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