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ETF Exclusive: Guggenheim Partners Buys Rydex

by Michael Johnston 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 to a press release (PDF), the deal is expected to close in the third quarter. [click to continue…]

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Insider ETF Wraps Up Solid Year

by Michael Johnston on December 31, 2009

In the beginning of the ETF industry, there was SPY. From there, the initial wave of expansion included primarily “plain vanilla” equity funds offering exposure to widely-followed benchmarks, such as the Dow, Nasdaq, and even sector-specific indexes. But innovation and product development in the ETF world didn’t stop there. The last five years have seen ETFs expand from a closet industry to a mainstream investment option. And as the popularity of these funds has increased, so too has the available product line. ETFs now provide access to nearly every corner of the investable universe, from fixed income to commodities to hedge fund strategies. [click to continue…]

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The Ten Best ETFs You’ve Never Heard Of

by Michael Johnston on October 19, 2009

Just as there are various “celebrity stock tickers” that every investor recognizes instantly (GOOG, MSFT, F, JNJ), there are some ETFs that everyone knows. Generally, these ETFs, such as SPY, GLD, and QQQQ, reflect the most widely-known investment strategies and asset classes. And while the 25 largest funds that account for more than half of [...]

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