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Five Twists On S&P 500 ETFs

by Michael Johnston on October 27, 2009

The S&P 500 is one of the most widely-followed benchmarks in the world, a bellweather of the American economy that is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. Composed of 500 of the largest stocks listed in the U.S. (as well as a handful of non-U.S. companies), the S&P 500 has a weighted average market capitalization of approximately $80 billion, and includes companies across all sectors of the economy. [click to continue…]

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Covered Call ETFs: The “Write” Play Now?

by Michael Johnston on August 31, 2009

U.S. and global equity markets have enjoyed a months-long rally from their March lows, fueled by improving macroeconomic conditions, surprisingly healthy corporate earnings, and renewed consumer confidence. Following this tremendous rally, we are beginning to see indications that the market rally is running out of steam, as many sophisticated investors are beginning to pull out of the market amidst fears that stocks are overbought. [click to continue…]

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Five ETFs Most Investors Don’t Understand

by Michael Johnston on May 11, 2009

The majority of ETFs on the market follow the traditional ETF model – tracking an underlying equity or bond index. But as the benefits of the ETF structure become more widely accepted, inflows from increasingly sophisticated  have created a demand for increasingly complex funds. Here are five of the more complex ETFs available to investors today, along [...]

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