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 recovery began. But despite the recent rally, many analysts believe that the current recovery lacks support from fundamentals, pointing to historically high pricing multiples, still rising unemployment rates, dips in consumer confidence, and stimulus programs that have encouraged further indebtedness for many Americans as evidence that we’re not out of the woods yet. [click to continue…]
It’s been an interesting week in the world of ETFs: U.S. unemployment hit 10.2%, the highest since 1983, while gold traded around $1100/oz. Here are the ETF Database staff picks of the week’s most important and interesting stories from around the Web: [click to continue…]
As the stock market continues to rise, seemingly running ahead of fundamentals, more and more investors are becoming concerned that the stocks are becoming overvalued, and that a downward correction may be just around the corner. While safe haven investments such as the U.S. dollar and gold are popular picks for investors looking to profit [...]
In the week during which the Obama administration will unveil details surrounding its plan to revamp the regulation of the U.S. financial sector, calls for increased oversight of the ETF industry are picking up steam as well. Scott Burns, director of ETF Analysis at Morningstar, recently laid out a case for increased regulatory requirements for ETFs [...]
Deutsche Bank announced it is expanding its ETF product offering in France, launching 14 new ETFs under its “db x-trackers” line. The new funds, which will be listed on NYSE Euronext’ Paris exchange, are significant because they represent the introduction of several new features to the French ETF market.
