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Brazil has become one of the most popular investment destinations in recent years, as U.S. investors have begun to question their “home country bias” and tilt portfolios more heavily towards the fast-growing emerging markets. Once upon a time, options for exposure to Brazil were somewhat limited; most mutual funds and some of the first ETFs covering the country were dominated by a few mega cap stocks, essentially offering exposure to Brazil’s biggest banks and oil companies. But the growth of the ETF industry has given investors more options than ever before. [click to continue…]

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The first three months of 2010 saw dozens of new ETF product launches, but things really headed up in April. This past month saw the launch of more than two dozen ETFs, making it the most active month of 2010. PowerShares and ProShares were particularly active on the product development front, debuting a number of new ETFs. And the product pipeline continued to fill last month as well, with a handful of issuers filing details on interesting products. [click to continue…]

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ProShares continues to aggressively expand its line of leveraged ETF offerings, announcing the launch of four new products on Thursday. The new 200% leveraged ETFs are:

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