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ETFs To Invest Like Ron Paul

Michael Johnston — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:00:34 +0000

As a handful of brave souls find out every four years, running for President of the United States generally involves opening up your personal life to intense examination by opponents, the media, and general public. Generally, the scrutiny focuses on personal histories–arrests, affairs, and lawsuits make for juicy reading. But being a public servant can also mean opening up your financial records to the public–especially if you’re potentially in a position to profit from insider information on regulatory developments. A recent analysis by the Wall Street Journal revealed the unusual composition of the portfolio held by Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate who is known as a critic of the Federal Reserve and opponent of big government. The asset management strategies of the Texas Congressman, who is also a physician, are anything but traditional. Paul’s portfolio, which he indicated was worth between $2.4 million and $5.5 million, has little in [...]

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ETFs To Watch As Debt Ceiling Deadline Nears

Michael Johnston — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:10 +0000

Most investors probably never expected that it would never come to this. With only days remaining until the day the government coffers supposedly go dry, a deal to avoid a default remains elusive (one would suspect the August 2 date is at least 72 hours or so in advance of a hard deadline). The back and forth negotiations in an increasingly tense debt ceiling standoff have captured the attention of Wall Street and investors around the globe, and the negotiations in Washington figure to be a primary driver of global financial markets in coming days. The impact from the debt ceiling drama will likely be felt far and wide; the manner in which this issue is ultimately resolved should have an impact not only on U.S. debt, but on both domestic and international stock markets and a number of different asset classes as well. Though a compromise with strong bipartisan [...]

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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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Deutsche Bank Debuts Suite Of Currency Hedged Equity ETFs

Michael Johnston — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:00:33 +0000

Deutsche Bank rolled out the latest additions to an ETP lineup that is rapidly approaching 1,300 on Thursday, debuting five ETFs that offer exposure to international equity markets while stripping out the impact of fluctuations in value of the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies. Each of the new products are linked to MSCI indexes, offering exposure to the same basket of companies delivered by many of the most popular existing ETPs. The new hedged equity ETFs include: MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBJP) MSCI Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBBR) MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBCN) MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity Fund (DBEF) MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Hedged Equity Fund (DBEM) Currency Hedge Difference In addition to offering exposure to the stocks of a particular country or region, most international equity ETFs effectively establish a long position in the local currency and a short position in the U.S. dollar. When the value [...]

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PowerShares, Deutsche Team Up On Leveraged Dollar ETNs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:00:25 +0000

PowerShares and Deutsche Bank have rolled out two exchange-traded notes that give investors additional options for expressing their outlook on the performance of the U.S. dollar against its major developed market rivals. The two new ETNs are linked to an index that consists of U.S. Dollar Index Futures, which reflect the performance of the greenback against a basket consisting of the euro, yen, pound, franc, Canadian dollar, and Swedish krona. The two new ETNs are: 3x Long U.S. Dollar Index Futures ETN (UUPT): This note will deliver monthly results that correspond to 300% of the change in the futures-based index. UUPT charges an expense ratio of 0.95% [see UUPT fact sheet]. 3x Short U.S. Dollar Index Futures ETN (UDNT): This note will deliver monthly results that correspond to -300% of the change in the futures-based index. UDNT also charges 95 basis points annually [see UDNT fact sheet]. PowerShares already offers [...]

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ETF Winners And Losers From The Great Tax Compromise

Michael Johnston — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:00:39 +0000

Though the recent tax agreement between the Obama administration and Congressional Republicans was hailed as an historic compromise, there is no shortage of politicians and organizations–from both the left and the right–expressing frustrations with the accord. In addition to extending the Bush-era tax cuts for an additional two years, the deal signed into law last week introduces a 2% payroll tax cut for one year and prolongs the 99-week extended-unemployment benefits for another year. In promoting the tax cut plan to Congress, Obama presented the deal as a measure that would stimulate spending while at the same time extending unemployment benefits for those hit hardest by the recent downturn. While the plan received bipartisan support in Congress, critics from both the left and the right were quick to blast the compromise. Liberals ripped the extension as a bailout for wealthy Americans, while some fiscal conservatives lamented that the tax cut [...]

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Embrace QE With These Three ETFs

Eric Dutram — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:00:01 +0000

As the economy continues to flat-line, many investors have forsaken investments in the United States for higher growing economies in emerging nations around the world. Growth levels in many of these countries continue to impress–in excess of 8% in some instances–and are attracting significant amounts of capital away from developed markets which have struggled to post solid growth levels above 2% a year or create any meaningful amount of jobs. With a rather dismal outlook, investors have turned to the Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to engage in a second round of quantitative easing (QE 2) in an attempt to shake the U.S. economy from its malaise. The thought is that since near-zero interest rates were not enough to boost lending demand and liquidity, a program initiated by the Fed in order to boost the money supply and further drive down long-term rates might just do the trick. Economists [...]

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Checking In On Six ETFs Touched By Chaos In Greece

Michael Johnston — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:19:05 +0000

The global economic recovery that began in March 2009 has, at times, seemed too good to be true. Despite continually-rising unemployment rates, government balance sheets pointing towards insolvency, and a lack of truly convincing earnings reports, equity markets climbed continually higher. After last week, it seems that those fears weren’t baseless after all, as crumbling finances in a tiny corner of the euro zone set off a wave of anxiety and unprecedented market declines (see Ten Shocking ETF Charts From The “Flash Crash”). Last week, as signs that the situation in Greece may be much worse than most had imagined had begun to show, we highlighted six ETFs that could be in for a wild ride as the Greek drama unfolded. Not surprisingly, many of these ETFs were all over the board last week. Below, we check in on the ETFs profiled in Six ETFs To Watch As The Greek [...]

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Six ETFs To Watch As Greek Drama Unfolds

Michael Johnston — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:00:47 +0000

For a nation that is home to just over 11 million people and the world’s 33rd largest economy, Greece sure has had a significant impact on global equity markets over the last year. Mounting government debt and declining tax revenues have forced Greek officials to take drastic measures to avoid defaulting on obligations, and sparked concerns of a widespread crisis. With neighboring countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) coming to Greece’s aid, many investors thought the situation had been sufficiently resolved. But several rounds of austerity packages and bailout proposals later, Greece’s future remains far from certain. While the current proposal supplies funds required to pay back bonds coming due this month, it is based on assumptions that Greece will be able to borrow again from capital markets in late 2011. Some think that timeline is overly aggressive, setting Greece’s neighbors up for more challenging decisions next year. Although [...]

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Definitive Short Dollar ETF Guide: Inverse USD ETFs

Eric Dutram — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:30:03 +0000

The steady decline of the U.S. dollar has been one of the major stories of the second half of 2009, with a “perfect storm” of economic conditions sending the greenback to new lows against many of its major rivals. While a declining dollar isn’t nearly the problem that some make it out to be – a weak currency actually makes U.S. imports more attractive to foreign consumers – worries about a continued slide have all walks of investors, both hedgers and speculators, looking for efficient ways to achieve short exposure to the dollar. There are a number of ETFs that do just that, with each offering a unique risk and return profile. Drivers Of A Falling Dollar Because exchange rates are influenced by a wide variety of often-competing factors, attributing rises and falls in currencies to a particular trend is difficult. Some of the factors that have weighed on the [...]

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