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The month of May was a generally disappointing stretch for investors, as both international and domestic equity markets struggled to overcome obstacles new and old. Commodities, which had been a nice source of absolute returns for much of the last year, fell on hard times as well; precious metals went into a brief freefall, and most other natural resources saw price declines as well.

May demonstrated the importance of a meaningful allocation to fixed income within any long-term portfolio, as most bond ETFs turned in nice gains during the month. The following tables highlight the best performers from each ETFdb Category during the month of May [ETFdb Pro members can download spreadsheets showing performance and expense data for the entire ETF universe]. [click to continue…]

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State Street Launches High Yield Muni Bond Fund (HYMB)

by Eric Dutram on April 14, 2011

State Street, the issuer behind the two largest U.S.-listed ETFs, made a new addition to the fixed income portion of its product lineup this week. The recently-launched SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF (HYMB) will seek to replicate the performance of the S&P Municipal High Yield Index, a benchmark that consists of bonds issued by U.S. states and territories, local governments or agencies, that are rated below investment grade. [click to continue…]

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Safe Haven ETFs: Five Funds For Riding Out The Storm

by Michael Johnston on May 20, 2010

So much for a long, happy recovery. As soon as the last of those warning of a “double dip” had been laughed out of the room, a string of negative developments have sent global equity markets plunging. With Europe on the brink of a sovereign debt crisis, disappointing data releases in the U.S, and oil [...]

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Picking The Right Money Market ETF

by Michael Johnston on January 28, 2010

As interest in ETF investing has surged in recent years, issuers have rushed to expand their product lines into every corner of the investable universe. The first generation of ETF products consisted mostly of equity funds designed to track well-known benchmarks, and while the vast majority of ETF assets remains in these “plain vanilla” funds, [...]

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VRDO: The Way To Go

by Michael Johnston on September 30, 2009

The development of the ETF industry has in many ways leveled the investing playing field, bringing strategies previously available only to large institutions and sophisticated, high net worth investors to anyone with a Scottrade account. Most of these “democratizations” have involved very complex, high-risk tactics. Leveraged ETFs, hedge fund ETFs, and long/short ETFs have significantly [...]

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