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ETFs to Hedge Inflation

Posted on 03/19/10 at 8:45am
The inflation numbers this week were tame with the CPI coming in flat and PPI at a negative 0.6%. The fears of inflation that I have are non-existent throughout Wall Street and the focus remain on possible deflation in the event a double-dip recession occurs.
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ETFs to Hedge Inflation

Posted on 03/19/10 at 8:45am
The inflation numbers this week were tame with the CPI coming in flat and PPI at a negative 0.6%. The fears of inflation that I have are non-existent throughout Wall Street and the focus remain on possible deflation in the event a double-dip recession occurs.
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ETFs To Watch March 16, 2010 (UUP, XLP, EWT, XLK)

Posted on 03/16/10 at 3:33am
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Fed Day Tuesday March 16, 2010. Play the Fed minutes with the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) and the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD).
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State Street To Launch Seven New Bond ETFs

Posted on 03/16/10 at 2:44am
State Street Global Advisors, the ETF issuing arm of State Street (NYSE: STT), has field plans to introduce seven new bond ETFs.
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PIMCO To Launch Four New ETFs

Posted on 03/12/10 at 5:10pm
Fixed income giant PIMCO has filed plans to launch four new bond ETFs, bolstering the firm's presence in the ETF arena. The PIMCO 0-3 Year Banking Sector Corporate Bond Index Fund will track the BofA Merrill Lynch 0-3 Year US Banking Index and may use swaps, derivatives and futures to accomplish its objectives. That's OK as PIMCO is one of the best at using those financial instruments.
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WisdomTree To Launch Emerging Markets Debt ETF

Posted on 03/11/10 at 4:07pm
WisdomTree has filed plans with the SEC to introduce the Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund ETF. The ETF will invest in government and corporate debt in the emerging markets. No ticker was disclosed.
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Treasuries to Find a Short Term Bottom

Posted on 03/10/10 at 11:10am
I am detecting some large action in the ProShares Ultra Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF (NYSE: TBT) this morning. This ETF tracks twice the inverse of 20 year treasury prices; long story short, if you want to make money betting that treasury yields will rise and prices will fall, you would buy this ETF. This gives you a very levered bet very easily.
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Eaton Vance Is Latest Mutual Fund Firm To Give Actively Managed ETFs A Try

Posted on 03/09/10 at 3:20am
Mutual fund issuer and asset manager Eaton Vance (NYSE: EV) has become the latest player from the mutual fund business to signal its intent to become involved with actively managed after filing plans with the SEC to launch five actively managed ETFs focusing on the investment-grade U.S. debt market.
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LEVERAGED SHORT-TERM TREASURY ETFs (TWOL, TWOZ)

Posted on 03/08/10 at 1:00pm
Recently leveraged ETF provider Direxion issued leveraged bull and bear issues to correspond with the daily price changes in 2-year U.S. Treasury Notes. Daily 2-year Direxion Treasury Bull 3x Shares (NYSE:TWOL)
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Van Eck To Introduce Two New Bond ETFs

Posted on 03/05/10 at 7:20pm
Van Eck, the ETF issuer behind the Market Vectors series of ETFs, is planning to step away from its usual natural resources and emerging market-specific offerings with the introduction of two new bond ETFs.
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