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Four ETFs For Linsanity

ETF Professor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:43:57 +0000

It seems like only yesterday that the sports world was swept up in Tebow-mania as golden boy quarterback Tim Tebow guided the Denver Broncos to heights no one was expecting at the ...

Siri: What's Your ETF Situation?

ETF Professor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:51:47 +0000

To say the iPhone is useful beyond texting and calls diminishes the wildly popular smartphone.

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Italy's Borrowing Costs Fall

Daniel Hayden IV — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Italy saw its borrowing costs drop significantly on Monday, following the Greek Parliament's approval of another set of austerity measures.

Passage of the austerity measures were crucial in order for Greece to receive its next ...

ETFs For Valentine's Day

ETF Professor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:41:20 +0000

It may not be the favorite day of the year for most guys out there, but Valentine's Day carries with it a significant economic impact. The National Retail Federation estimates that Valentine's Day 2012 ...

How to Profit From Japan's Shrinking Economy

Daniel Hayden IV — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:52:42 +0000

Japan's economy shrank more than expected during the last quarter of 2011, as a strong yen and floods in Thailand hampered Japanese efforts to recover from last year's earthquake and ...

ETFs For A Prowling BHP Billiton

ETF Professor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:52:34 +0000

Perhaps comments from CEO Marius Kloppers in 2011 that his company, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), would spend $80 billion to develop and invest in its own mines and oil and gas fields ...

ETFs to Watch February 13, 2012

ETF Professor — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:03:01 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday February 13, 2012.

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Seven Japanese Stocks Up More Than 10% Year to Date

Nelson Hem — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:53:49 +0000

Japanese companies had a rough 2011, following last spring's earthquake and nuclear crisis. But the stocks listed here have started off the year on a good footing, rising between 10% and 35% year to date. They ...

Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, February 10th

Craig Jones — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:27:31 +0000

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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, February 10th

Craig Jones — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:59:41 +0000

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSEARCA: TVIX) ...

A Look Ahead: Next Week's ETFs to Watch

ETF Professor — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:35:29 +0000

Here we are nearly two months into 2012 and we're still talking about Greece. Stalled negotiations regarding a bailout package for the "G" in oft-used and notorious PIIGS acronym led to some panic selling at the open today. The totals weren't as ...

ETF Showdown: Sibling Rivalry

ETF Professor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:52 +0000

It's no secret that iShares, the world's largest ETF issuer, has been issuing new funds at warp speed this year.

Potential Gains: Emerging Markets Indexes and ETFs

Max Isaacman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:20:37 +0000

Emerging markets are selling at relatively cheap valuations, it seems to me, and the low valuations of many of the stocks and indexes seem more about fear than about the downside revisions that are happening in GDP.

Many emerging ...

4 ETFs With Surprising Conservative Sector Allocations

ETF Professor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:04:58 +0000

Today is one of those days where, all of a sudden, conservative plays look very attractive.

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Grandpa's 2012 ETF Portfolio

ETF Professor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:48:47 +0000

Nearly a year ago to the day we highlighted some ETFs even the most conservative investors could embrace.

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