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Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 2:21pm
Facebook IPO: Something Special For Social Media ETF?
It's stating the obvious, but Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) IPO is bound to have an impact on multiple fronts. Not only will it make founder Mark Zuckerberg and some of his employees very, very wealthy, the company could be sporting a market cap that is higher than about half of the companies in the Dow...
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Review Of Recent ETF Filings
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 2:57amA dozen new exchange-traded products have come to market thus far in April and by the looks issuers' pipelines, investors can expect plenty of new products to debut over the coming months. Here's a recap of what has been a brisk couple of days on the filing front. PowerShares, the fourth-largest U...
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Global X MLP ETF Undercuts Rivals On Fees
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:50pm
Despite the soaring popularity of MLPs as income-generating plays, there were just eight exchange-traded products devoted to the asset class at the close of U.S. markets on Wednesday and just two were ETFs Prepare for that number to increase by one on Thursday when Global X introduces the Global X...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 2:25pm
Sixer: 6 ETFs Yielding 6% Or More (SDIV, AUD, EMFN)
Sixer: 6 ETFs Yielding 6% Or More (SDIV, AUD, EMFN) When it comes to dividends and yield, a few things remain facts of life in the current market environment. First, investors love and, arguably, need dividends because of anemic interest rates on high-grade corporate bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and...
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Friday, April 6, 2012 - 2:44pm
10 Wackiest ETF Ideas (TVIX, ONN, GAZ)
Only 14 new ETFs debuted in March, a dramatic decline from January and February, but the pace looks like it's picking back up in April. As is always the case with new ETFs, some will thrive, attracting strong average daily volume and high assets under management. Some will survive with just...
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Checking In: A Permanent Place In Your Portfolio? (PERM, SIVR, VEU)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 1:46pm"Permanent" is strong word in life and in investing. Even Warren Buffett, who has famously said multiple times that his favorite holding period for a stock is "forever," does sell some equity positions from time-to-time. Maybe nothing is forever, but it is possible for investors to own an ETF...
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Monday, March 26, 2012 - 12:02pm
How to Buy Shares of Apple for Less Than $30 (AAPL, IXN, QQQV)
When a stock trades up to $600, that's impressive. Problem is when we're talking about Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), and that's exactly what we're doing here, it's also depressing. Depressing because a lot of investors want to get in on the action, but at $600, 100 shares costs $60,000. That's an entire...
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iShares Norway ETF Debuts On BATS Exchange
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 2:36pm
Continuing a brisk pace of new product introductions to start 2012, BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares introduced the iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund (BATS: ENOR), representing the first primary listing for the BATS Exchange operated by BATS Global Markets. BATS became a U.S....
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Friday, January 20, 2012 - 4:59am
Tech Time: Post-Earnings ETF Plays
For those that love alliteration, we proffer this line up "Tricks or Treats Following Tech Titan Thursday?" Seriously, that's what Thursday's after-hours session as a quartet of tech titans stepped into the earnings confessional. Three of the four were greeted with open arms by investors with...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 3:06pm
Shanghai Surprise? These ETFs Could Soar
China-specific ETFs are in rally mode today after the world's fastest-growing major economy reported fourth-quarter GDP growth of 8.9%. That's below the year-earlier level, but above the 8.7% economists had been forecasting. Combine the GDP report with speculation that policymakers in Beijing may...
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