First Trust Launches First Equity Copper, Platinum ETFs
March 12, 2010 – China is grabbing any and all natural resources, especially copper, and platinum’s prices are soaring these days. To capture the momentum, First Trust has launched the industry’s first equity-based platinum and copper exchange traded funds... Continue Reading »

Claymore Launches Three Wilshire-Tracking ETFs
March 9, 2010 – One year after the market hit its lows, Claymore Securities, often best known as a provider of themed exchange traded funds (ETFs), is taking a different approach with three new offerings that track broad U.S.... Continue Reading »

Direxion’s New Fund Takes a Global View of IPO Market
March 3, 2010 – Popular leveraged and inverse exchange traded fund (ETF) provider Direxion is out with a new fund that gives investors a new way to play the fast-growing global IPO market. The twist? Long/short exposure that plays... Continue Reading »

New ETF Takes Aim at Brazil’s Infrastructure
February 24, 2010 – Emerging Global Shares, which last week launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) tracking China’s infrastructure improvements, is out with another infrastructure fund  aimed at another hot emerging market: Brazil. (more…) Continue Reading »

PowerShares Launches Industry’s First ETF of CEFs
February 19, 2010 – PowerShares has listed a first of its kind for the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry: it’s made up of a portfolio of closed-end funds (CEFs). (more…) Continue Reading »

ETF Research Center Focuses on the Future
February 11, 2010 – Michael Krause doesn’t like to think about the past. The founder of the ETF Research Center has built his business on the idea that it’s all about looking forward. (more…) Continue Reading »

How to Trade Large Blocks of ETFs Efficiently
January 11, 2010 – Imagine a world where you can have any exchange traded fund (ETF) you want. A world in which trading volume, assets under management and a wide bid/ask spread no longer are feared. Thanks to ETF... Continue Reading »

Why It’s Time to Approach Bond ETFs Differently
January 6, 2010 – For decades, the popular fixed-income investing adage held that you should allocate a certain percentage of your portfolio to bonds and increase that allocation as you age. But the times, they are a-changin’. (more…) Continue Reading »