MSCI Rides the Wave of Global ETF Investing
January 26, 2010 – Last year, international stock markets were all the rage, sparking billions of dollars of inflows into exchange traded funds (ETFs). One big index provider managed to nab about 70% of that money, leading to... Continue Reading »

ProShares Launches Two Long Bond ETFs
January 23, 2010 – ProShares added two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) to their lineup, and both offer 200% leverage to the daily performance of their underlying long-term and intermediate-term Treasury bond indexes. (more…) Continue Reading »

Demystified: 5 ETFs You May Not Know
January 22, 2010 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) world is large, vast and still growing. As new launches appear, it becomes increasingly challenging to become educated on all of them. Here are five funds that are different from... Continue Reading »

Why Platinum ETFs Could Be the New Gold
January 22, 2010 – Gold had better watch its back.  Platinum’s price is soaring to new heights and a pair of newly launched exchange traded funds (ETFs) aimed at the metal had a stellar first week of trading.... Continue Reading »

Stocks, ETFs Stay Flat as Markets Await Earnings
January 11, 2010 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are seesawing between positive and negative territory this morning as earnings season begins today with aluminum maker Alcoa (NYSE: AA). The report should give more insight into how the... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree Expanding Currency ETF Lineup
January 10, 2010 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider WisdomTree, which already has a robust line of currency funds, is gearing up for more such ETFs. One will track the U.S. dollar while the other is designed to track... Continue Reading »

PIMCO’s Gross: ETF Plays for His View of the 2010 Markets
January 8, 2010 – PIMCO’s Bill Gross has weighed in with his thoughts about where the economy is headed next. The U.S. markets, along with exchange traded funds (ETFs), may experience an easy going first half, but the second... Continue Reading »

New Player Files for Active ETF of ETFs
January 7, 2010 – Add another new exchange traded fund (ETF) provider to the list: an upstart has filed for exemptive relief with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a line of mostly actively managed funds. (more…) Continue Reading »