Put Volatility in its Place With This ETF
By now, investors well know that equities have been volatile this year, but that does not mean the effort to skirt volatility…
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Small Percentage of PowerShares ETFs Expected to Distribute Cap Gains
Further underscoring the tax efficiencies available with exchange traded funds, Invesco’s (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said it…
Some ETFs Show Investors Conservatively Playing Rally
U.S. stocks continue to hover around record highs. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite are up 5.5% and 6%, respectively, over the…
For Downside Hedging, This is the Right ETF
U.S. stocks notched an impressive rally last Friday, but even with a gain of nearly 1.2%, the S&P 500 is still down…
Liquid Alternative ETFs for a Changing Investment Landscape
Instead of relying on the traditional 60/40 equity and fixed-income split, investors should consider diversifying a portion of their investments with alternative…
These ETFs Have More Than Doubled in Size in 2014
On a global basis, exchange traded products, including exchange traded funds and exchange traded notes (ETNs), hauled in a record $199 billion…
ETFs to Hedge Against Potential Market Weakness
As the markets begin to sour, exchange traded fund investors may utilize inverse, low-volatility or hedged strategies to help diminish the risk…
Diversify with Liquid Alternative ETFs
Investors can now access multi-strategy alternative strategies once catered toward institutional investors through exchange traded funds to diminish market volatility and mitigate…
Alternative ETFs for Downside Protection
Non-traditional, alternative asset-based exchange traded funds can help investors diversify away from traditional stocks and bonds, providing uncorrelated returns that can help…
Most Searched ETFs: Intense Focus
Frequent readers of our looks at the most searched exchange traded funds of the week know that there are usually a few,…
Bearish ETFs Help Hedge Against Corrections
As a market pullback goes underway, investors can include equity exchange traded funds that focus on a bearish investment strategy to help…
Two ETFs for a Market Pullback
When accounting for reinvested dividends, the S&P 500 is up 31.7% this year. The benchmark U.S. index has only sporadically traded below…
ETFs for Added Income and Downside Protection
Last weekend, I attended the “Invest Like A Monster” conference hosted by Options Monster in San Francisco. Some of the biggest and…
Four ETF Strategies to Ride the Fourth Quarter
As we round out the third quarter, exchange traded fund investors can consider diversifying a portfolio to include munis, alternative energy, European…