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The Big Bull Market Road Map for April

Posted: March 29, 2013 at 9:30 am

The end of March brought on the last trading of the quarter, with the S&P Index hitting new all-time closing highs in what felt like a very choppy couple of ...
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ETF Review: Hedged Japan and Europe ETFs Getting Bubbly? (WETF, DXJ, HEDJ, EWJ, VGK)

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 7:30 am

24/7 Wall St. is reviewing ETF strategies, nuances and trends with regularity, and we cannot help but to wonder about the so-called hedged international exchange traded funds (ETFs). These hedged ...
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ETF Folly: The Death of the Airline ETF

Posted: March 22, 2013 at 7:30 am

24/7 Wall St. is tracking daily features around the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs). This is an integral part of investing and personal finance, and there are often just ...
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Actively Managed Short-Term Bond ETF Launches, Fees May Get in the Way

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 10:05 am

AdvisorShares has announced the launch of the Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF (NYSEMKT: MINC). The new fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) that is said to be managed ...
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The American Retirement Asset Crisis Is Upon Us

Posted: March 19, 2013 at 2:43 pm

A fresh report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute is signaling that most Americans are going to be retiring with nowhere close to having enough assets and savings for retirement. ...
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ETF Folly: Just When You Thought Bond Yields Would Skyrocket

Posted: March 19, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Bond yields have risen over the past month or two, and many investors expected those yields to keep rising. That was before Monday. The latest European debacle in Cyprus wanting to steal ...
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It Is Time to Worry After DJIA Hits Ninth Straight Day of Gains

Posted: March 13, 2013 at 5:24 pm

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has now risen for nine consecutive days and is now at a record high close of 14,455.28. We have not confirmed the exact period but ...
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Forensic Accounting ETF Names New A and F Graded Stocks (FLAG, HD, F, COL, TRIP, LMT, ANF, BRCM)

Posted: March 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm

The Forensic Accounting ETF (NYSEMKT: FLAG) is still new and trying to gain traction in an ETF marketplace that is very crowded. What makes this one unique is that it ...
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VIX Hits Almost Six-Year Lows, Complacency Replaces Fear

Posted: March 11, 2013 at 2:54 pm

The Volatility Index, AKA the VIX, just hit a 52-week low. Make that a multiyear low, all the way back to April of 2007. Is the "fear index" showing a ...
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Mexico Jumps in with Central Bank Rate Cut (EWW, MXF, MXE)

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 10:40 am

Mexico is a land of great opportunity, led by a being a land of great risk. So what are investors supposed to think when the Bank of Mexico cuts its ...
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ETF Folly: Patents Covering ETF Methodology

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 10:15 am

24/7 Wall St. is taking a look at key exchange-traded fund (ETF) features each and every day to help investors and the public navigate through issues around their personal finances. ...
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ETF Folly: Triple-Leverage Financials, and Other Triple-Leverage ETFs

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 11:40 am

The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (NYSEMKT: FAS) and the inverse Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (NYSEMKT: FAZ) are leading our Daily ETF Folly feature ahead of the ...
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ETF Folly: New Gold and Silver Products Coming

Posted: March 5, 2013 at 12:15 pm

There will be yet two more exchange-traded products for investors to get exposure to the gold or silver market. These feel like "me too" products at this point but let's ...
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DJIA Crosses 14,200 to New All-Time High! More Gains to Come

Posted: March 5, 2013 at 9:47 am

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has now hit a new high, and it did it on a day where there is actually very little news acting as the driving force. The ...
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Record Equity Capital Inflows Continue

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 9:20 am

A huge inflow of capital has kept stock prices elevated and rising in 2013. The great rotation is finally being seen, but unfortunately it is happening after stocks have doubled ...
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