Third Annual "Inside ETFs Conference" Kicks Off

The 3rd Annual "Inside ETFs Conference" kicked off today in Boca Raton, Florida. The full agenda can be seen here.The Inside ETFs’ program is designed to bring financial advisors up to speed on all the latest developments in the ETF marketplace. Over two-and-a-half days, our expertly chosen panels of investors, industry experts, academics and analysts will examine how ETFs can be used to create ...
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Claymore Launches Global Shipping ETF

The new Claymore Global Shipping Index ETF (SEA) has been trading for a little over a month now, and a lot has changed since this new fund set sail. The top holdings of the fund are now more concentrated, the prior second largest holding is now the 14th largest, and the energy sector allocation of the fund has gained about a 4% additional weighting. The Global Shipping fund is based on the Delta Global Shipping Index, including companies that derive...
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Complete ETF List - Q4 2009

The file has two drop down menus: "Family Name" and "Morningstar Category", and displays both the 3 month and 12 month performance. ***  View or Download the ETF List Here (images/CompleteETFListQ42009.xls)  ***...
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Complete ETF List - Q4 2009

ETF Planet has just released its updated "Complete ETF List" for the fourth quarter 2009.  The list is in excel format, and is free to download, modify, and use as you please.  All data was freely obtained from www.morningstar.com (http://www.morningstar.com), which is a great resource for ETF information.  The list now contains 952 funds, including exchange traded notes.  The file has two drop down menus: "Family Name" and "Morningstar Category", and displays both the 3 month and 12 month performance. Download the ETF...
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Best and Worst ETFs of 2009

Another year has come and gone, the dust has settled, and now its time to see who made our top ten best and worst ETFs for the year. To avoid duplication, we’ve eliminated the lesser known ETFs that essentially track the same assets as the more popular issues, as well as funds with built in leverage. As you can probably imagine, the top ten list was saturated with energy and emerging market related names. The best overall performer was the...
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Market Correction Looming?

Today the S P 500 (SPY) is flirting with new highs, based on our research this price action is to continue and should cause the index to close at a brand new high for the year. The technical picture looks bleak. For the last month, the market has continued its rally on lower than average volume. Fundamentally, the facts show that although there are signs of improvement in the economy, the full extent of the recent rally is unjustified. The...
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