Exchange Traded Funds

SEC Expands A Major Stock-Market Probe

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

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* SEC probe expands to popular ETFs, delay in trades -source * One large, failed trade sparks SEC interest * ETF industr...

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Investing in ETFs in Volatile Times

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 01.09.2012

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Blythe McGarvie

Most people are familiar with mutual funds, a basket of different equities in which you can trade easily. Less people are comfortable with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

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How to Invest in Exchange-Traded Funds

Irene Aldridge | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irene Aldridge

Portfolio diversification is often simplified as spreading one's nest eggs among several baskets. Should a stock in one basket drop (and crack), eggs in another basket will stay whole.

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Hall of Shame

Dan Solin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Solin

The securities industry encourages cognitive dissonance by pumping out new products and gimmicks designed to separate clients from their money. Here are some of the most egregious examples.

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What In the World is Going On with Stocks?

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Gellman

The stock market seemed to be in sync with the improving economy until Tuesday when, without warning, the bottom dropped out and full blown panic set in.

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With The Help Of ETFS, Lawmakers Shorted Stocks During The Financial Crisis (POLL)

Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Were Congressional lawmakers hypocritical by using a form of short-selling in their personal investments during the financial crisis? The Wall Stre...

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How to Corner the Gold Market (Extra Edition)

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

First, let your greed overcome all regard for the stability of the global market, and overcome your aversion to illegal activities. Then say away from people like me, because I'd like to see you thrown in jail.

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How to Corner the Gold Market

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

First, let your greed overcome all regard for the stability of the global market, and overcome your aversion to illegal activities.

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Religious Exchange Traded Funds Increasing In Popularity

DailyFinance | Sheryl Nance | Posted 05.25.2011

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Increasingly, people are choosing to put their money where their values are, and that sentiment isn't lost on money managers. Just this week, the firs...

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