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| Proposed Bill Aims to Ban Insider Trading by Congress |
| The Galleon insider trading case has made top headlines everywhere, but what hasn’t been as extensively covered is how U.S. lawmakers are excluded from the same insider trading rules that govern Wall Street. - 03-25-2011 |
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| Black Swan Hits Japan |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Everybody knows Japan’s government is in deep financial trouble, but what we didn’t know is that a deadly 8.9 magnitude earthquake would strike. And the timing of this particular disaster for the debt saddled Asian country couldn’t have been worse. - 03-11-2011 |
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| This Week’s High Probability Trade |
| The S&P has been chopping back and forth violently, catching many off guard and whipsawing profits away. But perhaps there’s a pattern to the madness that allows for some profits. - 03-08-2011 |
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| Should You Cut Exposure to Government Bonds? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Bill Gross has been reducing exposure to U.S. government debt. The Pimco Total Return Fund (Nasdaq: PTTAX) held... - 02-14-2011 |
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| Home Foreclosure Filings Down 17% |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Home foreclosure filings in the U.S. declined 17 percent in January compared to a year earlier. It was the fourth consecutive month of declines, according to RealtyTrac. So does this mean the housing market on the rebound? - 02-11-2011 |
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| Are Higher Mortgage Rates a Threat to Home Prices? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Ever since the Federal Reserve unveiled its $600 billion plan to curb interest rates from rising, interest rates have... - 02-10-2011 |
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| Executive Pay on Wall Street Climbs to $135 Billion |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – No matter what year it is, executive pay continues to be a hotly contested subject. And the Wall Street Journal’s latest report... - 02-02-2011 |
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| Egypt ETF Halts Creation Orders |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Egypt’s political crisis has disrupted its financial markets along with ETFs linked to Egyptian stocks. The fund's management... - 01-31-2011 |
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| Squashing Concerns about the Deficit |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Over the past several months the public has been showered with feel good stories about how the economy is improving and that the worst is over. And then the Wall Street Journal has to blow it. Its top headline “Deficit Outlook Darkens” appeared on the front page of... - 01-27-2011 |
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| 3 Keys to Building Your Investment Plan |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Investing without an investment plan is like shooting in the dark. Yet, millions of investors are doing both. Why does it matter? Because operating without an investment plan only increases... - 01-24-2011 |
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