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| Has Gold Lost its Luster? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – For most of the year, gold has underperformed U.S. stocks (NYSEArca: VTI), international stocks (NYSEArca: EFA) and emerging market stocks (NYSEArca: VWO). This is a resounding contrast from... - 09-03-2009 |
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| Will Financials Take the Market Lower? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – The broader stock market has found a peculiar ally: The beleaguered financial sector. While financial stocks lost more than half their value last year, so far in 2009, they are among... - 09-01-2009 |
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| How Can You Get the Most from Your Bond Investments? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – “Gentlemen prefer bonds,” was an expression made famous by wealthy financier and former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Andrew Mellon. It was Mellon’s view that putting money into tax free bonds was the best way to avoid getting skinned by the tax man.
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| Are Your Mutual Funds Falling Behind? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Even though stocks have surged since their March lows, many mutual fund managers and their investors have been falling behind. This is explained, in part, by the latest S&P report card of active managers versus S&P indexes. - 08-24-2009 |
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| 3 Tips for Investing in Commodities |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) - Like stocks, bonds, and real estate, commodities are an important asset class. Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce... - 08-18-2009 |
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| Who's Monitoring Your Mutual Funds? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – How good are mutual fund investors at minding their own money?
According to Charles Schwab, a recent survey of mutual fund investors discovered that less than half (45%) have become more knowledgeable about their investments since the financial crisis began around... - 08-12-2009 |
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| Can REITs Defy the Real Estate Slump? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – After two subpar years of market performance and slumping property prices, real estate stocks are inexplicably up. How much longer will they continue to defy all odds? Over the past two years, commercial real estate... - 08-10-2009 |
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| 6 Easy Ways to Capitalize on Chinese Stocks |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Since bottoming in March, emerging market stocks (NYSEArca: EEM) have charged ahead by some 80%. And Chinese stocks have been leading the charge. How can you capitalize? - 08-06-2009 |
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| Is Now the Time to Redesign Your Portfolio? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – Since bottoming in March, U.S. stocks (NYSEArca: VTI), international stocks (NYSEArca: VEA) have roared back by scoring handsome gains. Emerging market stocks (NYSEArca: VWO) have soared even higher. Is now the time to redesign your investment portfolio? - 08-04-2009 |
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| Is the Backlash against Leveraged ETFs Warranted? |
| SAN DIEGO (ETFguide.com) – If you haven’t heard yet, sales of leveraged and short ETFs at major brokerage firms like Ameriprise, Edward Jones, LPL Financial and UBS have been either halted or banned. Other firms are mulling whether to follow suit. At issue is whether investors and financial professionals clearly understand these specialized investment products. - 07-31-2009 |
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