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Investing in Africa

{ Posted on Nov 16 2011 by Z }
Despite the turmoil and political unrest, more investors are looking to Africa as the new frontier market. A frontier market is a market which hasn’t yet reached emerging market condition. Investing in Africa would certainly fit along the guidelines of ...Read More »

From Rogues to Riches: How ETFs are Lining Wall Street’s Pockets – While Picking Yours

{ Posted on Sep 23 2011 by Shah Gilani }
Maybe you didn't know that the rogue trader at UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) who lost $2.3 billion last week was trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Or that Jerome Kerviel, another rogue trader at Societe Generale SA (PINK ADR: ...Read More »

Quantitative Easing 3: A Sure Bet!

{ Posted on Aug 08 2011 by Z }
Quantitative easing 3, better known as QE3, now looks like a sure bet. A combination of a weakening economic environment plus a call from market participants for the Fed to “do something” should lead investors to believe that the next ...Read More »

Low Risk Investments

{ Posted on Aug 01 2011 by Z }
As the economy fails to start after several rounds of stimulus, investors wonder where they can park investment capital without accepting too much risk. Low risk investments are the perfect choice, but what investments qualify as low risk, and ...Read More »

Betterment Review – ETFs for Index Investing

{ Posted on Jul 18 2011 by Z }
Much like Mint.com transformed personal finance from boring budgets to beautiful charts and graphs, Bettermint is hoping to make investing exciting again. Using exchange traded funds, the site allows investors to select asset allocation models that fit their retirement ...Read More »

Will Yen Spark Interest in Currency ETFs?

{ Posted on Mar 22 2011 by Z }
With all the talk of the Japanese Yen appreciating at what might best be described as an alarming rate, there’s plenty of interest in playing it against the dollar. But while the retail game may be new to ETFs, ...Read More »

Put/Call Ratios Have Avoided Panic

{ Posted on Jun 08 2010 by ETF's Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
Despite the market selloff, the latest leg of which began last Friday, we haven't seen an appreciable rise in the CBOE and ISE Equity Put/Call Ratios. We track these nightly, along with other important indicators in BigTrends ...Read More »

BP’s Plunge and U.S. Energy ETFs

{ Posted on Jun 08 2010 by ETF's Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
Saying British Petroleum (BP) has seen better days is like saying Lady Gaga hates wearing pants at this point, few things are more obvious. Since the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, the stock has lost 39 percent ...Read More »

Claymore Airline ETF: Cleared for Takeoff This Summer

{ Posted on Jun 08 2010 by ETF's Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
Well, they should know. An airline industry group predicted this week that thanks to a global recovery and more demand for air travel, the world s airlines would report a profit that should cheer the industry.A renewed surge ...Read More »

Claymore Airline ETF: Cleared for Takeoff This Summer

{ Posted on Jun 08 2010 by ETF's Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com }
Well, they should know. An airline industry group predicted this week that thanks to a global recovery and more demand for air travel, the world s airlines would report a profit that should cheer the industry.A renewed surge ...Read More »