To say opinions on the future of active ETFs are mixed would be a major understatement. Nearly two years after PowerShares launched its first line of active ETFs and a year after the much-publicized... read more »
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has seen its influence over the global energy market wane in recent years, as a prolonged economic downturn caused demand for oil to plummet,... read more »
Let me get this out of the way… I am NOT calling the next crash. Let the doomsayers from Whitney to Roubini to Farrell ply their trades as perma-bears… that’s not the way that I roll. Time and... read more »
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 2.3%
As a child, I remember being very careful to wear green on St. Patrick's Day to avoid pinches from schoolmates. Investors in greenery... read more »
The monthly data release of ETF trading data from the National Stock Exchange always provides a comprehensive industry snapshot, detailing fund flows, asset levels, and the latest update on an... read more »
Surprisingly, and perhaps even shockingly, investing in Treasury Bond ETFs has been profitable in 2010. Very few folks would have “thunk it.” Consider all of the forces conspiring against... read more »
Till last year, people using words such as "nascent" and "pre-mature" to describe the actively-managed ETF market in the United States would have been justified in doing so. The... read more »
In the last 3-4 weeks, it appears that the floodgates have opened for the actively-managed ETF sector, with nearly every week bringing a new announcement of a major player putting their chips on the... read more »
This morning, I read Richard Shaw’s commentary with a great deal of interest (Brick Chart View of Major Indexes). In the editorial, Shaw explained the nature of “brick charting,” including: (1)... read more »
Perhaps no exchange-traded product listed in the U.S. has seen the level of investor interest or been the subject of as much controversy as the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSE: UNG). UNG was... read more »
