American Stock Exchange hires ETF marketing head (CBS Market Watch)

American Stock Exchange Appoints Richard Russo Vice President of Marketing at the ETF Marketplace (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock Exchange® today announced that Richard Russo has been appointed Vice President of Marketing at the ETF Marketplace. In this role, Mr. Russo will be responsible for order flow and product marketing for the ETF product line.

Animated Graphics (BusinessWeek)
Special Reports, Business Articles, News Articles. For special reports and business news articles, be sure to visit Business Week Online.

Wilson Staff DH6-3 (19-deg) (GOLFmagic)
Incorporates breakthrough ETF (Energy Transfer Frame) technology and internal weighting for extra distance and a higher launch. Also claims ‘hot-zone area’ twice the size of most clubs, while ETF produces longer and straighter off-centre hits, say manufacturers.

Options in Motion: Calling Lucent (TheStreet.com)
Cisco and Intel are also active.

American Stock Exchange hires ETF marketing head (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The new head of exchange-traded fund marketing at the American Stock Exchange has his work cut out for him.

The Quest for the Holy Grail of ETFs Continues (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Proposed silver-ETF draws opposition (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A group representing companies that use silver for industrial purposes is seeking to block the launch of an exchange-traded fund tied to the precious metal, leading some observers to question whether federal regulators will approve the proposal.

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
Consumer Credit for September was expected to rise $5.8 billion , but it instead fell $59.4 million to make for the first drop in 10 months. Although the small dip in credit was somewhat surprising, the report was still largely ignored. There are no major economic reports due out tomorrow.

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
So Far Not So Good By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. *** Same as it ever was - or is it?...who buys an umbrella when the sun shines everyday?

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
So Far Not So Good By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. Aubie Baltin was out recently with a good piece on the present hyperinflation cycle, where if he would have finished up with a discussion of how Greenspan’s policies are working to flatten / invert the yield curve at present, it would have been close to perfection in terms of being a comprehensive overview.

The Quest for the Holy Grail of ETFs Continues (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Will actively managed ETFs become a reality? Should you care?

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
So Far Not So Good By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. The content on this site is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws and is the property of GoldSeek.com and/or the providers of the content under license.

Beware Faults in Homebuilding ETF (TheStreet.com)
A new PowerShares ETF isn't the shorts' magic carpet, or insulated from housing prices.

Beaty: SUA's Anti-ETF Argument "Just Plain Wrong" (Mineweb)
RENO--(Mineweb.com) Despite the concerns of the Silver Users Association that a silver ETF could make silver too expensive or illiquid in the world market, Pan American Silver Chairman Ross Beaty Wednesday called that argument "just plain wrong."

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
So Far Not So Good By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. How bad is the pension fund issue. Is it a crisis as the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) claims? Or is the American Benefits Council right when they say the problems are blown out of proportion?

Powerful Silver ETF (GoldSeek.com)
So Far Not So Good By: Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. October payrolls were down not just due impacts of the hurricanes, but also because growth was “below trend” in other areas of the country according to the BLS. August’s payrolls were revised down from 211,000 to 148,000 and September’s payrolls were revised up from -35,000 to -8,000. The BLS net birth/death adjustment for October

FPL Earnings Edge Higher (TheStreet.com)

Beware Faults in Homebuilding ETF (TheStreet.com)
A new PowerShares ETF isn't the shorts' magic carpet, or insulated from housing prices.

Beaty: SUA's Anti-ETF Argument "Just Plain Wrong" (Mineweb)
RENO--(Mineweb.com) Despite the concerns of the Silver Users Association that a silver ETF could make silver too expensive or illiquid in the world market, Pan American Silver Chairman Ross Beaty Wednesday called that argument "just plain wrong."

NSE, SEBI working on increasing household exposure to ETFs (Central Chronicle)
Mumbai, Nov 3 The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are working towards increasing the exposure of Indian households to Exchange Traded Funds (ETF).

NSE for increased household exposure to ETFs (The Hindu)
MUMBAI: National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are working towards increasing the exposure of Indian households to exchange traded funds (ETF).

FPL Earnings Edge Higher (TheStreet.com)
It beats estimates thanks to warmer-than-normal weather.

Great Commercial. Good Broker? (The Motley Fool)

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - This Week's Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)
This weekly column of SchaeffersResearch.com highlights leading and lagging Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and is designed to supplement the data you can find our ETF center...( Read More )

Weekly Wrap: GDP Number Boosts ETFs (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
QUESTION: What happens when after three weeks of losses in broad-market ETFs, the quarterly number for GDP growth exceed

Applications Submitted for Emerging Technology Fund Consideration (RedNova)
By Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Oct. 28--Four project applications from companies associated with Texas Tech University have been submitted to the Emerging Technology Fund for consideration.

A New Nanotech Fund (The Motley Fool)
It was only a matter of time before some marketing-savvy Wall Street company jumped on the nanotechnology bandwagon and created a fund to capture the field's expected growth.

Great Commercial. Good Broker? (The Motley Fool)
Lately, discount brokerage companies are pitching their softer side in commercials. I'm really happy that brokers are being asked to their clients' daughters' weddings. And that's cool that Charles Schwab is dropping the formality, inviting investors to call him Chuck.

This Week's Random Meanderings (Oil and Volatility Indices) (Schaeffers Research)

Personal Finance Daily -- Oct. 24 (Investors.com)
Middle management is restless. Midlevel executives today are far from Organization Men; in fact, from a new survey of their attitudes, they sound more like Anti-Establishment Men.

Dividends Go Mainstream (The Motley Fool)
After being rather unpopular for the past 20 years or so, it seems the dividend-focused investment strategy has once again gone mainstream. You needn't look further than soaring demand for dividend-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to recognize this.

Options in Motion: VIX Falls (TheStreet.com)
Amazon.com, Microsoft and Cisco options are active.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - This Week's Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)
This weekly column of SchaeffersResearch.com highlights leading and lagging Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and is designed to supplement the data you can find our ETF center...( Read More )

This Week's Random Meanderings (Oil and Volatility Indices) (Schaeffers Research)
Falling volatility premium and some crucial support for oil issues ... here's what I'm seeing in today's meanderings...( Read More )

Short interest in ETFs points at overheated sectors (CBS Market Watch)

PowerShares Introduces World's First Nanotech ETF (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PowerShares continues to "Lead the Intelligent ETF Revolution" with the introduction of the PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio. The trading symbol for the PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio will be and is anticipated to begin trading October 26, 2005 on the American Stock Exchange.

Foreign Stocks Lose Flair (TheStreet.com)
A downturn in overseas stocks this month may signal that it's time to bring investments home.

All down to confidence with investment management (The Age)
Consistent performance is the key to rich pickings. But is there a secret to achieving it? -

Public Company Management Corporation Lists ANTs Software on New PCMC Bulletin Board 30 Index (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Public Company Management Corporation announced that it has included high performance database developer ANTs software, inc. on the newly created PCMC Bulletin Board 30 Index.

Short interest in ETFs points at overheated sectors (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- One of the biggest advantages to exchange-traded funds is that they provide a low-cost, diversified vehicle for individuals to obtain broad exposure to markets.