ETF - Exchange Traded Funds

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

2005-11-11T12:30:00.000-08:00

American Stock Exchange Appoints Richard Russo Vice President of Marketing at the ETF Marketplace (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® 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)
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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 âhot-zone areaâ 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)

2005-11-08T12:30:00.000-08:00

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 Greenspanâs 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)

2005-11-06T12:30:00.000-08:00

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 âbelow trendâ in other areas of the country according to the BLS. Augustâs payrolls were revised down from 211,000 to 148,000 and Septemberâs payrolls were revised up from -35,000 to -8,000. The BLS net birth/death adjustment for October

FPL Earnings Edge Higher (TheStreet.com)

2005-11-04T12:30:00.000-08:00

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

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)

2005-10-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

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)

2005-10-24T13:30:00.000-07:00

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.

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)

2005-10-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

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.

Foreign Stocks Lose Flair (TheStreet.com)

2005-10-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

Options in Motion: Expiration Eve (TheStreet.com)
eBay and the Sypders are among the day's most active options.

BURSA MALAYSIA: KL Shares End Slightly Lower (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- KL shares ended the week slightly lower with most key index linked counters unchanged as investors were reluctant to place fresh positions ahead of the weekend, said dealers.

BURSA MALAYSIA: KL Shares End Lower On Thursday (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia stayed weak on Thursday with the benchmark Composite Index closing marginally lower by 0.27 percent due to lack of strong leads from institutions, dealers said.

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

Kitco - Commentaries (Kitco.com)

2005-10-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

Options in Motion: Expiration Eve (TheStreet.com)
eBay and the Sypders are among the day's most active options.

Mutual Funds -- Exchange-Traded Funds (TheStreet.com)
Exchange-traded funds , one of the hottest investment trends of the year, are essentially mutual funds that trade like stocks.

International Forecaster October, 2005 (#3) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More (GoldSeek.com)
An international financial, economic, political and social commentary.

Schaeffer on Charts: Commodities Corner (Schaeffers Research)
Once seen as havens for the more conservative faction of investors, commodities have certainly come into their own in the 21st century as profitable, occasionally aggressive, investment choices...( Read More )

Kitco - Commentaries (Kitco.com)
- The big news, I guess, is that required bank reserves dropped to $42.2 billion, even as bank deposits climbed and new loans/leases dropped. Of course, the Treasury printing up $3.8 billion in actual cash last week was pretty exciting, too.

Fidelity Investments cuts fees on some index funds (Boston Globe)

2005-10-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

This bounce is unusual, here's why (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Money manager Rob Hanna explains.

ETFs for the retiring type: Report (CNN Money)
Brokerages are trying to work exchange traded funds, often kept out of retirement plans because of the trading fee, into 401(k)s aimed at small business, a report said Monday.

Amex files hybrid exchange plans (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
The American Stock Exchange on Monday filed its plans to introduce a trading system that would combine electronic and open-outcry trading in a bid to prepare for a landmark regulatory shake-up of US equity markets next summer.

Fidelty cuts index-fund fees for biggest investors (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Fidelity Investments, the biggest U.S. mutual fund company, Monday took fresh aim at rival Vanguard Group -- as well as the exchange-traded fund industry -- announcing a new round of expense cuts for certain investors in its Spartan equity-index funds.

Fidelity Investments cuts fees on some index funds (Boston Globe)
Fidelity Investments said yesterday it cut fees on some of mutual funds that track indexes, in another shot that may revive a price war with archrival Vanguard Group, a leader in indexed funds.

Tax loss sales: Benefit outweighs the wisdom (The Indianapolis Star)

2005-10-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF Budgets N1.76bn for Schools' Libraries (This Day)
Education Trust Fund (ETF) weekend said it has earmarked N1.76 billion to revitalise ailing primary school libraries across the country.

Fund Option Catches On With Small Investors (Hartford Courant)
Exchange-traded funds have a fast-growing fan club whose membership includes pension plans, hedge funds and professional investors and traders.

Firms help bring ETFs to smaller investors (Chicago Tribune)
Exchange-traded funds have a fast-growing fan club whose membership includes pension plans, hedge funds and professional investors and traders. Basically, ETFs are like an index mutual fund that can be traded throughout the day like a stock.

TIPS (New York Newsday)
Collecting: Proof is the word

Tax loss sales: Benefit outweighs the wisdom (The Indianapolis Star)
Nothing points up the absurd complexity of modern-day financial life better than the idea of "tax-loss harvesting." The phrase surfaces as a hot topic around this time every year, as consultants, brokers and financial planners keep looking for ways to make their clients happy.

Weekly Wrap: Tough Week For ETFs (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

Mutual fund scandal draws more to ETF (Delaware Online)
The mutual fund scandal encouraged some wary investors to forage for new investment opportunities. One alternative that's attracted their attention is the exchange-traded fund, or ETF. It's similar to an index-tracking mutual fund but trades like a stock.

Separately managed accounts try to gain ETF foothold (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- More companies hope to capitalize on the popularity of exchange-traded funds with prepackaged separately managed accounts that focus exclusively on ETFs.

ETF Budgets N1.76bn for Schools' Libraries (This Day)
Education Trust Fund (ETF) weekend said it has earmarked N1.76 billion to revitalise ailing primary school libraries across the country.

Some ETFs sport high short-interest levels: analysts (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A half-dozen exchange-traded funds are showing short interest levels greater than 100% due to multiple borrowings, Morgan Stanley analysts said Friday.

Weekly Wrap: Tough Week For ETFs (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Worry about inflation, rising interest rates and a cooling housing market hurt all classes of ETFs, both domestically and world-wide.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - This Week's Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)

2005-10-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETFs Vs Index Funds: Quantifying The Differences (Investopedia)
Given the increased popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), you would think that index investors have fallen in love with this investment vehicle.

ETF Budgets N1.76bn for Schools' Libraries (This Day)
Education Trust Fund (ETF) weekend said it has earmarked N1.76 billion to revitalise ailing primary school libraries across the country.

Profit From Volatility (The Motley Fool)

2005-10-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

Busting Some Exchange-Traded Fund Myths (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Sorting facts from fiction amid the ETF hype.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- Oct. 13 (CBS Market Watch)
Many of us are old enough to remember being outraged when gasoline prices crossed $1 a gallon.

Profit From Volatility (The Motley Fool)
Pity the poor long-term investor who plunked down a pile of moola on the exchange-traded fund (ETF) known as Cubes (Nasdaq: QQQQ) on the first day of market action in 2000. That particular (and particularly popular) ETF shadows the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, and during the course of the year, it proceeded to shed more than 36% of its value.

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Close Mixed (Bernama)

2005-10-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

The new magic word: Dividends (International Herald Tribune)
The American fund industry thrives on buzzwords, and if you are looking for the most popular ones right now, RdividendsR would have to be a top contender.

Options in Motion: Microsoft (TheStreet.com)
Traders are also busy with Apple and Pfizer.

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Close Mixed (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed mixed on rangebound trading on the absence of market stimulating news, dealers said.

When `Harvesting' Tax Losses, How Little We Glean: Chet Currier (Bloomberg.com)

2005-10-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

Busting Some Exchange-Traded Fund Myths (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Sorting facts from fiction amid the ETF hype.

When `Harvesting' Tax Losses, How Little We Glean: Chet Currier (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Nothing points up the absurd complexity of modern-day financial life better than the idea of ``tax-loss harvesting.''

American Stock Exchange Appoints Scott Ebner Head of New Product Development at the ETF Marketplace (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-10-10T13:30:00.000-07:00

New funds give European exposure (IAfrica South African Business News)
Two new Itrix Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) were listed on the JSE Main Board on Monday, enabling South African retail investors to track the performance of international markets on the JSE without exchange control restrictions.

Chinese Portfolio Insurance (Forbes)
Investing in China can be rewarding but sometimes requires nerves of steel. Here's a way to hedge.

Quick Links (Delaware Online)
Bank executives are speaking out For some antiwar protesters, activism starts with holding a sign at a rally or slapping a bumper sticker on a car. In Richard Vague's case, it started with a full-page ad in The New York Times.

American Stock Exchange Appoints Scott Ebner Head of New Product Development at the ETF Marketplace (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® today announced that Scott Ebner has been appointed Head of New Product Development at the ETF Marketplace. In this role, Mr. Ebner will be responsible for bringing new product offerings to the Amex and continuing to expand the Exchange-Traded Fund business at the Exchange.

American Stock Exchange Appoints Scott Ebner Head of New Product Development at the ETF Marketplace (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-10-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

Gerald Perez (AME Info)
Q. Interactive brokers are the 16th largest US securities firm, with a leading presence online, and yet we have hardly heard from you in the Middle East. Is this about to change? And how are you going about it?

Not Smart to Burn the Oils (TheStreet.com)
Sure, there is some profit-taking but Cramer says the oils are no ETF.

Oil: It's U.S. Vs. China (Forbes)
The U.S. will learn to rely less on fossil fuels, but if we don't, there will be massive global conflict.

Options in Motion: Amgen (TheStreet.com)

2005-10-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

Weekly Wrap: Inflation Fears Slam Markets (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Fear took hold of ETF investors this week, as inflation, economic impact from Katrina and Rita and continuing damage to the Bush presidency unsettled investors.

Benchmark Mutual Fund plans ETF on sectoral indices (The Hindu)
BENCHMARK Mutual Fund, which specialises in managing exchange traded funds (ETFs), has lined up a scheme that will try to generate returns through investment in securities represented by a host of sectoral indices.

Options in Motion: Altria (TheStreet.com)
The Energy Select Sector SPDR sees heavy trading in its December puts.

Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Investors (Earth Vision)
Capital markets tend to reflect reality more accurately than political fantasies, factoring the effects of climate change into stock prices. Some day a company like ExxonMobil, for instance, will lose share value because its global warming profile will be viewed as high risk.

Options in Motion: Amgen (TheStreet.com)
ETF's and index options are also active.

Options in Motion: Amgen (TheStreet.com)

2005-10-07T13:31:00.000-07:00

ETFs Based on Mergent's Dividend Achievers(TM) Meet Multiple Investment Objectives, a New White Paper Finds (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
A family of four exchange-traded funds based on Mergent, Inc.'s Dividend Achievers index methodology, which are now on the market, offers a wide range of dividend-focused investment opportunities, with each ETF appropriate for investors with specific investment objectives, a new white paper concludes.

American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Manhattan Pharmaceutical Inc. (RedNova)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today began trading the stock of Manhattan Pharmaceutical Inc, under the ticker symbol MHA. Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a development stage pharmaceutical company based in New York.

Options in Motion: Amgen (TheStreet.com)
ETF's and index options are also active.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-04 20:03 GMT: Amex appoints head of new-product development (Interactive Investor)

2005-10-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

Anatomy of a Winning Trade: Marathon Oil (Schaeffers Research)
A long-term chart suggests that over the past two years, making money in energy-related stocks has been like shooting proverbial fish in a barrel...( Read More )

Options in Motion: Amgen (TheStreet.com)
ETF's and index options are also active.

Not Smart to Burn the Oils (TheStreet.com)
Sure, there is some profit-taking but Cramer says the oils are no ETF.

A Better Breed Of ETFs (Forbes)
Not all exchange-traded funds are created equal. For better diversification and returns, try these.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-04 20:03 GMT: Amex appoints head of new-product development (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Scott Ebner has been named director of new-product development at the American Stock Exchange, according to people familiar with the matter. The appointment comes after news broke last week that Robert Tull, director of the Amex ETF Services unit, was leaving the exchange.

Japanese Markets: Will The Euphoria Last? (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-10-05T13:30:00.000-07:00

Amex names new head of product development (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Scott Ebner has been named head of new-product development at the American Stock Exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.

Options in Motion: Motorola (TheStreet.com)
The VIX moves up 4%.

3 stocks poised for long runs to the upside (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Tim Truebenbach gives you the names.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-05 19:58 GMT: New Seligman mutual funds combine ETFs, target-date funds (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Seligman Advisors Inc. Wednesday said it has introduced mutual funds that combine the cost-effective diversification of exchange-traded funds with the convenience of target-date funds.

Japanese Markets: Will The Euphoria Last? (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Is it time for Japan to move into the spotlight? The bulls are running in Tokyo...

ETF assets flat in August: trade group (CBS Market Watch)

2005-10-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-04 20:30 GMT: CORRECT: Amex appoints head of new-product development (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Scott Ebner has been named head of new-product development at the American Stock Exchange, according to people familiar with the matter. The appointment comes after news broke last week that Robert Tull, director of the Amex ETF Services unit, was leaving the exchange.

Third microcap ETF begins trading (Investors.com)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- There's big doings in microcaps. First Trust Advisors, which manages separate accounts and adviser-sold funds, has entered the $252 billion exchange-traded fund business with an ETF tracking an index of the market's smallest companies.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - Third Quarter 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 )

ETF assets flat in August: trade group (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A rise in the assets of foreign-stock exchange-traded funds helped offset a dip in U.S. equity funds as total ETF assets remained basically flat in August, the Investment Company Institute reported Thursday.

Uncovering The ETF Wrap (Investopedia)

2005-10-02T13:30:00.000-07:00

Head of Amex ETF Services group leaving exchange (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Robert Tull, director of the ETF Services unit at the American Stock Exchange, is leaving the exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.

In this market, these 3 ETF are moving (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The longer that a period of indecision continues, the greater the move will be when it eventually comes.

Schaeffer on Charts: ETF Put/Call Ratio Trends (Schaeffers Research)
Frequent visitors to this website are familiar with our Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) indicator, which compares puts to calls among options set to expire within three months...( Read More )

Uncovering The ETF Wrap (Investopedia)
As exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become increasingly popular and investors have discovered their benefits, financial services firms have developed more ways to package those benefits. Enter the ETF wrap, a packaging innovation that is beginning to gain attention.

In this market, these 3 ETF are moving (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

Vanguard hops on dividend bandwagon with fund, ETF (Investors.com)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Vanguard Group has a habit of arriving fashionably late to the exchange-traded funds party. After initial resistance, the Valley Forge, Pa.-based mutual fund giant jumped into the ETF business in 2001, long after competitors had developed broad lineups.

Buy the Whole Mall (The Motley Fool)
Have you ever found yourself at a Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), gazing at all the long lines at the cash registers, and wishing you were a shareholder? Well, of course, you can be one.

In this market, these 3 ETF are moving (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The longer that a period of indecision continues, the greater the move will be when it eventually comes.

Red Hat Tops Earnings, Guides Higher (Schaeffers Research)

2005-09-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

Best Performing ETFs YTD (Investors.com)
The exchange-traded funds listed below are the best percentage gainers year-to-date. Each ETF's Acc/Dis Rating is also shown in the report. Click here to download an Excel spreadsheet of today's screen with additional data.

Can't Use Rearview Mirror on ETFs (TheStreet.com)
A recent report on iShares Canada shows the pitfalls of analyzing these funds as if they were regular funds.

Red Hat Tops Earnings, Guides Higher (Schaeffers Research)
According to Yahoo! Finance, Red Hat (RHAT) provides enterprise operating systems, and related software and services based on open source technology for various enterprises...( Read More )

Gurus Go For Pets And Books, Dump Materials (Forbes)

2005-09-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

State Street Global Advisors Appoints Director of ETF Sales (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
State Street Global Advisors , the investment management arm of State Street Corporation and one of the largest institutional managers in the world, announced today the appointment of David Sandrew to director of Exchange Traded Fund sales.

Vanguard hops on dividend bandwagon with fund, ETF (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Vanguard Group has a habit of arriving fashionably late to the exchange-traded funds party.

Gurus Go For Pets And Books, Dump Materials (Forbes)
MarketocracyÃs best invested in a troubled bookstore chain, Allstate and Petsmart.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-23 16:04 GMT: Vanguard files dividend index fund, ETF (Interactive Investor)

2005-09-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Exchanging Some Thoughts on Exchange-Traded Funds (Schaeffers Research)
Last month, I wrote about the changing tide of short interest on the some of the most popular exchange-traded funds (ETF)...( Read More )

Vanguard hops on dividend bandwagon with fund, ETF (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Vanguard Group has a habit of arriving fashionably late to the exchange-traded funds party.

How Four Funds Moved Off Our Pans List (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
These funds have manged to crawl out of the cellar.

SGX to develop ETF based on FTSE/Asean 40 Index (Channel News Asia via Yahoo! Asia News)
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Exchange is working to launch an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) based on the newly launched FTSE/Asean 40 Index.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-23 16:04 GMT: Vanguard files dividend index fund, ETF (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Vanguard Group on Friday filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an index fund and matching ETF share class tied to an index of dividend-paying companies.

Exchange traded funds opening up (Baltimore Sun)

2005-09-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

SGX to develop ETF based on FTSE/Asean 40 Index (Channel NewsAsia)
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Exchange is working to launch an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) based on the newly launched FTSE/Asean 40 Index. It has engaged international fund manager State Street Global Advisors to help create the ETF.

Exchange traded funds opening up (Baltimore Sun)
Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance Exchange-traded funds have a fast-growing fan club whose membership includes pension plans, hedge funds and professional investors and traders.

Exchange traded funds opening up (Baltimore Sun)
Exchange-traded funds have a fast-growing fan club whose membership includes pension plans, hedge funds and professional investors and traders.

Business (Daily Dispatch)

2005-09-24T13:30:00.000-07:00

Oil Field Suppliers In The Sweet Spot (Forbes)
With oil hovering near all-time highs, drillers need to buy tools and services from companies like these.

Advanced saving strategies (CNN Money)
I contribute the max to my 401(k) and my wife and I aren't eligible for a Roth or traditional IRA, so we're looking for additional ways to save for retirement. I know I can make a non-deductible contribution to an IRA, but I don't think that option make sense for me since the money will just be taxed as ordinary income when I withdraw it.

Business (Daily Dispatch)
Increased earning power and consumer confidence means more spending By ALLAN SECCOMBE Business Correspondent SOUTH AFRICANS are spending more on homes and cars and we are getting deeper into debt. Data released by the South African Reserve Bank t...

Oil Field Suppliers In The Sweet Spot (Forbes)

2005-09-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

Mutual Funds Weekly -- Sept. 21 (CBS Market Watch)
Portfolio managers like to fuss about how they invest in their funds. "Eating their own cooking" is the standard description, a bone to investors from managers that says they're not only the fund's executive chef, but also a paying customer.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - 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 )

Oil Field Suppliers In The Sweet Spot (Forbes)
With oil hovering near all-time highs, drillers need to buy tools and services from companies like these.

Market Update: Katrina, Rita, and Support (Schaeffers Research)

2005-09-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

American Stock Exchange Lists Common Stock of Hana Biosciences Incorporated (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® today listed the common stock of Hana Biosciences Incorporated, under the ticker symbol HBX.

SGX to develop ETF based on FTSE/Asean 40 Index (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News)
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Exchange is working to launch an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) based on the newly launched FTSE/Asean 40 Index.

Exchange Traded Funds: What's the (Big) Deal? (Knowledge at Wharton)
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are on a roll: According to Morningstar, a Chicago based provider of independent investment research, 177 ETFs were listed as of August 31 with net assets of $255 billion, compared to 97 in 2002 with net assets of $89 billion. Why are ETFs so popular? Because they provide certain benefits that their mutual fund cousins do not. Like index-style mutual funds, ETFs are

Wilson Staff Dh6 - GOLFmagic Product Reviews (GOLFmagic)
Description: Hybrid club, availiable in 19 or 22-degree models. Incorporates ETF transfer technology.

Market Update: Katrina, Rita, and Support (Schaeffers Research)
As the country waits to see where Hurricane Rita will come ashore, the market is bracing for another possible blow to the Gulf oil industry...( Read More )

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Firmer At Close (Bernama)

2005-09-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Firmer At Close (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed firmer in lacklustre trading as investors were sidelined in the absence of any leads, dealers said.

Gold's Gleam Gets Brighter (Forbes)

2005-09-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

Oil fever rises again, here's why I'm a seller (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
"Marketsurfer" Dave Goodboy outlines the trade.

Wilson Staff Dh6 - GOLFmagic Product Reviews (GOLFmagic)
Description: Hybrid club, availiable in 19 or 22-degree models. Incorporates ETF transfer technology.

Personal Finance Daily -- Sept. 19 (CBS Market Watch)
Americans have two big fears when it comes to retirement savings (if you don't count the overall trepidation about having enough in the first place.) One is that health-care costs will eat up more of their money than they planned. The other is that they will eat up all their money themselves by living longer than they planned.

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Prices Marginally Easier At Close (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed marginally easier in lacklustre trade, dealers said. "Trading was a bit mixed with limited upside and downside trend. Some counters are affected by the decline in Wall Street and higher oil price last night," a dealer added.

Gold's Gleam Gets Brighter (Forbes)
Strength in the shiny yellow metal and the miners who sell it is hard to ignore. Back up the truck or wait?

Bursa Hopes To See More ETFs To Attract Investors (Bernama)

2005-09-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

'Why State Govts Haven't Assessed N13b ETF Funds' (This Day)
Officials of Education Tax Fund (ETF) yesterday told the House of Representatives Committee on Education that 13 states in the country were yet to assess N13 billion meant for them for educational projects, since 2002 due to their failure to account for the previous allocations.

Weekly Wrap: Post-Katrina Rally Ends (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Broad market ETFs ended mostly lower this week, as the post-Katrina rally wore down.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)
This weekly column of SchaeffersResearch.com highlights some of the tools available in our new ETF center...( Read More )

Wow! If You Love Buying Options During Expiration Week, Read This... (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
"MarketSurfer" Dave Goodboy explains...

Bursa Hopes To See More ETFs To Attract Investors (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd hopes to see three to four more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be introduced within the next six to 12 months in order to attract more local and foreign investors to invest in the country's bond market," its chief executive officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff.

Now you can buy Harrington s hot hybrid (GOLFmagic)

2005-09-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

PowerShares to Lead Dividend-Based ETF Offerings With the Addition of Three New Dividend Achievers(TM) Funds (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
On Thursday, September 15, 2005, PowerShares Capital Management LLC will increase its dividend ETF offering count to four with the anticipated introduction of three new dividend-based ETFs, complementing its currently available High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio. Included in this offering is the first international dividend ETF listed in the United States.

Wow! If You Love Buying Options During Expiration Week, Read This... (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
"MarketSurfer" Dave Goodboy explains...

CDS IndexCo and Dow Jones Indexes Announce Preliminary Portfolio Construction for the Dow Jones CDX North America High (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CDS IndexCo LLC and Dow Jones Indexes, publishers of the Dow Jones CDX family of credit derivative indexes, today announced the preliminary portfolio construction of the Dow Jones CDX NA High Yield Index which is expected to roll on October 6, 2005.

Now you can buy Harrington s hot hybrid (GOLFmagic)
When Padraig Harrington competes next week in the Seve Trophy, biennial clash which pitches the professional golfers of Europe against those from Great Britain and Ireland it s likely he ll have a club in his bag which is soon to be available to us mortals who play our golf with a little less finesse but just as much passion.

Closed-End ETF Leader Nuveen Investments Broadens Investor Reach with Dual Listing On NASDAQ (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-16T14:30:00.000-07:00

Wow! If You Love Buying Options During Expiration Week, Read This... (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
"MarketSurfer" Dave Goodboy explains...

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on NICE-Systems Ltd and Universal Corporation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® will launch trading in options on Monday, September 19, 1005 on the Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of NICE-Systems Ltd, American Depositary Shares and Universal Corporation

Closed-End ETF Leader Nuveen Investments Broadens Investor Reach with Dual Listing On NASDAQ (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Nuveen Investments, a leading provider of diversified investment services, today announced it has begun a dual listing on NASDAQ for the Nuveen Equity Premium Advantage Fund. The fund now trades on both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.

XTF Advisors to Launch at 2005 World ETF Summit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

Scotiabank: Record precious demand will continue (Mineweb)
R ENO--(Mineweb.com) As Argentina's Central Bank hinted Wednesday that it may increase gold reserves, Canadian Scotiabank predicted the record-setting demand for precious metals will continue until the end of this year.

Clean-energy ETF rallies in Hurricane Katrina's wake (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A new exchange-traded fund focused on alternative-energy companies is getting a boost after Hurricane Katrina savaged the Gulf Coast and its vital oil facilities.

Hanging in the Balance Ahead of Expiration (TheStreet.com)
Option pinning happens, and investors should see which names are showing high open interest.

XTF Advisors to Launch at 2005 World ETF Summit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
XTF Advisors, a company focused exclusively on providing ETF-based products and services, launched today at the 2005 World ETF Summit.

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Powershares (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Mad Money Mailbag: Energy, From Allegheny to Alternative (TheStreet.com)
Viewers get the lowdown on which energy company Cramer prefers and an ETF of non-oil choices.

BURSA MALAYSIA: KL Shares Softer At Close (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were softer at close Wednesday with buying support confined to key blue chips and lower liners, dealers said.

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Powershares (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® will launch trading in options on Thursday, September 15, 2005 on the underlying shares of

Options in Motion: Apple (TheStreet.com)

2005-09-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

Options in Motion: Apple (TheStreet.com)
The Russell 2000 iShares leads the list of most active options.

PowerShares Capital Management Awarded Exclusive ETF License for the "FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index" (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

Stocks Rise (BusinessWeek)
Bulls took charge, led by energy and some chip stocks

Gold Seeker Weekly Wrap-Up - Gold Makes A New 9 Month High (GoldSeek.com)
Import Prices for August rose 1.3%, the most in 5 months, but they were unchanged when excluding oil. Export Prices fell 0.1% whether agriculture is excluded or not.

The Street's Triple Slam (BusinessWeek)
High oil prices and rising rates had already crimped stock prices in August -- then came Katrina

Small investors won't need a broker to buy Nasdaq 100 ETF (The Daily Item)
DALLAS â Small investors soon will be able to buy the Nasdaq 100 exchange-traded fund, commonly known as Cubes, directly from the Nasdaq Stock Market for a nominal fee, without a broker.

PowerShares Capital Management Awarded Exclusive ETF License for the "FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index" (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PowerShares Capital Management continues to "Lead the Intelligent ETF Revolution" and today announced that it has been selected by FTSE International Limited and Research Affiliates LLC as the sole licensee of the FTSE RAFI US 1000 Index for Exchange Traded Funds. PowerShares has filed a registration statement with the SEC and anticipates listing an ETF based on the index sometime late this year.

Small investors won't need a broker to buy Nasdaq 100 ETF (The Daily Item)

2005-09-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF Inaugurates Servicom Unit (This Day)
Education Trust Fund (ETF) has inaugurated its SERVICOM unit to be headed by Mallam Umar Bukar, who was vested with the responsibilities to improve service delivery capacity of ETF and serve as a link between both offices.

ETF start-up's shares jump on key new hire (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of pink-sheet-listed Index Development Partners Inc. vaulted as much as 8% Wednesday after the company said it had hired the former senior counsel at exchange-traded-fund powerhouse Barclays Global Investors.

The Street's Triple Slam (BusinessWeek)
High oil prices and rising rates had already crimped stock prices in August -- then came Katrina

Stocks Rise (BusinessWeek)
Bulls took charge, led by energy and some chip stocks

BURSA MALAYSIA: KL Share Prices Close Broadly Lower (Bernama)

2005-09-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

Clean-energy ETF gets boost from Katrina (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- An exchange-traded fund tracking an index of alternative-energy companies has rallied after Hurricane Katrina virtually brought Gulf Coast oil facilities to a standstill.

Ministry Tasks ETF on Education (This Day)
Federal Ministry of Education has called on the Education Trust Fund (ETF) to help arrest the deplorable condition of all the Unity Colleges in the country.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-06 17:54 GMT: NYSE removes restrictions on ETF trading (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- The New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday that as of Sept. 1, it has approved amendments removing order size and frequency restrictions for all exchange-traded funds trading on the Big Board.

BURSA MALAYSIA: KL Share Prices Close Broadly Lower (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed lower across the board in moderate trade following profit-taking activities on selected index-linked counters, said analysts.

IXIS Asset Management Advisors, L.P. Introduces Managed ETF Portfolios (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-09-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

Amex begins trading 19 Vanguard ETF options (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The American Stock Exchange on Friday began trading options on 19 Vanguard exchange-traded funds.

Amex begins trading 19 Vanguard ETF options (Investors.com)
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ISE to Initiate Trading of Options on Diamonds ETF (DIA) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
The International Securities Exchange said that it will today initiate trading of options on Diamonds Trust Series 1 .

Now may be the right time for you to invest offshore at a low cost (Independent Online)
One of the big problems for investors in recent years has been the excessive cost of investing in foreign markets. These costs, particularly in the case of life assurance products, have knocked the stuffing out of any performance.

IXIS Asset Management Advisors, L.P. Introduces Managed ETF Portfolios (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IXIS Asset Management Advisors, L.P. announced today that it has launched Active Managed ETF Portfolios , an integrated asset allocation solution for separate account investors constructed exclusively with exchange-traded funds.

The Color of Money: MOBILE GRIDLOCK (Miami Herald)

2005-08-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

TradingMarkets.com Site Re-Launch Is a Hit (PR Web)
After more than five years online, TradingMarkets.com has re-launched a bigger, better site for traders. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2005]

Mutual funds not not one-size-fits-all (Billings Gazette)
When your car is running on empty, you pick your filling station based on convenience and, these days, price. That's because gasoline is a commodity: You'll wind up with essentially the same stuff no matter where you buy it.

TradingMarkets.com Site Re-Launch Is a Hit (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 27, 2005 -- TradingMarkets.com, the World's Largest Site for Traders, has re-launched. The new site, over 30,000 pages and counting, features expanded news coverage, including 24-hour breaking news alerts. Traders can easily stay up to date on all market news, even after the close.

Where's the Volume? (Schaeffers Research)
To show you how light today's volume is check out what the Diamonds Trust ETF (DIA) has done with less than an hour to go in trading...( Read More )

The Color of Money: MOBILE GRIDLOCK (Miami Herald)
Would you switch your cellphone provider if you didn't have to pay that nasty early termination fee the companies charge customers to get out of their contracts?

TradingMarkets.com Site Re-Launch Is a Hit (PR Web)

2005-08-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

The ETF Question (Forbes)
Despite their advantages, exchange-traded funds don't make sense for some investors.

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options On Four Securities (RedNova)
NEW YORK, Aug.

TradingMarkets.com Site Re-Launch Is a Hit (PR Web)
After more than five years online, TradingMarkets.com has re-launched a bigger, better site for traders. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2005]

Exchange-trade funds good, but not for everyone (Victoria Advocate)

2005-08-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options On Four Securities (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® will launch trading in options on Monday, August 29, 2005 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market-listed stocks of:

Hot sector funds: Nerves of steel (CNN Money)
While the overall stock market is stagnant, a few sectors, such as energy, are producing eye-popping returns.

Investors Spot Hot ETFs (Forbes)
As they catch on with customers, fund companies are also spotting an opportunity.

Exchange-trade funds good, but not for everyone (Victoria Advocate)
Praised for their low cost, tax efficiency and transparency, exchange-traded funds are considered the wave of the future by many financial professionals, but you should make sure they're right for you before making the switch from traditional index funds.

Vipers vs. iShares (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-08-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Spherics lands $2.5M ETF grant to move from R.I. to Bay State (Mass High Tech)
Spherics Inc. will take a $2.5 million loan from MassDevelopmentâs Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) and move its headquarters and research operations to Mansfield from Rhode Island, as well as build a clinical scale manufacturing facility.

The Currency Factor for International ETFs (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
There's more to international ETF investing than picking the right countries. ETFs' exposure to currency trends has been responsible for lowering returns.

Weekly Wrap: Oil Boosts Bonds, Drags Stocks (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Oil moved to record new highs this week, touching $67 a barrel before settling at $66.86 late Friday, holding back the forward progress of broad market ETFs.

Bring Back American Jobs And Technology (Forbes)
The U.S. should follow the Japanese lead and start bringing manufacturing back home.

Vipers vs. iShares (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
How do Barclay's and Vanguard's ETF lineups stack up?

August 11 - Gold $448.70 up $8.70 - Silver $7.14 up 10 cents (Kitco.com)

2005-08-13T13:30:00.000-07:00

Spherics relocating to Mass. (Providence Business News)
Spherics relocating to Mass. Lincoln-based biotechnology firm Spherics, Inc. will move its headquarters to Mansfield, Mass., the company announced Friday.

August 11 - Gold $448.70 up $8.70 - Silver $7.14 up 10 cents (Kitco.com)
What a day! Still up here in the Yukon Territory on a beautiful, hot sunny day on marvelous lakeside inn outside of Whitehorse. Will spend a few days in Vancouver and then head back to Dallas.

Vipers vs. iShares (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-08-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

BURSA MALAYSIA: Share Market Closes Almost Flat (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed almost flat Friday with selective buying seen on heavyweights which kept the Composite Index up, dealers said.

Bring Back American Jobs And Technology (Forbes)
The U.S. should follow the Japanese lead and start bringing manufacturing back home.

Vipers vs. iShares (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
How do Barclay's and Vanguard's ETF lineups stack up?

Bring Back American Jobs And Technology (Forbes)

2005-08-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

American Stock Exchange Publishes New Palisades Water Index (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® announced today that it has begun publishing the Palisades Water Index ; a new index comprised of publicly traded companies engaged in the global water industry.

ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) (The Motley Fool)
The "It" equity -- the exchange-traded mutual fund -- is no spring chicken. It's been around since the early 1990s. But ETFs are still turning heads. It's no wonder: The combination of index investing with the handiness --- and lower costs -- of individual stock ownership is irresistible.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- Aug. 11 (CBS Market Watch)
It's what any conscientious investor would want: A high-returning stock mutual-fund with low expenses, modest risk, solid tax-efficiency, and a veteran manager at the helm.

CPM: Gold landscape radically altered (Mineweb)
R ENO--(Mineweb.com) The "2005 Gold Survey" unveiled Tuesday by the New York-based CPM Group has concluded that several significant developments "have come together over the past year and a half to radically alter the gold landscape."

Bring Back American Jobs And Technology (Forbes)
The U.S. should follow the Japanese lead and start bringing manufacturing back home.

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Expedia, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-08-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

Vipers vs. iShares (Morningstar.com via Yahoo! Finance)
How do Barclay's and Vanguard's ETF lineups stack up?

Six Financials With Yield Curve Immunity (Forbes)
With long rates high, financial firms are squeezed. But these small and mid-cap names will thrive.

S.A. tech leaders seek prospects for $200 million state fund (BizJournals)
While Bexar County is guaranteed a seat at the table with its own Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (RCIC), local technology leaders still have to have some quality deals in place if they can hope to take advantage of the state's new $200 million Emerging Technology Fund (ETF).

ETF Spends N1.54bn on Imo Institutions (This Day)
Education Trust Fund (ETF) has spent N1.54bn on projects funding for educational institutions in Imo State since inception of the Obasanjo administration in 1999.

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Expedia, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® will launch trading in options on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of Expedia, Inc.

CORRECT: Loss of ETF business sharp blow for Amex (Investors.com)

2005-08-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

Weekly Wrap: Oil, Employment Data Boost Markets (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Most broad market ETFs ended the week slightly lower.

American Stock Exchange's share of ETF market (CBS Market Watch)
A MarketWatch story published Aug. 1 mischaracterized comments by journal editor Jim Wiandt about market share in ETF trading. Wiandt actually stated that the American Stock Exchangeâs share of the most heavily traded exchange-traded funds had declined to the single digits, but its share of the overall market is higher.

Newsletter editor says 'buy the manager, not the fund' (CBS Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Jim Lowell, editor of both the Fidelity Investor and ETF Trader newsletters, says investors considering actively managed mutual funds should "buy the manager, not the fund."

CORRECT: Loss of ETF business sharp blow for Amex (Investors.com)
(Corrects ETF market-share description by journal editor Jim Wiandt.) BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Sometimes on Wall Street, nothing fails like success. The old saw seems particularly apt just now for the American Stock Exchange.

Newsletter editor says 'buy the manager, not the fund' (CBS Market Watch)

2005-08-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

Web Site Reviews: ETFConnect (Forbes)
The flashy charcoal and orange graphics may be a bit over the top, but still, this ETF portal dishes up about all you need to know on ETFs. Given

ISEQ 20 ETF performing well - NCB (RTÃ News)
The ISEQ 20 ETF, the first Irish Exchange Traded Fund to be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, has performed strongly in the first three months since its launch, according to research produced by NCB Stockbrokers.

Newsletter editor says 'buy the manager, not the fund' (CBS Market Watch)

2005-08-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

American Stock Exchange's share of ETF market (Investors.com)
A MarketWatch story published Aug. 1 mischaracterized comments by journal editor Jim Wiandt about market share in ETF trading.

I'm Waiting For This To Happen In Google... (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-08-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

Loss of ETF business delivers sharp blow to Amex (Investors.com)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Sometimes on Wall Street, nothing fails like success. The old saw seems particularly apt just now for the American Stock Exchange.

Loss of ETF business delivers sharp blow to Amex (Investors.com)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- On Wall Street, sometimes nothing fails like success. The old saw seems particularly apt just now for the American Stock Exchange.

I'm Waiting For This To Happen In Google... (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)
'Marketsurfer' Dave Goodboy gives you a few trading ideas.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)

2005-07-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

Barclays files first broad commodity-index ETF (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Barclays Global Investors has filed an initial registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a long-awaited exchange-traded fund tied to a broad index of commodities.

ETF Based on Mergent Dividend Achievers 50(TM) Index Scores High Against Competitor ETF (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers Portfolio, a dividend-focused ETF based on Mergent's Dividend Achievers 50 Index, offers superior risk-adjusted returns compared with a competing ETF, the iShares Dow Jones Select DividendÂ® Index Fund, a new Wall Street study shows.

Jury's helps keep ISEQ in the black (Sunday Business Post)
The ISEQ edged higher in trading today, with Jury's Doyle Group shares the star performer as the index closed at 6,770.12, up 0-73. Shares in Jury's surged 70c to â¬16.30 as the group considers a new â¬1.1bn takeover offer from a consortium of businessmen trying to buy the hotel group.

ETF start-up firm beefs up staff, sells more stock (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A relatively new entry to the exchange-traded fund business is ramping up its executive team and funding in a bid to challenge established rivals in the burgeoning industry.

ETF start-up firm beefs up staff, sells more stock (CBS Market Watch)

2005-07-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

Index Development Partners. Inc. Hires Director of ETF Distribution, Director of Fund Services, and CFO (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Index Development Partners, Inc. today announced that it has strengthened its management team with the addition of four key executives. The company hired: Marc. J. Ruskin as Chief Financial Officer; Raymond D.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-26 22:15 GMT: Barclays files for commodity-index ETF (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- Barclays Global Investors said Tuesday that it has filed an initial registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an exchange-traded fund that would track the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index.

Societe Generale Lists China ETF Warrants In Singapore (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News)
SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--France's Societe Generale (13080.FR) listed warrants linked to a Chinese exchange-traded fund in Singapore on Tuesday, providing a new investment tool for foreign investors seeking exposure to China's stock market.

Personal Finance Daily -- July 28 (CBS Market Watch)
Congress has been wrangling over an energy bill for years. So you know that the final version of the legislation, which now appears set to become law this week, is going to be a grab bag of giveaways that won't really amount to any sort of national energy policy.

ETF start-up firm beefs up staff, sells more stock (CBS Market Watch)

2005-07-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

Nasdaq unveils new indexes, technology (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Nasdaq Stock Market on Wednesday rolled out more stock benchmarks and said it plans to bolster its presence in the index-calculation sector.

Archipelago Announces Second Quarter 2005 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-07-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

Nasdaq developing service for small ETF trades (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Nasdaq Stock Exchange is working on a new exchange-traded fund service that would sidestep a major stumbling block for investors who contribute small amounts: the broker commissions that can negate the low costs of ETFs.

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Focus - Leading and Lagging Sectors (Schaeffers Research)
This weekly column on SchaeffersResearch.com highlights some of the tools available in our new ETF center...( Read More )

Personal Finance Daily -- July 25 (CBS Market Watch)
Maybe we are mature enough as a country to handle advertisements for erectile-dysfunction drugs without sniggering through the TV commercials. But that doesn't mean those ads, which are clearly suggestive of something other than pharmaceuticals, don't cause us some unease.

Amex to Trade Options On Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A, ADS (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The American Stock ExchangeÂ® will launch trading in options on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Royal Dutch Shell plc

Archipelago Announces Second Quarter 2005 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Archipelago Holdings, Inc. , owner and operator of the Archipelago ExchangeÂ® , the nation's first totally open, all-electronic stock exchange, reported net income of $3.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2005, down from the $13.2 million net income, or $0.28 per diluted share, reported in the first quarter of 2005.

Malaysia's First ETF Marks An Important Move Forward (Bernama)

2005-07-24T13:30:00.000-07:00

Vanguard Allying With Higher-Fee Firms (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Vanguard Group is getting cozy with an old rival: full-service brokerages. Falling behind in the race to grab investors for exchange-traded funds, the nation's second-largest mutual fund company has quietly formed alliances with its higher-fee competitors.

Vanguard Allying With Higher-Fee Firms (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
The Vanguard Group is getting cozy with an old rival: full-service brokerages.

Weekly Wrap: Bulls Continue Charging (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
This was a choppy, stop-and-start week for most broad-market ETFs.

Malaysia's First ETF Marks An Important Move Forward (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Bernama) -- The listing of Malaysia's first exchange-traded fund (ETF), the ABF Malaysian Bond Index Fund today, marks another important milestone resulting from the Executive's Meeting of East Asia and Pacific (EMEAP) Central Banks' cooperation in the region, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor, Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

Weekly Wrap: Bulls Continue Charging (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-07-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

Investment Executive (Investment Executive)
The New York Stock Exchange is grabbing a large chunk of Barclays Global Investorsâ ETF business from the American Stock Exchange, making the NYSE the largest market for listing iShares ETFs.

ETFs With Brains (Forbes)
A new breed of exchange traded funds replaces the human fund manager with a computer.

Weekly Wrap: Bulls Continue Charging (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
This was a choppy, stop-and-start week for most broad-market ETFs.

Malaysia's First ETF Marks An Important Move Forward (Bernama)

2005-07-22T13:30:00.000-07:00

Mutual Funds Weekly -- July 21 (CBS Market Watch)
Finding a winning mutual-fund manager is more than dumb luck.

ETFs With Brains (Forbes)
A new breed of exchange traded funds replaces the human fund manager with a computer.

Barclays Global moves ETF listings to NYSE (Reuters.co.uk)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barclays Global Investors, a leading player in exchange traded funds, said on Wednesday the primary listings of 81 of its iShares ETF products will transfer from the American Stock Exchange to the New York Stock Exchange and the Archipelago Exchange, or ArcaEx.

Utilities ETFs: Is The Party Over? (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-07-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETFs With Brains (Forbes)
A new breed of exchange traded funds replaces the human fund manager with a computer.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-20 14:33 GMT: NYSE to get 61 ETF listings from American Stock Exch. (Interactive Investor)
NEW YORK (AFX) -- Barclays Global Investors said Wednesday it is moving 61 iShares, exchange-traded funds, to the New York Stock Exchange from the American Stock Exchange. The ETFs will move in three stages between 2005 and 2007, the NYSE said. The NYSE currently trades 19 ETFs.

Oil ETF To Launch On London Stock Exchange, by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com 18 July 2005 (Investors Offshore)
A new oil-based exchange traded fund (ETF) is due to be launched on the London Stock Exchange at the end of the month allowing investors to buy securities that will closely track the price of crude oil on the international market.

Utilities ETFs: Is The Party Over? (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
From a technical perspective, the outlook of utility ETFs continues to be excellent. Fundamentally, however, the winds of change may be blowing...

ABFM makes debut on main board (The Star Online)

2005-07-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

Amex Losing iShares Listings (TheStreet.com)
Barclays' decision to shift trading in its popular exchange-traded funds to the NYSE comes as a major blow.

Global ETF trading volume surges in H1 - M.Stanley (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Global daily trading volume in exchange traded funds (ETFs), one of the fastest expanding sectors in world equity markets, jumped by 17.9 percent over the first half of 2005, Morgan Stanley said in a market review.

ABFM makes debut on main board (The Star Online)
THE first exchange traded fund (ETF), the ABF Malaysian Bond Index Fund (ABFM), made its debut on the Bursa Malaysia main board yesterday at its offer price of RM1.04, closing one sen higher at RM1.05 on a volume of 5,059,100 units.

Malaysia launches maiden bond exchange-traded fund (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

2005-07-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

Appetite for ETF's remain robust (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Investors were still ploughing money into exchange-traded funds in the first half of the year, with global assets under management in the investment vehicles rising 8.5 per cent in dollar terms over the period.

Malaysia launches first exchange-traded fund (Bangkok Post)
Kuala Lumpur _ Malaysia listed a 560 million ringgit ($147.4 million) bond fund yesterday, the nation's first exchange-traded fund (ETF), part of a pan-Asian effort to deepen domestic bond markets around the region.

Malaysia launches maiden bond exchange-traded fund (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Reuters) - Malaysia listed a 560 million ringgit ($147.4 million) bond fund on Monday, the nation's first exchange-traded fund (ETF), part of a pan-Asian effort to deepen domestic bond markets around the region.

More exchange-traded funds soon (The Edge Daily)

2005-07-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-18 17:55 GMT: Amex launches 20 new ETFs in 2005 first half (Interactive Investor)
BOSTON (AFX) -- The American Stock Exchange said Monday it launched 20 new exchange-traded funds in the first half of 2005, and is now home to 85% of all U.S.-listed ETFs. The exchange said total ETF listings climbed to 164 funds with $210 billion in assets, up 16% from the year-ago period.

More exchange-traded funds soon (The Edge Daily)
Malaysia listed the RM560 million Asian Bond Fund (ABF) Malaysia Bond index fund -- the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) -- as part of the Asian initiative to develop the domestic bond market, and more of such funds would be launched.

Malay Mail Online (Malay Mail)

2005-07-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF Spends N1.2bn on ICT in 4 Years (This Day)
To ensure that the nation's higher institutions catch up with the global trend in Information Communic-ation Technology (ICT), Education Trust Fund (ETF) has spent N1,267,655,165 in four years.

Micro-Caps Don't Fit The ETF Mold (Forbes)
There has been an explosion of new ETFs, but when it comes to microcaps, they just don't make sense.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- July 14 (CBS Market Watch)
Guess which exchange-traded fund has the best-three year record of any ETF invested in U.S. stocks?

Malay Mail Online (Malay Mail)
MALAYSIA S first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) a 537 million unit bond ETF will be launched on Monday in a move that market players hope will add to stockmarket vibrancy and liquidity.

ETF Spends N1.2bn on ICT in 4 Years (This Day)

2005-07-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Micro-Caps Don't Fit The ETF Mold (Forbes)
There has been an explosion of new ETFs, but when it comes to microcaps, they just don't make sense.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- July 14 (CBS Market Watch)
Guess which exchange-traded fund has the best-three year record of any ETF invested in U.S. stocks?

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-07-15 16:00 GMT: AFX NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 15:45 BST (Interactive Investor)
2005-07-15 15:40:07 Oil ETF expected later this month on London exchange BOSTON (AFX) -- The first exchange-traded fund tracking the price of crude oil by investing in futures contracts is expected to begin trading on the London Stock Exchange on July 28, according to a press release by the fund's backer, Oil Securities Limited.

World's first oil ETF set to launch in London (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The first exchange-traded fund tracking the price of crude oil by investing in futures contracts is expected to begin trading on the London Stock Exchange on July 28, according to a press release by the fund's backer, Oil Securities Limited.

Liquid Future (GoldSeek.com)

2005-07-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF Portfolio Perfection (The Motley Fool)
For those out of the currently very popular loop, exchange-traded funds are innovative securities with the characteristics of both mutual funds and stocks. Each one typically represents a group of stocks or other investments yet trades at an often low price and can be purchased via your brokerage.

[$$] Put Players Pronounce Prominence (Schaeffers Research)
Bearish speculators appear to have jumped aboard the exchange-traded fund (ETF) bandwagon in the very recent past, as Schaeffer's put/call open interest ratio (SOIR) readings for indexes have turned notably higher of late...( Read More )

PrismTech Announces Support for the OMG(TM)'s Extensible Transport Framework (ETF) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today at the OMG's Real-time and Embedded Systems Workshop, PrismTech a leading provider of productivity tools and middleware, announced support for the OMG's Extensible Transport Framework .

Liquid Future (GoldSeek.com)
*** Resilient Londoners take the skirmish in stride...the empire searches for an enemy... *** Panics move prices...terrorism s stock rises...is America in store for "antiterror legislation"?

Personal Finance Daily -- July 11 (Investors.com)

2005-07-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

Able Laboratories' Vicodin (CBS Market Watch)
On July 11, a MarketWatch report misspelled the name for Vicodin, medication made by Able Laboratories Inc. See corrected story.

Sun Microsystems' quarterly report (CBS Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - On July 10, a MarketWatch report incorrectly stated the date of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings report. The report is scheduled to be released on July 26, not July 14. See corrected story.

New microcap indexes canât beat stock picking (CBS Market Watch)
FRESNO, Calif. (Coolcat) -- The elephants have finally started swimming in the microcap stock pond. The big question is: are they still missing the boat?

Personal Finance Daily -- July 11 (Investors.com)
When carmakers first introduced zero-percent-down financing, it looked like a pretty good deal for buyers, allowing them to hold down monthly costs if they qualified for the interest-free financing terms.

Amgen Break-Out (Forbes)

2005-07-10T13:30:00.000-07:00

PowerShares Plans ETF Based On Zacks Index (Fund Action)
PowerShares Capital Management has plans for an exchange-traded fund that will track the Zacks Micro-cap Index, a pending index from Zacks Investment Research . The index will hold 300 to 500 domestic micro-cap securities with market capitalizations between $58 million and $575 million.

No active following for passively managed funds (The Hindu)
IF you are an investor in mutual funds in India, chances are you have not invested in index funds at all. Instead, you would have applied your mind solely to diversified equity funds, ones that aim at outperforming their benchmarks and not mirror them as index funds try to do.

GNN - Government News Network (Government News Network)
The ETF has collected a Â£301,397 confiscation order made against a man in 1996. In June 1988, 272kgs of cannabis was seized by Customs officers in Barking, East London.

Amgen Break-Out (Forbes)
Veteran technical analyst John Murphy sees a textbook head and shoulders bottom in the recent surge in Amgen shares.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- July 7 (CBS Market Watch)

2005-07-08T13:30:00.000-07:00

Gurus Seize Strength In Small-Cap Value (Forbes)
Fresh buys from Marketocracy include an ETF that tracks the Russell 2000 and two farming-related names.

Betting On Globalization (Forbes)
Mutual funds and ETFs: a good way to invest in foreign stocks.

Mutual Funds Weekly -- July 7 (CBS Market Watch)
What a difference three months can make. After a poor start, the most recent quarter gave fund investors reason to be encouraged about U.S. stocks and bonds for the second half of the year.

China banks allowed to sell bullion (Weekend Standard)

2005-07-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF providers look to expand with nontraditional funds (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Almost every major stock index is locked up by an exchange-traded fund, spurring ETF providers to develop new areas such as funds tied to dividend-paying stocks and international growth, value and small-cap stocks, as well as U.S. microcap companies.

The Iraq War: The Market Weighs In (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Sometimes when politicians are unhelpful for understanding an issue, it can be instructive to turn to the market for answers.

The Small Wonders (Schaeffers Research)
To my unceasing amazement, Wall Street's mantra to buy "safe" large-cap blue chips continues to reverberate louder and louder as we head into the second half of the year...( Read More )

July Option Advisor Commentary: Preparing for a Blowup (Schaeffers Research)
The following is a reprint of Bernie Schaeffer's market commentary from the July edition of the Option Advisor, published on June 23...( Read More )

China banks allowed to sell bullion (Weekend Standard)
China has allowed four major commercial banks to sell gold bars to their customers in the near future, dealers said Wednesday, in the latest move to boost demand in the world's most populous nation.

Weekly Wrap: More Summer Sideways (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)

2005-07-05T13:30:00.000-07:00

Commentary: ETFs that can heat a U.S. stock portfolio (Investors.com)
(Editor's note: Jim Lowell edits MarketWatch's ETF Trader, an investment letter employing a momentum-based exchange-traded fund strategy for long-term investors.)

Allied Domecq shareholders OK takeover (BusinessWeek)
JUL. 4 1:49 P.M. ET Allied Domecq PLC shareholders voted Monday to accept a 10.7 billion euro ($13 billion) takeover proposal from French rival Pernod Ricard SA, paving the way for one of the world's biggest deals in the spirits sector.

G-8 leaders expected to pledge Africa aid (BusinessWeek)
JUL. 4 9:01 P.M. ET Leaders of the world's wealthiest nations are gathering in Scotland on Wednesday for their annual economic summit amid expectations of a relatively rare occurrence at these meetings -- the pledge of hard cash.

Diving for IT treasure (CBS Market Watch)
WATERTOWN, Mass. (MarketWatch) -- June gave about as much as it took -- whether you were holed up in safe-haven bonds, or sticking your neck out along any domestic market lines.

Weekly Wrap: More Summer Sideways (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Broad market ETFs traded mostly sideways this week on light summer volume.

S.A. is set to compete for slice of new tech-fund pie (BizJournals)

2005-07-04T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF assets gain 7.9% in May - ICI (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Assets of exchange-traded funds rose $17.4 billion or 7.9% in May, with much of the take going into domestic stock funds, the Investment Company Institute reported Friday afternoon.

Commentary: ETFs that can heat a U.S. stock portfolio (CBS Market Watch)
WATERTOWN, Mass. (MarketWatch) -- The second quarter actually showed signs of broad-based strength, albeit fleeting. Relative to bonds, stocks look like a fundamentally better value, and large-capitalization growth stocks are on everyone's buy list.

S.A. is set to compete for slice of new tech-fund pie (BizJournals)
The state is gearing up to begin distributing $100 million this year to up-and-coming technology companies that can promote job growth and investment.

Dow Jones launches microcap index; ETF set to follow (CBS Market Watch)

2005-07-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

Exchange-traded fund listing next month (New Straits Times)
MALAYSIA s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) is expected to kick off next month when the Asian Bond Fund (ABF), Malaysian Bond Index Fund, starts trading on the local bourse.

Heavy volume in Bank of America, MBNA (CBS Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A July 1 MarketWatch story incorrectly reported on Bank of Americaâs anticipated revenue growth. The company isnât anticipating any change in its revenue growth as a consequence of its proposed acquisition of MBNA.

Dow Jones launches microcap index; ETF set to follow (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Dow Jones Indexes is the latest benchmark provider seeking to capitalize on the popularity and outperformance of microcap stocks with a brand-new index tracking the sector.

Feeling Blue (Schaeffers Research)

2005-07-01T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETF share sales only after listing this month (New Straits Times)
THE Asian Bond Fund Malaysia Bond Index Fund (ABFM) will not be launched like an initial public offering (IPO) and the units will not be offered to the public prior to listing, a director of AmInvestment Group said.

REITS outperform broader stock indexes again (CBS Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Real estate investment trusts continued their winning ways in the second quarter, outpacing the broader benchmark stock indexes as property prices rose and interest rates stayed low.

Feeling Blue (Schaeffers Research)
Ahead of the red, white, and blue-tinged holiday weekend, I thought I'd look at a blue-chip index name that so often grabs headlines and drive emotions...( Read More )

Crude's $60 Flirtation Continues (TheStreet.com)

2005-06-26T13:30:00.000-07:00

Weekly Wrap: Oil, China Rattle Market (ETFZone.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Broad market ETFs sold off sharply this week, as record high oil and the evidence of increasingly bold investments by Chinese companies spooked many investors.

Stocks Drop (BusinessWeek)
Indexes extended losses as higher oil prices and concerns about trade relations with China sparked selling

Kitco - Contributed Commentaries (Kitco.com)
With all the excitement surrounding the new all-time euro gold highs lately, silver has taken a back seat in the popular precious-metals consciousness. But quietly, behind the scenes, silver bullion is being increasingly accumulated by savvy investors around the world.

ETF Investors Go Sector-Crazy (The Motley Fool)
Assets at exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been on the rise in 2005, increasing roughly 8% percent this year.

Crude's $60 Flirtation Continues (TheStreet.com)
The August contract heads higher in electronic Nymex trading.

Crude's $60 Flirtation Continues (TheStreet.com)

2005-06-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

Stocks Drop (BusinessWeek)
Indexes extended losses as higher oil prices and concerns about trade relations with China sparked selling

Russell shuffles indexes in annual reconstitution (CBS Market Watch)
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The annual rejiggering of the Russell stock indexes on Friday will be relatively quiet this year with lower turnover in the benchmarks and milder volatility in the affected stocks, portfolio managers say.

Crude's $60 Flirtation Continues (TheStreet.com)
The August contract heads higher in electronic Nymex trading.

Take the mandatory out of MPF (Weekend Standard)

2005-06-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

ETFs For Retirement (Forbes)
More ETFs find a place in 401(k) plans, but look at them carefully before you add them to yours.

Column: Among fund types, a rising star (International Herald Tribune)
Growth in exchange-traded funds in the United States shows no signs of slowing as more individuals and financial advisers join big institutions in discovering the charms of these mutual fund-like instruments.

Strong But Under-The-Radar Funds (Forbes)
Some of the best-performing mutual funds might be unknown. Here are some making the buy lists of top-fund advisers.

PowerShares Capital Management Launches Eight New Industry Group ETF Portfolios (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PowerShares Capital Management LLC, an asset management firm specializing in the development and management of Exchange Traded Funds, will launch eight new "Intelligent ETF" portfolios that give investors exposure to a unique group of stocks based on industry groups.

Take the mandatory out of MPF (Weekend Standard)
The HSBC Hang Seng Index Tracking Fund (HSI-MPF), one of the funds you can choose as part of the HSBC MPF range of unit trusts, was launched with a unit price of HK$10. Four and a half years later, on June 1, the unit price had risen to HK$10.37, a gain of just 3.7 percent.