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ThinkstockIt is frequently said that there is an exchange-traded fund (or ETF) for just about every sort of investment strategy. There are even some ETFs with strategies that are either hard to...
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January has been one great month for equity investors. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average up about 6.5% and challenging 14,000 again, and the S&P up more than 5.5% back above 1,500, investors...
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ThinkstockPlatinum prices jumped last week following an announcement from Anglo American plc that it would shut down several of its South African mines, ultimately removing about 400,000 ounces of...
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They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not an ETF geared...
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ThinkstockMany investors follow and track inflows and outflows of investor funds. After all, following the trends where the money is headed is nothing new. But what about not worrying about all of...
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ThinkstockThe first initial public offering (IPO) of the year went off yesterday as USA Compression Partners L.P. (NYSE: USAC) priced 11 million common units at $18 per unit. By the end of the day,...
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Jon OggCurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEMKT: FXY) and ProShares UltraShort Yen (NYSEMKT: YCS) have a lot to win or lose based upon the new devaluation/inflation strategy of Japan’s...
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ThinkstockIf investing in master limited partnerships was getting confusing already, now investors have a new investment vehicle that allows them to invest in the smaller or “junior” MLPs...
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ThinkstockIn mid-December, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposal by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to create an exchange traded fund backed by physical copper....
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Jon OggInterest rates are nearly zero and the Federal Reserve has pledged to keep them that way until unemployment reaches 6.5% and as long as inflation does not get to a level that would be expected...
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ThinkstockThere is a new exchange-traded product in the world of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). We would caution investors that this is an exchange traded note rather than an exchange traded...
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ThinkstockByron Wien announced his predictions for 10 big surprises for 2013 this week to kick off the new year. Wien is now vice chairman at Blackstone Advisory Partners, and this was his 28th year...
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ThinkstockGold futures closed below $1,650 an ounce on the Comex last night, sharply lower than the $1,700 or so the yellow metal fetched at the beginning of December 2011, but well above the price...
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ThinkstockPrivate equity took a bit of a bruising on its image during the presidential election in 2012. This sector of the financial services market was basically portrayed as the modern-day robber...
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What is the next big short? The money that was made from 2007 to 2009 on the subprime mortgage short provided some of the most staggering profits that hedge funds ever realized. Heavy hitters like...
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