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Financial Advisor November 2011 Tom Lydon |
A Short-Term Hedge Funds based on the CBOE Volatility Index, otherwise known as the "VIX," may provide investors a way to profit in volatile markets. |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2013 Brad Zigler |
"Hedge" Is the Word for 2013 In 2013, the market for alternative investment exchange-traded products seems to revolve around one word. That word is "hedge." Judging by their proportion of regulatory filings and launches last quarter, product sponsors are keen on risk-controlled equity and bond plays. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2011 Stoyan Bojinov |
Inflation ETF Special: 25 ETF Ideas to Fight Rising Prices There's no silver bullet that is guaranteed to offset inflation, but there are dozens of ETFs that may be useful for those worried about the impact of rising prices on their portfolio. |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Brad Zigler |
Which Are Best, Hedge Funds Or ETPs Hedge-replica exchange-traded products are gaining traction. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Michael Johnston |
3 Low-Volatility ETF Options Smooth out your volatility and lower your blood pressure with these three ETFs. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Be the Next Hot Investment If the current correction turns into a longer bout of bearishness, then you can definitely expect to see a lot more volatility-linked investments. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Joseph Lisanti |
Girding for Inflation Whether you think inflation is here now or is headed our way, planners should prepare for it. |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Marla Brill |
Handle With Care Inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs can help battle a bear market, but you need to watch them carefully. |
Registered Rep. April 22, 2014 Brad Zigler |
What To Do About Inflation Risk A number of fundamental and technical indicators are now signaling a buildup of inflationary pressures in the domestic economy. |
Financial Advisor January 2012 Tom Lydon |
Separating Myths From Facts There is plenty of evidence that the claims made against leveraged ETFs are false. |
Financial Advisor February 2011 Marla Brill |
Ready For Reflation Several kinds of ETFs should benefit if prices and interest rates begin to rise. |
Financial Advisor May 2005 Marla Brill |
Commodities Go Mainstream Until recently the high costs and complexity associated with commodity investing kept many investors away. But now, new products make it easier to get a pure play on commodity prices. |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2014 Brad Zigler |
Are Managed Futures ETFs The Best Commodity Play? The question advisors and investors seeking commodity exposure now face is, "Active or passive?" |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly. |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Alan Snyder |
Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts? |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2010 Michael Johnston |
7 Wildly Successful Active ETFs The ETF industry has grown a lot in recent years; here are some stable winners. |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2010 Brad Zigler |
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes. |
Financial Advisor September 2011 Tom Lydon |
It's All In The Weighting ETF indexing has evolved, but the traditional, somewhat boring approach may still yield the best results. |
Financial Advisor February 2010 Marla Brill |
Taming The Currency Elephant Currency ETFs provide easy access to a huge but ignored asset class. |
Registered Rep. April 19, 2011 Brad Zigler |
The Error of ETP Ways Investors and their advisors are often surprised by the disparate results obtained from their exchange-traded note and fund allocations. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine |
The ETF Mousetrap: If You Build It, They Will Come Regardless of how the actively managed ETF experiment turns out, observers say the industry will keep cranking out more and more complicated products. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Tom Lydon |
The Re-Emerging Markets Investors wanting to take part in the growth story of developing countries may want to consider some of the BRIC ETFs. |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Somnath Basu |
The VIX Fix Where in the past there was a sense of sanity, today each morning brings only apprehensions about how to understand and manage market volatility. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Eric Dutram |
11 Predictions for the ETF Industry in 2011 What will the new year bring for ETFs? |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds. |
Registered Rep. April 22, 2013 Brad Zigler |
Time For A Deflation Hedge? A handful of funds promise protection against falling prices. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 C. Michael Cart |
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Stacy Schultz |
ETFs' Glory Days At a time when the market was swinging by hundreds of points a day, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered a more secure alternative. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Merk & Osborne |
Currency Play If clients take a more tactical, short-term approach to investing and are willing to accept a higher level of volatility, they may prefer ETFs or ETNs. Clients seeking diversification benefits over the medium and long term would likely prefer mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Financial Advisor April 2006 Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
Libya: Hedging Against Black Swans Is it desirable to hedge your portfolio against the Black Swan type of risk? And if so, how does one go about it? |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
Investors: See No Risk, Hear No Risk The fact that the VIX index is lower today than its average value going back more than 20 years does suggest that investors are being complacent about the risks associated with owning stocks. |
Registered Rep. October 26, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Is It Prime Time for Event Driven ETPs? Portfolios pursuing event-driven (ED) strategies attempt to profit from mergers, restructurings, shareholder buybacks, tender offers, debt exchanges and private security offerings. There are some, but not many, event driven ETFs available. |
On Wall Street December 1, 2012 Tom Roseen |
The Changing Complexity of Exchange-Traded Funds With the proliferation of exchange-traded funds, the products have become more complicated, suggesting possible pitfalls and tax consequences for the average investor. |
Financial Advisor September 2011 James Picerno |
Can Volatility Be Tamed? Yes, according to a new breed of equity hedging strategies. |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Surfing the Yield Curve for Fun and Profit In their quest for alpha, hedge fund managers employ a number of market-neutral arbitrage tactics to exploit valuation differences between fixed income securities or contracts. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
The Inverse Of Gold? Gold prices may have topped. How can you profit from a decline in gold without using margin? New exchange traded notes offer some advantages over shorting long-gold ETFs. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Market Zigzags and Your Money Unless you stick with ultra-safe investments such as Treasury bills or bank CDs, volatility and investing go hand-in-hand. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures? |
Registered Rep. July 26, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Managed Futures: Easier To Get, But Harder To Love Obama okays advertising by hedge funds and CTAs. What effect will this have on the investment vehicles? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Jared Cummans |
Simplifying Investing: 5 All Cap ETF Options Get exposure in all the right places. |
Registered Rep. December 3, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Whip Inflation Now With seemingly endless quantitative easing by the Fed, should you plan for the worst? |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Fixed-Income Fever The fixed-income universe for ETF investors has been limited to shades of gray rather than a full palette, until now. Two of BGI's new funds are mixed government/credit funds options, which invest in U.S. government and investment-grade corporate securities. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Jeff Ptak |
Advisors: Proceed With Caution When Using ETFs While they are a great tool, advisors must proceed cautiously when considering ETF strategies, such as bond ETFs and more exotic offerings, such as commodity tracking funds, leveraged ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure? |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Richard A. Ferri |
Mapping Indexes Today's advisors can best serve their clients with a working knowledge of the various index methodologies. Unfortunately, this is no easy task. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities. |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Cash In on Volatility Bouncy markets make these strategies more attractive. What many people don't realize is that the level of market volatility itself is a measure that investors can buy and sell. |