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Eight Dividend ETFs With Minimal Financial Exposure (HDV, PFM, FDL, SCHD,...
Michael Johnston: Many dividend-focused ETFs have significant exposure to financial institutions, since this sector generally has a long history of making substantial cashpayouts to shareholders. But...
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IndexIQ Launches A New Market Neutral ETF (QMN, BSV, EFA, VWO, CWB, SHY)
Michael Johnston: IndexIQ, the firm behind some of the first hedge fund replication ETFs, expanded its lineup last week with the debut of another product designed to deliver low volatility and low...
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FlexShares Launches Active Money Market ETF; With An Impressively Low Expense...
Michael Johnston: FlexShares, the firm that recently expanded its relatively young product lineup to include international equity funds, announced today the launch of its first active ETF. The...
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FlexShares Debuts Emerging Markets ETF…With A Tilt (TLTE, TLTD, VTI, TILT)
Michael Johnston: FlexShares, the Chicago-based ETF issuer that has seen assets surge over the past year, announced last week an expansion of its relatively narrow product lineup. The company is...
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Vanguard Launches Short Term TIPS ETF (VTIP, STPZ, TDTT, STIP, LTPZ)
Michael Johnston: Vanguard made an addition to its fixed income ETF lineup this week, rolling out a new fund that targets inflation-protected Treasuries with five years or less remaining to maturity....
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UBS Launches Mortgage REIT ETN With A 24.8% Yield (MORL, NLY, AGNC)
Michael Johnston: UBS continued to expand its suite of income-oriented products this week by debuting an ETN that will offer monthly leveraged exposure to an index consisting of mortgage REITs. The new...
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PowerShares Adds High Dividend ETF (SPLV, SPHD, SCHD, WIN, PBI, CTL)
Michael Johnston: PowerShares, the issuer behind the ultra-popular S&P Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:SPLV), announced this week the launch of another factor-based fund that will offer exposure to...
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iShares Debuts “Core” ETF Lineup (IXUS, IEMG, IEFA, AGG, IJR, IVV, ITOT)
Michael Johnston: iShares, the largest ETF issuer by total assets, announced the launch of its “Core Series” of ETFs this week. The move involves the launch of a handful of new ETFs, changes to the...
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New SPDRs Debut: Positive Momentum And Low Valuation (SCHB, VLU, MMTM)
Michael Johnston: State Street became the latest ETF firm to launch factor-based equity ETFs this week, rolling out a pair of funds that will segment the universe of large, mid, and small U.S. cap...
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Actionable ETF Idea: Time For Revenue Weighting (RWL, RWJ, RWK, RTR, RTW)
Michael Johnston: The last two earnings season have seen a familiar pattern play out: companies of all shapes and sizes are consistently beating Street estimates on earnings, but falling short on...
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Hunt For Yield: How Do All The High Yielding ETFs Stack Up (TLT, CLY, HYG,...
Michael Johnston: Yield, it seems, continues to be on the minds of investors everywhere. With interest rates continuing to hug record lows, finding meaningful current returns has become a continuous...
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RBS Debuts 5 New Rogers Commodity ETNs (RGRC, RGRA, RGRE, RGRP, RGRI)
Michael Johnston: RBS made a significant expansion to its lineup of ETNs this week with the debut of five products offering exposure to commodity indexes bearing the name of legendary hard asset...
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Five ETF Strategies To Reign In Risk (SPLV, QAI)
Michael Johnston: As we barrel towards the Niagara Falls of all fiscal cliffs, investors seem fairly certain that additional volatility is in store for the next few months. What is less clear, however,...
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MLP ETFs Have Post-Election Hangover (AMLP, MLPY)
Michael Johnston: It’s a little more than a week out, but one of the biggest losers from the 2012 elections so far has been the entities responsible for transporting oil and gas across North America...
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7 ETF Innovations To Be Thankful For
Michael Johnston: Innovation has become standard in the ETF industry over the past several years, as a wide range of issuers have launched new and exciting products and pushed the envelope in their...
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Breaking Down The S&P 500 ETF Price War (INDEXSP:.INX)
Michael Johnston: The S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) is one of the most widely-followed indexes in the world, offering exposure to a basket of U.S. stocks that includes many of the world’s largest...
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5 Best and 5 Worst ETF Performers Over The Last Year (ITB, XHB, BBH, XBI,...
Michael Johnston: This past year has been marked by uncertainty (though nothing compared to recent years), prompting investors to return in droves from safe haven accounts to the U.S. stock market....
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Forbes 400 Members Who Got Rich Off Of Commodities
Michael Johnston: The Forbes 400 is a list created by Forbes which lists the top 400 wealthiest Americans by net worth. The 2012 list is the 31st annual list from Forbes, which was released in...
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3 ETFs Offering Exposure To Dividend-Paying Stocks With A General Focus On...
Michael Johnston: In the current environment, there are many investors who are seeking out dividend-paying stocks to be core holdings within their portfolios as a way to both reduce overall volatility...
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Ultimate Investor Guide To 101 High Yielding ETFs
Michael Johnston: With interest expected to stay at near-zero levels for the foreseeable future, many investors have found it challenging to secure meaningful yields from asset classes that were once...
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