Currency ETFs – Do we need more? Yes.
WisdomTree launched 4 new currency ETFs this week, adding to the universe of currency funds that include offerings from Barclays iPath, PowerShares and Rydex.
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REIT ETFs | IYR, RWR, VNQ, RWX
REITs are coming back from their March lows and a REIT ETF is a low cost way for investors to participate in the trend. Each of the top 3 ETF sponsors has a REIT fund and State Street also has an international REIT ETF.
April Steel Production
According to the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), total world crude steel production was up 5.6% from the same period in 2007.
Four WisdomTree Dreyfus Currency Income ETFs List
NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the launch of the first four WisdomTree Dreyfus Currency Income ETFs on NYSE Arca.
State Street Launches SPDR University
Online Education Center Provides Advisors With Convenient Access To Investing Intelligence, Practice Development Tips and CE Credits
ETF Commentary Blog is moving to ETF MarketPro
Beginning this week, blog entries from ETFCommentary.com will also be posted to ETF MarketPro on the Keeping Up page. ETFCommentary will move to the Keeping Up page permanently in June.
Claymore’s RYJ Converts to ETF
Claymore Advisors, LLC today announced that the Board of Trustees of Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity Fund, a diversified closed-end fund (NYSE:RYJ), has approved in principle the conversion of the Fund into an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and is further considering the process by which such conversion would be implemented.
New Chart of the Week
The Investment Company Insititute has released the latest statistics on Money Market Mutual Funds. A summary of the latest information is in the Chart of the Week which is available on the home page.
Inflation ETFs – Investor TIPS
With inflation in the news, investors and their advisors are looking for ways to preserve the purchasing power of hard earned capital. One popular investment option is U.S. government issued TIPS.