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Low Volatility EM ETFs Are Outperforming, Too
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 2:08pm | 555Read More...Maybe it is a case of not letting exchange-traded funds such as the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) have all the fun, but emerging markets equivalents are joining their U.S.-focused low volatility counterparts in...
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Low Volatility Is Working Here, Too
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 1:12pm | 536Read More...Investors are hearing plenty this year about the boffo performances turned in by low volatility exchange-traded funds. They are also hearing quite a bit about the resurgence of emerging markets stocks and ETFs. Marry those two themes and the result is a perfect explanation as to why the iShares...
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Head To Russia For Dividends With This ETF
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 9:49am | 591Read More...As was noted in this space earlier in the week, Russia's dividend outlook is one part good news and one part potentially concerning news. The potentially concerning element is that some of Russia's state-controlled companies could be strained by Moscow's new mandate calling for...
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Opportunity Beckons With Emerging Markets ETFs
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 1:47pm | 593Read More...Rebounding emerging markets equities and exchange-traded funds are one of this year's most compelling investment stories. So compelling is the emerging markets rally that investors are piling back into the very ETFs they could not wait to abandon. At least three factors – the weaker...
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A High Dividend Avenue To Emerging Markets Stocks
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 8:21am | 494Read More...Conventional wisdom dictates that when equity markets slump, dividend stocks are usually less bad than their non-dividend counterparts. Assuming conventional wisdom is accurate, it is reasonable to say emerging markets investors are feeling let down by dividend exchange-traded funds. While...
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It Looks Like 2009 For This ETF
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 8:35am | 589Read More...If only we could summon Marty McFly and set the DeLorean to March 10, 2009. With the benefit of hindsight, investors know a simple S&P 500 exchange-traded fund has returned just over 227 percent since then. Some ETFs have done much, much better. The reality is a scant percentage of today's...
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Nine Emerging Markets ETFs on a Roll (BRAF, TAO, IGEM)
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 6:59am | 1071Read More...The following exchange traded funds focused on Brazil and other emerging markets are all up between 19% and 30% year to date and trading at or near their 52-week highs. EGShares India Consumer (NYSE: INCO) is about 21% higher year to date but still down more than 5% from recapturing the 52-week...
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Nine ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 2:11pm | 1133Read More...The following exchange traded funds ended the week in the neighborhood of their 52-week highs. The share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year as well. Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN (NYSE: BXUB) is more than 22% higher than at the...
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Seven Hot Indian Stocks
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 7:25am | 1046Read More...India recently decided to open up its equity market to individual foreign investors. The hope is that allowing foreign investors to buy Indian stocks directly would help reverse a year-long decline in Indian stock prices and lead to more foreign investment in the Indian economy. If you're not ready...
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Seven Brazilian Stocks on a Roll
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 7:38am | 1001Read More...Brazilian stocks saw their best January in six years, due largely to strength in retail, utilities, oil and mining. Here's a quick look at some of the Brazilian stocks on a roll now. They are traded on U.S. exchanges and all pay some dividend. Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (NYSE: ABV) ADS are...
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Fourteen ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 7:57am | 941Read More...The following exchange traded funds reached new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session, and the share price of each is more than 20% higher than at the beginning of the year. FactorShares 2X: TBond Bull/S&P500 Bear (NYSE: FSA) is up more than 67% year to date. The underlying index is a...
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Movirtu to Launch Cloud Phone Service for the Poor
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:29am | 360Read More...Three million or more poor people in Africa and Asia will get mobile phone numbers under a plan developed by the United Nations and a private technology firm, Movirtu. The UN's Business Call to Action initiative plans to supply low-cost mobile phone numbers to participants, who can use any mobile...
