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S&P creates low-volatility, high-sensitivity S&P 500 subindexes

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PIMCO’s Gross to manage new Total Return ETF

PIMCO’s Bill Gross, who runs the world’s largest bond fund, will be managing his first exchange-traded fund that will invest primarily in investment-grade fixed-income securities

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Silver and gold too hot to hold

Whatever ETF you invest in, neither gold nor silver is a buy-and-hold investment. You must consistently take profits to lower your cost and reduce risk.

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Think you had a bad week? iShares Silver lost $1-billion

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Canada gets second hedged Nasdaq ETF

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Places to hide from the commodity slide

With the massacre of silver and crude oil prices Wednesday continuing on from last week, it looks like the markets have decided commodities are due for a correction. This also means investors would do...

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Bets on Chinese demand bring copper back from 5-month low

Copper rebounded from a five-month low on bets that demand will revive in China, the world’s largest metal buyer.

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Physical ETFs - here just today or here to stay?

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Change your ETF strategy, up your profits

If I were building a passive investment portfolio from scratch, the core would consist largely of Fundamental Index-based ETFs or index funds

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Opening Bell: What happens after QE2?

Stock markets opened flat Wednesday despite a handful of strong corporate earnings in the U.S. Investors were likely directing their attention to the release of the FOMC April minutes, set to come at 2...

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ETFs ready to challenge mutual funds

With several players poised to enter the market and a new association to champion it, 2011 may turn out to be the year Canada's ETF industry became a serious challenge to the mutual fund industry

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Vanguard’s Canadian funds may be managed — or not

Investment giant Vanguard Group Inc. has confirmed the long-anticipated launch of its 'Canadian investment business' but it’s not yet clear whether it will be offering mutual funds, exchange-traded...

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Canada's first ETF on convertible debentures opens Tuesday

The fund, known as Canadian Convertible Liquid Universe ETF, is being launched by XTF Capital, a unit of First Asset Funds

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Convertible bond ETF debuts in Canada

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Canadian convertible debentures ETF market expands

If convertible debentures exchange traded funds are a good thing for all parties, then it makes sense to have a number of them

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Large cap gold producers showing value

The bigger gold stocks have received relatively little attention from investors despite surging gold bullion prices which have risen over 200% in the last half decade to over $1500 an ounce

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A bumper year for fertilizer investors

North American fertilizer companies have a history of moving higher from the end of June to the end of December. What are prospects for the sector this year?

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Covered call writing to the rescue

There was a time when dividends and bond coupons could make for a good steady income. No more. For the income-hungry investor, one strategy to consider could be covered call writing

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China ETF biggest loser

The biggest Chinese exchange-traded fund in the U.S. is losing money faster than any other country-focused ETF, even as the lowest valuations since 2008 convince brokerages in the Asian nation that...

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How to find value in actively managed mutual funds

Ever since exchange-traded funds went mainstream, actively managed mutual funds have gotten a bit of a bad rap

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Markets look more like 2010 than 2008

Europe’s debt crisis continues to hammer global equity markets. Investors fear a repeat of 2008. While that is a possibility, current conditions make it more likely that we will see a repeat of 2010...

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GLD passes SPY as biggest ETF

Gold reached a new milestone in its role as an investment and haven, with the leading exchange-traded fund that tracks bullion surpassing its equities counterpart as the biggest ETF by market value

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SEC looking into mutual funds' use of derivatives

U.S. securities regulators will decide whether to seek public comment on the need to write new rules to better address the risks posed by mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment...

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China may get its first nickel ETF this year

A financial firm backed by a Chinese bank plans to launch China’s first physical-nickel backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) later this year, which could raise the country’s import demand for the metal,...

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Canada's ETF lag

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) was launched in Canada 21 years ago, but other countries have since caught onto the idea and Canada’s share of the global ETF market has dwindled to 2.9%. Moreover,...

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Diversification’s dirty little secret

One of the pillars supporting modern portfolio management is diversification. However, with markets around the world suffering equally, you could be forgiven for thinking that the pillar has crumbled...

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Brace for volatility and beware ETFs

In his first visit to Toronto since 2008, globe-trotting emerging markets guru Mark Mobius is warning investors to brace for continued volatility and predicts ETFs are headed for “deep trouble”

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Ways to cope with market volatility

Here are some alternatives to earning nothing in fixed income.

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Buy into social media with a new ETF

A New York investment firm has launched a new ETF that covers social media, but with investors still waiting for the likes of Facebook and Twitter to go public, buying the fund is really a big bet into...

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Newly Minted product

Next Tuesday, one of the year's more unusual structured-product offerings, a planned minimum $250-million financing by Canadian Gold Reserves, will close with settlement set for Nov. 28 and trading the...

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Worried the world is going to fall apart? Try the Active Bear ETF

If contagion fears in Europe have you up at night worrying about your portfolio, well, for starters, you're not alone. But you probably want to be made aware of a new "bear" ETF that has recently launched

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Van Eck plans euro high-yield corporate debt ETF

Van Eck Global, a fund manager with wide experience in emerging markets, is preparing to debut in another risky sector it bets will offer competitive returns in 2012 -- Europe's high-yield corporate...

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BlackRock tightens grip with deal for Claymore

Already by far the biggest player in Canadian exchange-traded funds, BlackRock Inc. is reinforcing its market dominance with the acquisition of its main competitor

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Lower fees increase appeal of ETFs with investors

Fans of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) cite two advantages over mutual funds: they both provide a tax advantage and offer investors lower management fees. Both claims are demonstrably true, but not...

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Covered call ETFs: Good for income, not return

The first covered call ETF hit the Canadian marketplace a year ago and was welcomed by income-seeking investors. Unfortunately, they are still seeking

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Claymore launches managed futures ETF

Claymore Investments Inc. launched a new managed futures exchange traded fund on Monday, adding to the growing list of alternative hedging strategies now available to Canadian retail investors.

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Paulson selling gold ETF, Soros buying

Paulson & Co., the hedge fund founded by billionaire John Paulson, cut its stake in the SPDR Gold Trust for the second straight quarter, while billionaire investor George Soros increased his holdings

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Mutual funds top choice this RRSP season

Mutual funds were the top investment choice this RRSP season as contribution levels remained stable at 38% of Canadian adults, says BMO’s third annual post-RRSP-deadline study released the day after...

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Broad funds pay off during rally

FP INVESTING WEEKEND: Canadian exchange-traded funds are getting more complex with each new offering, but keeping it simple is paying off handsomely

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The X factor

Barry Gordon believes innovation is XTF's key to success in the burgeoning ETF market

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Gold has its shining moments

Stocks are rising. U.S. home sales are recovering. The economy is rebounding. Maybe it’s time to hunker down and buy some gold

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RBC brokerage to repay US$2.9-million of investor ETF losses

Royal Bank of Canada's brokerage unit agreed to repay investors in Massachusetts up to US$2.9-million to cover losses on leveraged and inverse leveraged exchange-traded funds

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Read our live discussion with XTF Capital and Morningstar on the rise of...

Tremendous market volatility in recent years has inspired a growing number of low-risk ETF offerings. On May 10 at noon (ET) we will discuss the pros and cons of this trend

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Canadian energy companies are a bargain

Canadian oil producers have seen their shares tarred and feathered over the past few years, especially compared to their peers in other countries

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Active managers win this round — barely

Active equity managers have long been criticized for not living up to the fees they charge and rightly so based on numerous studies and countless statistics over the years that show passive investing...

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ETF providers are zeroing in on educating advisers

ETF providers see a huge opportunity to grow assets under management by stepping up efforts to educate advisers about their low-cost offerings

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Meet the humble index compiler that can even influence the Chinese...

Some of these low-key firms have the ability to influence the policy decisions of China's ruling Communist Party

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Institutional investors getting in on the ETF act

A big trend is using ETFs for longer-term purposes, while gaining immediate diversification and liquidity benefits

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How the pattern of your investment returns could quietly cost you a fortune

For those drawing from a traditional portfolio of stocks and bonds, there is a huge risk lurking within the dispersion of the portfolio’s returns

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The 'next big thing'? The most important ETF trend of the decade has grabbed...

Tom Bradley: Simpler, cheaper and diversified, bond ETFs exemplify the only free lunch in investing

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