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Lawrence Carrel is the author of ETFs for the Long Run (http://etfsforthelongrun.com).
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  • Hyland Calls Allegations "Gibberish"

    Two of the most popular and least understood ETFs are the U.S. Oil Fund (USO) and the U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG). Many have blamed these funds for being partly responsible for excessive speculation that caused the surge in oil and gas prices.

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    Tags: USO, UNG
    Aug 07 01:50 pm | Link | Comment!
  • Claymore Cashes Out

    It looks like the rumors were true.

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    Tags: EEB, FAA
    Aug 04 03:00 pm | Link | Comment!
  • Muslims No Longer Locked Out of ETFs

    You must say this for the Muslims. They’ve known for hundreds of years not to trust the bankers. By not holding financial stocks, mutual funds based on Muslim principles have done quite well the past two years as the financial-services sector dragged down the rest of the economy.

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    Tags: JVS, SPY
    Jul 07 02:08 am | Link | Comment!
  • Net Cash Inflows Double: Large-Caps Lose, Emerging Markets WinsSee Outflows

    Net cash inflows into all exchange-traded funds (ETF) and exchange-traded notes (ETN) grew to approximately $17.1 billion in May, doubling April’s total, according to the National Stock Exchange (NSX). Despite the huge inflow overall, ETFs holding large-capitalization indexes such as the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Russell 1000 posted significant cash outflows. Meanwhile, emerging-market ETFs recorded huge net inflows.

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    Jun 10 04:55 pm | Link | Comment!
  • Funds Hold GM to the Bitter End

    What does a company need to do to get kicked off of an index around here?

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    Jun 01 02:51 am | Link | Comment!
  • Get Out of GM Now

    This is the end, da, da, dum. Beautiful friend the end,” sang Jim Morrison in the Door’s classic elegy “The End.” Morrison named his band in honor of The Doors of Perception, a 1954 book by Aldous Huxley, describing Huxley’s trips on mescaline.

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    May 29 03:53 pm | Link | Comment!
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