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  • Leveraged ETFs: More Regulation by Don Dion
    The Royal Bank of Canada has put additional restrictions on double- and triple-leveraged ETF products. In addition to providing a possible glimpse of what's to come in the U.S., the move underscores the risk and complexity of these ETFs, something investors should…READ MORE To access my... More »
    November 17, 2009 • FAS, FAZ, UBS
  • Triple Bull Real Estate ETF: Beware by Don Dion
     Direxion's Daily Real Estate Bull 3X (DRN) was one of the fastest-growing ETFs in September, but don't take that news as a sign of recovery in real estate. DRN, part of the triple leveraged line from Direxion, had inflows of $69 million during September, finishing with assets under... More »
    October 9, 2009 • DRN, DRV, AMP
  • Ameriprise practically STEALS Columbia Management by Cru Jones
    Ameriprise investors should be doing the Carlton dance:This is absurd, in a good way, depending on whether you own shares in Ameriprise or Bank of America. I'm awaiting call back from Ameriprise to get some extra detail, but in the meantime....Ameriprise Financial (AMP) announced that they're... More »
    September 30, 2009 • BAC, AMP
  • A Panacea for Leveraged ETF Woes? by Don Dion
    Direxion, creator of the enormously popular Daily Financial Bull 3X (FAS) and Daily Financial Bear 3X (FAZ), is making changes to its mutual funds that may cast a shadow on its ETF business. In a supplement to the mutual fund prospectus of 17 leveraged mutual funds, Direxion has announced... More »
    September 9, 2009 • FAS, FAZ, AMP
  • Leveraged ETF Shut Down Won't Be Last by Don Dion
    Deutsche Bank (DB) announced that it will shutter PowerShares DB Crude Oil Double Long Exchange Traded Note (DXO) as the war against energy "speculators" claims its first exchange-traded product. The ETF industry has been under fire all summer and the battle is being waged on... More »
    September 2, 2009 • DXO, DB, DTO
  • Regulatory Storm Brews for ETFs by Don Dion
    A regulatory storm is brewing on the horizon, and the first drops of doubt are beginning to fall on the ETF industry. Both brokers and issuers are running for cover before the skies open up. Lawsuits, like lightning, could strike at any time, singling out a firm from the herd and driving deep... More »
    August 20, 2009 • FAS, SKF, SRS
  • Natural Gas ETF Protects Self, Not investors by Don Dion
    The refusal of the U.S. Natural Gas ETF (UNG) to issue additional shares is not enough to protect investors. The latest decision from UNG managers is a move to protect the best interests of the fund. Investors should avoid UNG for the foreseeable future until the dust settles. UNG's... More »
    August 13, 2009 • UNG, FAS, FAZ
  • Leveraged ETFs: A Call for Coordination by Don Dion
    Morgan Stanley (MS) Smith Barney is the latest firm to put the kibosh on leveraged ETFs. The sophistication of many nontraditional ETF strategies, like leveraged ETFs and futures-based commodity ETFs, takes away from the transparency that many investors expect from ETF investments. A coordinated... More »
    August 10, 2009 • MS, UBS, AMP
  • Momentum Grows Against Leveraged Funds by Don Dion
    The internal debate among brokers and financial advisers on the topic of leveraged ETFs has shifted from whether these funds should be allowed to whether these funds should be offered. More »
    July 30, 2009 • SRS, URE, FAS

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