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  • Regional Bank ETFs Showing Signs of Life [View article]
    Interesting article; thanks.
    Comment by stink726
    Oct 9 15:31 pm |
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  • Regional Bank ETFs Showing Signs of Life [View article]
    Has anyone managed to look at the portfolios of the two ETFs and then go down each company to see if they have TARP funding?
    Comment by learnmoney
    Oct 9 12:08 pm |
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  • A Year After Lehman: Is It Time to Get Back into Financial ETFs? [View article]
    If you missed the 140% return in Financials, you probably don't want to jump in now.
    Comment by sunbakd1
    Sep 15 12:58 pm |
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  • A Year After Lehman: Is It Time to Get Back into Financial ETFs? [View article]
    SPG, the biggest component of IYR trades at a PE of almost 45x. Can someone please explain to me how SPG should trade at that multiple... More »
    Comment by **JMJ**
    Sep 15 08:09 am |
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  • Life Insurance Securitizations: Making the Value Paid to Policyholders More Competitive [View article]
    And its OFF TO THE RACES. "Here comes JP on the outiside, look, look-it's a revamped City making charge. Holding the inside line is a... More »
    Comment by LKofEnglish
    Sep 7 01:01 am |
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  • Life Insurance Securitizations: Making the Value Paid to Policyholders More Competitive [View article]
    These life settlements or viatical settlements have been around for years. Viaticals took off in the 80's when the AIDS epidemic forced... More »
    Comment by TinyTim
    Sep 6 17:26 pm |
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  • Price Breadth Suggests that Financial ETF Exuberance May Be Short-Lived [View article]
    I "prefer" the preferred ETFs. At least until we come to the realisation that our $12 trillion in debt is due. TIPs foreign and... More »
    Comment by Thomas Smicklas
    Sep 3 11:01 am |
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  • Price Breadth Suggests that Financial ETF Exuberance May Be Short-Lived [View article]
    Gary's analysis rings true. Financial stocks were driven up simply because the artificial valuations created a financial base that... More »
    Comment by Windwood Trader
    Sep 3 09:30 am |
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  • Price Breadth Suggests that Financial ETF Exuberance May Be Short-Lived [View article]
    I will take the opposite side. I believe commodities are overpriced and headed down. Financial and insurance stocks never went up after... More »
    Comment by CLH
    Sep 3 08:38 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • ETF Update: Debate Over U.S. Healthcare Policy [View article]
    The best returns for health care providers will be realised if the insurers are cut completely from the pie. A single payer public... More »
    Comment by transatlantic
    Aug 11 20:43 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • ETF Liquidity - Size Does Matter [View article]
    Just as important as liquidity is the actual liquidity of the underlying stocks. It doesn't help when they have very low trading volume... More »
    Comment by danno
    Jun 12 16:27 pm |
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  • ETF Liquidity - Size Does Matter [View article]
    Great article ! Certainly you mention one of the hidden pitfalls of ETF investing: poor liquidity. Investors should heed your advice... More »
    Comment by Living4Dividends
    Jun 12 12:36 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • ETF Update: Hidden Correlations in Sector Choices [View article]
    In the alternative energy sector, PWND is dramatically outperforming GEX.
    Comment by Alan Young
    May 27 12:07 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • ETF Update: Time to Network [View article]
    IGN is not liquid enough for trading. Using this as a starting point for picking a stock might be a better way in.
    Comment by Alan Young
    Apr 14 13:34 pm |
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  • ETF Update: Time to Network [View article]
    Your articles are always a good read.
    Comment by PROXIMO
    Apr 13 22:20 pm |
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