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  • Unemployment Claims Improve - Is Hiring Around the Corner? by Markos Kaminis
    The latest count of weekly jobless claims produced a pleasant surprise, but be careful not to read too much into it. Still, a recent survey by Robert Half International (NYSE: RHI) indicates employers have hiring on their minds...In week ended October 3, Weekly Jobless Claims measured 521,000,... More »
    October 8, 2009 • KFY, MAN, RHI
  • Leading Economic Indicators Offers Favorable Read by Markos Kaminis
    Quoting The Conference Board, publisher of the Leading Economic Indicators Index, "All in all, the behavior of the composite indexes suggest that the recession will continue to ease and that the economy may begin to recover in the near term."Leading Economic IndicatorsThe Conference... More »
    July 21, 2009 • DIA, SPY, QQQQ
  • Obama's Foreign Policy Coup by Markos Kaminis
    President Obama's address to Muslims scored a masterful foreign policy coup. Over the short-term, it influenced Middle Eastern elections in favor of moderate and balance-minded men and parties. Over the long-term, it may have provided the right grass roots medicine to prevent what seemed an... More »
    June 14, 2009 • GULF, TRAMX, ISL
  • Size Does Matter: A Study of ETF Liquidity by Michael Johnston
    As the ETF industry has exploded on to the scene in recent years, sponsors have aggressively launched funds in an attempt to gain market share. While many of these new ETFs have attracted sufficient investor funds to justify continued operation, some have failed to garner a level of... More »
    June 11, 2009 • AOK, AOM, DSI
  • Guide to ETF Index Weightings by Michael Johnston
    ETFs have enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in part because they allow investors to gain exposure to a broad (or narrow) market index in a timely and cost efficient manner. When implementing their investment strategy through construction of an ETF portfolio (or when using ETFs to round... More »
    June 2, 2009 • DIA, SPY, IVV

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