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PowerShares FTSE RAFI Utilities Sector Portfolio (PRFU)

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  • PowerShares Shutters 19 ETFs [View article]
    This field is indeed very crowded. I have a question about some one who is short an etf that is delisted.Do they pay the NAV as of last... More »
    Comment by Michael Riley
    May 8 16:39 pm |
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  • Why I Sold the Utility Stocks in My Portfolio [View article]
    If the regulated businesses may be at risk, it seems like a great reason to favor deregulated merchant power providers who can sell... More »
    Comment by DarkStealth
    Feb 24 04:20 am |
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  • Why I Sold the Utility Stocks in My Portfolio [View article]
    This is why I really like SA. There are so many smart people adding to my little hard working brain. I was just about to plunck down my... More »
    Comment by DuffBeer
    Feb 10 13:25 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Why I Sold the Utility Stocks in My Portfolio [View article]
    Tom - - - You didn't mention it, but if we have a rapid rise in interest rates, utility stocks will suffer on two counts: cost of... More »
    Comment by John Lounsbury
    Feb 10 10:33 am |
    Rating: +5 -2
  • Why I Sold the Utility Stocks in My Portfolio [View article]
    This article is akin to saying oil is going to stay at 40 bucks. Or we should not be building fuel efficient cars because oil is NOW... More »
    Comment by Stoex
    Feb 10 09:34 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Why I Sold the Utility Stocks in My Portfolio [View article]
    Tell that to the leveraged utility CEF's GUT, DNP and ERH. Investors seem to think they are going to the moon...bidding them up to as... More »
    Comment by mavericks
    Feb 10 09:15 am |
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  • Advantages of Investing in Utility ETFs [View article]
    I like EOD. Somewhat volatile these days, but check the discount and very good dividend on ETFConnect, It has 65% in Utilities and... More »
    Comment by Thrift Maven
    Jan 24 00:51 am |
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  • PowerShares 'Fundamental' ETFs Make a Lot More Sense at Just 0.39% [View article]
    Wow, fees are down by 0.21%, and NAVs are down by 20-40%. A double bargain!
    Comment by Alan Young
    Oct 28 08:56 am |
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  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    The debate is moot considering the basic objective of the two types of funds are like comparing chickens to roosters. Your average Index... More »
    Comment by stumpydog
    May 30 11:01 am |
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  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    Assembling portfolios of companies ordered simply by the price a market has assigned them is perfectly fine as A method of assembling an... More »
    Comment by mydoghatescats
    May 24 17:46 pm |
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  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    Nice article Dr. DeLong! I find the whole debate on this issue rather odd. The primacy of market cap weighted indices hinges on a... More »
    Comment by Geoff Considine
    May 23 13:46 pm |
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  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    Irony: if or when everyone in the world adopts the efficient market religion and simply buys an index fund, the market will be maximally... More »
    Comment by mydoghatescats
    May 22 14:38 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    "Fundamental Indexing" is just a bassackwards way of saying they're running a large, slow-trading, mechanical quantitative equity... More »
    Comment by NO DooDahs
    May 22 12:22 pm |
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  • Debating 'Fundamental Weighting' and Indexing [View article]
    Good article. Good points. Thank you.
    Comment by Brian Shriver
    May 22 10:37 am |
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  • Why Fundamental Indexes Lagged Cap-Weighted in '07 [View article]
    I can't help but think of John Bogle's comment that, over time, growth and value will have their own turns in the financial wilderness... More »
    Comment by Rhunzzz
    Apr 9 04:55 am |
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