Ric

Leveraged ETFs: Not for Long Term Investors

Larry, Do you have a reference to the above Tobin quote? was it ina paper that he published? Just interested in how he decide that. thanks. Ric

Wisdom Tree Puts Forth New ETF Shoots, But Shows Some Earnings Blight

Asif, If you go to their website and click on ETF they update their AUM daily. The last one is 4.86.

Wisdom Tree Puts Forth New ETF Shoots, But Shows Some Earnings Blight

I think the AUM growth is highly dynamic which not only depends on actual "units" sold but also whether the market is up or down. Clearly their early "growth" was the market going up. Notice that their AUM is close to 4.9 billion (as of yesterday). The foreign currency ETFs may have something to do with it but the market has also gone up? It would be nice if one were able to calculate the net ETF units bought by investors.

Wisdom Tree Puts Forth New ETF Shoots, But Shows Some Earnings Blight

In reading the Q1 report it appears that they have a total of 41million in cash and investments. Their cash "burn rate" was about 5 million. Wouldn't that leave them w/ about 8 quarters befor having to go back to the market? Is my interpretation correct?

What MSCI's Successful IPO Says About WisdomTree

I am not an expert by any means but it seems there needs to be some consolidation in this business. There are so many smaller players that I don't know how all will survive. What do you guys think?

What MSCI's Successful IPO Says About WisdomTree

I am no expert by any means but it seems to me there will need to be some consolidation where the smaller players like WSDTwill be aquired. What do you guys think?

WisdomTree Investments' AUM Reaches $4 Billion

2 questions:
1. Is the increase in AUM primarily from the bull market or actual increases in new accounts?

2. How does heir valuation compare to for example power shares based on AUM. Thanks.