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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Gaining Global Exposure: International ETF Dividend Investing	One area that many portfolios are lacking is international exposure. Most people feel more comfortable buying the companies they are familiar with, which is understandable. However, we still need some exposure to international equities. I too need to bolster my position in non-U.S. equities.In my Asset Allocation portfolio, I hold IShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (EFA) as the international component. In my 401[k], there is an international fund that I am invested in. Certain other funds that I own h...	June 26, 2008
Quant Approach to TAA: Equity-Like Returns with Bond-Like Volatility	It is always nice to see a model continue to perform out-of-sample. Below are the results of the "Quant Approach to TAA" paper since it left off in 2005. Equity-like returns with bond-like volatility and low drawdowns. Obviously, much of this outperformance is due to the spectacular run in commodities and the (relatively) high allocation this model uses at 20% of the portfolio. This does not include June and the additional 5% dump in the S&P500. One could use five simple ETFs to r...	June 24, 2008
ETFs As A One-Stop-Shop	Can exchange traded funds (ETFs) with a broad-base, covering the entire globe, act as a one-stop-shop for investors? There are several ETFs that are in registration with the SEC or are available that give access to the world's largest companies in one fund. Rob Wherry for Smart Money points out that on the upside, buy-and-hold investors can get a low-cost way for instant diversification on a worldwide level. On the flip side, these ETFs follow static indexes that always own the same countrie...	May 25, 2008
What Do Expense Ratios Have To Do With It?	There are big discrepancies between assets and revenues, as analysts point out, but do expense ratios really matter to investors when it comest to investing with exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Matthew Hougan for Index Universe shows evidence that investors seem to overlook expenses: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EFA) has an expense ratio of 0.75% with past index tracking problems. It currently has $24 billion in assets. Vanguard Emerging Markets (VWO), which is a competing fund, has a 0.30% ...	April 24, 2008
ETFs Give Options for Intenational Investing	With the U.S. economy questionable lately, it might be the time to look into international investments through exchange traded funds (ETFs). The U.S. economy may not be experiencing much growth right now, but overseas markets can present opportunities. Jonas Elmerraji for TheStreet suggests that investing international does not mean you have to put your money into risky places. There are developed economic superpowers, such as France and the United Kingdom, with potential for global pla...	April 18, 2008
More ETF Data for You to Geek Out On	Last month, Jim Wiandt at Index Universe put together a table for exchange traded fund (ETF) data nerds. It was such a hit, he's got more for you. He put all 664 ETFs on a spreadsheet, multiplied the assets for each ETF by its expense ratio, then divided that number by the total assets under management for all ETFs, getting the average dollar-weighted expense ratio for the entire U.S.-listed ETF universe: 0.354995%. From there, he calculated that the total revenues in the ETF business are $1.9...	April 07, 2008
ETFs and Index Funds Are Growing Like Weeds	Exchange traded fund (ETF) usage was recently explored by the Advisor Perspectives Universe. The data, gathered on Feb. 28, was interesting: ETFs now hold twice the assets of index funds (70.3% vs. 29.7%). ETF assets increased from 65.0% to 70.3% over the prior five months. ETFs and Index Funds now represent 32.9% of total mutual fund assets, up from 29% on Sept. 30, 2007 and 27% on June 30, 2007. ETFs and Index Funds now represen...	March 08, 2008
Warner Music Sues Seeqpod	Warner Music has filed suit against music search engine Seeqpod for copyright infringement. Seeqpod offers a music search engine that allows users to play music they find directly on the site. According to comScore the service had over 6 million page views in December 2007. Warner Music claims in its suit that Seeqpod infringes on their copyrighted works by “making on-demand and unauthorized digital public performances of these works,” making a direct and material contribution to inf...	January 25, 2008
Festival of Stocks - 56th Edition	Welcome to the October 1, 2007 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics. Fat Pitch Financials is the birth place of the Festival of Stocks, and I am proud to be hosting this 56th edition of this weekly roundup. With seventeen quality stock market related submission, this week’s Festival of Stocks has been a huge success. I have organized the articles into six categories: stoc...	October 01, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Word On The StreetExchange Traded Funds (ETF) were the focus of todays show. They are a great way to get into the market without having to worry about individual names or sectors. Ratigan named two popular ETF's in the S&P 500 Index "Spiders" ETF (SPY) because it moves in tandem with the S&P and PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (QQQQ) as it moves in tandem with the NASDAQ. Macke told us that they can be used to bet against the market as well with the UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) being given as...	July 04, 2007

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