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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
China and Taiwan's Historic Meeting Could Impact ETFs	A historic meeting between China and Taiwan to discuss cross-strait transport links may have big implications for the countries and their exchange traded funds (ETFs). It's the highest-level meeting since the countries split in 1949, reports the BBC. Taiwan's new president, Ma Ying-jeou, has made calls for a new "chapter of peace." He's committed to easing tensions in the country and has promised to reverse the policy of emphasizing political separateness from the country. The meeti...	May 28, 2008
Single-Country ETFs Need A Closer Look Before Leaping	Hot spots within financial markets across different countries may be easier to spot than you think and exchange traded funds (ETFs) may help guide you. Ron DeLegge of ETFGuide says there are certain things to keep in mind when it comes to single-country funds, including: They're often sector bets. For example, Market Vectors Russia (RSX) is 42.6% allocated in energy, making it sensitive to any movements in that area. They carry unique risks. Some of the countries with smaller stock markets ...	May 26, 2008
Individual Investors Seem to Gravitate to ETFs	The stock rating system on the Motley Fool is slowly seeing exchange traded funds (ETFs) making up the top ten. And now, six of the top ten stocks are actually ETFs. Before we proceed, CAPS is the Motley Fool's rating system where investors work together and pool all their information to help you identify which stocks are the best to buy and when, along with which stocks to avoid. Players rate stocks and predict which will under perform or outperform all the while The Fool keeps score and ra...	May 14, 2008
'New China' sees new era for Taiwan	Filed under: China, Newsletters, Mutual funds, Stocks to Buy"A new era could be dawning in Taiwan," says Asia region expert Keith Fitz-Gerald. Here, the editor of The New China Trader looks at an ETF and a mutual fund favorite to benefit from this forecast. "While there were many reasons we recommended investing in Taiwan, perhaps the single most important was the potential for Taiwan to assume its role as 'China's real beneficiary.' "We have been reasoning that President-elect Ma Ying-jeou wo...	May 09, 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
Taiwan Had a Busy Week, Sending Its ETF Lower	The Taiwan exchange traded fund (ETF), iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT), fell 7.8% this week after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the 15th consecutive quarter. It also signaled that yet more increases are likely, report James Peng and Chinmei Sung for Bloomberg. The bank said that inflation might top the government's target of 2%. The Taiwan dollar fell from a ten-and-a-half-year high on Thursday, because of foreign fund outflows, causing the stock market the Taiwan...	March 31, 2008
Fast Money	Word on the StreetWORD ON THE STREET VIDEOHow To Trade This MarketAfter a few days conservative strategy should not be abandoned according to Macke. Stocks should be sold into rallies and bought on dips. No one ever lost money taking a little profit. They should not be sold anytime the tape is green. A small percentage of gains should be taken off to maintain exposure but discipline is needed and bottom fishing shouldn't be done. He said hope for the best but prepare for the worst.$4 Gas T...	March 24, 2008
February Was a Strong Month for Natural Resource ETFs	February turned out to be the month of energy and natural resources exchange traded funds (ETFs), beating out the juggernaut that is precious metals. Richard Widows for The Street says funds that included an international focus took five of the next nine spots, while global income and emerging market equities took second and third place respectively. Global equity managed a slightly negative total return for the month, but was still better than the average performance of -0.61% for all 652 E...	March 17, 2008
Presidential Elections in Taiwan Could Lift ETF and Economy	Changes are afoot in Taiwan that could impact its exchange traded fund (ETF) in a postive way. A presidential election is going to take place on March 22, and the odds-on favorite to win is Ying-jeou Ma, a candidate from the pro-business and less China-averse political party, reports Michael Zhuang for Guru Focus. China and Taiwan's relationship has been tense. China wants to reconcile on its own terms, while Taiwan is divided over whether to stay separated or leave the door open to patch th...	March 14, 2008
Even In These Markets, You Can Still Find ETF Movers and Shakers	Yesterday, the markets delivered outstanding performance and some exchange traded funds (ETFs) finished up in the double digits. But one good day doesn't mean we're out of the slump yet. It's still time to take a defensive stance with your portfolio and make sure you've got that exit strategy firmly in place. But while it seems as though everything is in a downward spiral, but there are still some buying opportunities, believe it or not. At our asset management firm, we track a list of about ...	March 12, 2008

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