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iShares Brazil Still Offers Rewards, but with Increasing Risks	With a five-year annualized return of 55.6%, iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ) has been the best-performing ETF tracked by Morningstar. The fund is also tops over three years (also 55.6%) and 14th among all ETFs, with a one-year return of 47.7%. But EWZ stumbled over the last month, falling 11.3% (through June 20) to an eight-week low, thanks to a sell-off driven by concerns over global inflation and a potential dip in China’s demand for the commodities that drive Brazil’s economic engine....	June 25, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The Street WORD VIDEO HERE Energy Trade Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that it plans to pump more oil. Adami said investors should look at Halliburton (HAL) and Schlumberger (SLB) for ways to play oil. Finerman mentioned she is seeing a lot of insider buying in refiners. Najarian said play insider buying with natural gas plays like SandRidge (SD) and Chesapeake (CHK). He also made bullish comments on BJ Services (BJS). Options Activity Najarian highlighted unusual options activt...	June 23, 2008
Homebuilding, Mobile Phone Sectors Weigh Down Brazil Markets and ETF	Brazil's stocks fell to their lowest point in three weeks, taking its exchange traded fund (ETF) down with them. A larger-than-expected jump in industrial output had some people speculating whether the central bank would raise rates to calm the economy, reports Alexander Ragir for Bloomberg. Declines in the homebuilder and mobile phone sectors also weighed down the iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ). Gafisa SA, the country's second-largest homebuilder, took a hit when Banco Santander SA recommended in...	June 03, 2008
Brazil and Its ETF Reaping Rewards of Natural Resources	Global demand for Brazil's exports are leading to strong economic growth for the country and its related exchange traded fund (ETF). Commodities such as iron ore, beef, ethanol, soy and copper are trading close to record levels, and iShares MSCI Brzil Index (EWZ) has given back to investors who've backed this fund. The country got an assist from Standard & Poor's in April when its debt rating was upgraded to "investment grade." Not bad for a country that was on the brin...	May 27, 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
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
Emerging Market ETFs Could Be Worth a Look In Rough Times	Is it time for exchange traded fund (ETF) investors to take a trip to emerging markets - or anywhere other than the United States for now? While some stocks are beginning to stir and the markets have been up so far today, thanks to optimism about the Federal Reserve's most recent rate cut, economists are still ready for a slowdown within the U.S. economy for the latter part of 2008. The problems within the financial markets, in particular, are spreading into the broad stock market and are ...	March 18, 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
Fast Money	Word On The StreetWord on the Street video.Trade TomorrowPete Najarian's brother Jon joined the show as an option trader, to talk about the volatile month that is now almost behind us. Jon's analysis was that investors look to be liquidating their short positions in some stocks. We saw it in Ambac (ABK), MBIA (MBI), Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) already. As the shorts get moved out of the way even stocks that show bad earnings will rally. He sees the same thing playing out in the fi...	February 28, 2008
Latin America ETFs Have Stability and Growth to Their Name	We're only six weeks into the year, and the U.S. markets and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have gotten off to a slow start. The domestic markets are down anywhere from 7-12%. But emerging markets are another story. Sure, they carry more risk, but they also have been holding their ground where relative strength is concerned. Matthew D. McCall for Seeking Alpha points out that iShares Malaysia (EWM) is the only single-country ETF showing a positive return, up 4% year-to-date. The next ...	February 21, 2008

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