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There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2012
There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor

Experts continue to foresee extreme volatility for equity markets. One small hitch: investors who've been placing VIX bets have seen their cash turn to vapor.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 06, 2012
2 ETNs' manic swings point out peril of use

INVESTING ETFS AUG 26, 2012
High yield is the real deal, Clark says

Rising star Guggenheim lands ex-Apollo exec
INVESTING ETFS AUG 22, 2012
Rising star Guggenheim lands ex-Apollo exec

Silverman set to join acquisitive firm; 'distinguished track record'

INVESTING ETFS AUG 21, 2012
Preferred-stock ETFs stay hot with latest addition

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
The 'cult of equity' isn't dying - it's just passive

ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus
INVESTING ETFS AUG 20, 2012
ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus

Addition of ETF guru at Fidelity has lead to speculation that sector fund ETFs will soon be at an exchange near you.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 12, 2012
Can ETFs plug the river of outflows at Columbia Funds?

Fund firm plans to offer 17 active exchange-traded funds; weighed down by sagging interest in mutual funds

INVESTING ETFS AUG 07, 2012
Two ETF players call it quits

Scottrade, Russell out of the pool; FocusShares failed to gain investors' focus

Gross stomping Gross? Total Return ETF trouncing old-school version
INVESTING ETFS AUG 06, 2012
Gross stomping Gross? Total Return ETF trouncing old-school version

Nimbler exchange-traded fund outperforming flagship mutual fund by yards; 'difficult to beat the market when you are the market'

On the ropes, Knight Capital seeks buyers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2012
On the ropes, Knight Capital seeks buyers

Knight Capital Group Inc. opened its books to potential buyers, including private-equity firms and at least one securities-industry rival, as it seeks an investment or takeover to survive after a $440 million trading loss.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 02, 2012
Knight has 'all hands on deck' after $440 million bug

Knight Capital Group Inc. (KCG) has “all hands on deck” and is in close contact with clients and counterparties as it tries to weather trading errors that cost it $440 million, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Joyce said.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 29, 2012
Vanguard fires another shot in ETF fee war

Vanguard strikes back against … Bogle?
INVESTING ETFS JUL 26, 2012
Vanguard strikes back against … Bogle?

A Vanguard Group Inc. study refutes the concerns of founder John Bogle and others that exchange-traded funds encourage excessive trading

When looking to commodities, consider long/short funds, ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2012
When looking to commodities, consider long/short funds, ETFs

The wisdom of letting your manager worry about backwardation, contango when investing in commodities

INVESTING ETFS JUL 22, 2012
Vanguard study rebuts Bogle's ETF fret

ETFs on HGH? Fixed-income fund assets to grow six-fold
INVESTING ETFS JUL 17, 2012
ETFs on HGH? Fixed-income fund assets to grow six-fold

BlackRock sees market for exchange-traded bond funds topping $2T in next decade

Vanguard not only out front but now lapping the competition
INVESTING ETFS JUL 12, 2012
Vanguard not only out front but now lapping the competition

Stock picking vs. indexing? Advisers may tout the virtues of active management, but investors are voting with their feet. And based on net inflows at Vanguard this year, this race isn't even close.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 09, 2012
Why ETFs are winning over bond investors

Exchange-traded funds are attracting new investors to the bond market rather than just capturing mutual fund customers, according to BlackRock Inc.'s Matthew Tucker.

First one a hit so Pimco rolls out three more bond ETFs
INVESTING ETFS JUL 06, 2012
First one a hit so Pimco rolls out three more bond ETFs

Launch comes on the heels of success of exchanged-traded version of flagship fund