Exchange Traded Fund

ETFs Are Going BATS … and Why You Should Care!

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Contributor Post By: Ron Rowland The ETF marketplace changed last month.  You didn’t notice?  Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  Today I’ll tell you all about it. You already know that “exchange traded funds” trade on an exchange.  That’s what distinguishes them from old-fashioned mutual funds.  But what exchange trades them, and where is it? For some new iShares, the answer isn’t New York or Chicago.  Their trading hub is Lenexa, Kansas.  Let me explain … Exchange Floors No Longer Needed For most people, the term “stock exchange” brings to mind images of noisy rooms filled with men in colorful jackets, … Read more

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Anti-Tilson ETF Basket Leads The Way Early In 2012 So why are investors willing to pay the industry standard 2 and 20 to underperform when they can show hedge fund like returns with zero management fees?  That, is a good question…     The most popular talking-head on financial TV (after Bill Miller and Byron Wien), Whitney Tilson, has not had a winning year so far. In fact the simple pair trade Anti-Tilson (Long GMCR-Short Netflix which we closed when it returned 50% in just over a month), that was so popular last year, has been expanded to include his … Read more