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ETFguide is the information leader on exchange-traded funds because of its vendor neutral approach and its progressive reporting style. Unique features include an ETF bookstore, a monthly e-mail newsletter and subscription based ETF portfolios.

ETFguide is independently owned and began publishing in 2003. The site reaches an affluent audience of individual investors, financial advisors, and financial institutions that invest and work with ETFs.

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Recent Articles

401k Investing Strategy – Is Buying Company Stock Smart?

Do you own company stock within your 401k investing plan or personal investing strategy? If you do then there’s a good chance you’re taking more financial risk than you know. Even though your company’s stock may have done well historically or for your stock market investing portfolio, what happens if the company begins to falter?

ETF Investing – Understanding Leveraged and Short ETFs

Leveraged ETF funds and short ETFs attempt to magnify their gains and provide inverse market performance to various stock, bond and commodity indexes on a daily basis. Because they aim to achieve investment results that usually target the daily returns of their underlying benchmarks, these exchange traded funds are probably best suited for investors with a short-term investment time horizon.

BlackRock Launches 9 Industry Sector ETFs

Nine international industry sector exchange-traded funds or ETFs were launched by BlackRock (BLK) today. The new exchange traded funds are linked to MSCI All Country World ex-US sector indexes.

4 Direxion ETFs Target Natural Gas and Retail Stocks

Direxion Shares has just introduced four bull ETF funds and bear exchange traded funds linked to natural gas and retail stocks.

Low Mortgage Rates Can’t Fix Housing Market

Historically low mortgage rates have failed to boost the housing market. That’s because of foreclosures and an oversupply of home inventory.

ETF Funds Update – 6 New ETFs Launched Recently

ETF fund investing and exchange traded funds have seen some changes this summer, including the launch of 6 new ETFs for investors.

Commodity ETFs Provide Investment Opportunity

Like stocks, bonds, and real estate, commodities are an important asset class. Several ETF funds allow investors to play crude oil, metals and other commodities with the diversification of exchange traded funds.

ETF Funds Update – Brazil Mid Cap Fund (BRAZ) Added to Global X Options

BRIC funds and ETF investments now include the Global X Brazil Mid Cap ETF (NYSEArca: BRAZ). The ETF fund owns midcap stocks with market sizes between $2 to $10 billion that are located in Brazil and are strong BRIC investments.

ETF Funds Update – Direxion Shares to Reverse Split

Direxion Shares is planning a 1-for-5 reverse share split on four of its leveraged bear ETFs. These are inverse ETF funds as well as leveraged ETF funds, meaning that they play the downside of the stock market and that they see exponential momentum. These exchange traded funds set for a split are as follows:

ETF Funds Update – Claymore Introduces Maturity Date Bond ETFs

There have been some new ETF funds offered recently. Seven corporate bond ETFs were launched by Claymore Securities. The new bond ETFs have maturity dates ranging from 2011-2017 and follow indexes that mainly invest in investment grade corporate bonds.