BEAT THE STREET GAME:
Two New Ways to Hedge Against Rising Rates
New exchange-traded funds can help hedge against rates going higher, as well as pay out interest.
Related Topics: Saving | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance Basics | ETFs | Retirement | Money Management | Personal Finance | Bonds/Economy
10:28AM 05/06/08
You May Not Be as Diversified as You Think
Mining and emerging-markets stocks tend to move in tandem, so check your exposure.
Related Topics: Emerging Markets | Energy/Commodities | Asset Protection | Understanding the Market | Personal Finance Basics | Money Management | Markets | Strategy | Metals and Mining | Stock-Picking Training | Personal Finance | Saving
07:09AM 05/02/08
Follow Swensen's Yale Endowment Fund
A few investments in some unique areas can create a portfolio similar to that of the famously successful Ivy League portfolio.
Related Topics: Financial Services | Money Management | Mutual Funds Basics | Market Commentary | Fundamental Analysis | Mutual Funds | Understanding the Market | Trades That Worked | ETFs | Saving | Personal Finance
11:15AM 04/29/08
PowerShares Technical Fund Delivers on Promise
PDP has provided outsized performance in its short 13-month lifespan.
Related Topics: Saving | Mutual Funds | Money Management | ETFs | Retirement | Personal Finance | Personal Finance Basics
12:16PM 04/24/08
Four Fixed-Income Funds to Add to Your Portfolio
As the bond market works through a major distortion, here are some safe plays that will still make money.
Related Topics: Retirement | ETFs | Banking-Credit | Bonds/Economy | Markets | Mutual Funds | Money Management | Personal Finance | Saving
02:37PM 04/21/08
New Solar ETF Helps Spread Sector's Risk
Claymore/MAC sets up a fund to profit from the alternative-energy sector.
Related Topics: Energy | Personal Finance Basics | Money Management | Saving | Retirement | Personal Finance | Energy/Commodities | ETFs
07:09AM 04/16/08
Get Steady Returns -- and Hedge Fund Exposure
Dexion Absolute Return gives its managers lots of latitude in how to allocate funds.
Related Topics: Saving | Markets | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance | ETFs | Budget-Debt | Retirement | Money Management
12:25PM 04/10/08
UBS' New Commodity ETNs Could Be Overkill
UBS is piling into the commodity space with new ETNs. They backtest well, but it's a pretty crowded area.
Related Topics: Personal Finance | Market Commentary | Markets | Money Management | Saving | Metals and Mining | Energy/Commodities | ETFs
01:31PM 04/07/08
Gold vs. Ag: Quest for the Best Hedge
As investors look for protection from volatility in stocks, here's a look at commodity ETFs.
Related Topics: ETFs | Markets | Saving | Mutual Funds | Market Commentary | Metals and Mining | Money Management | Energy/Commodities | Food and Beverage | Personal Finance
10:38AM 04/02/08
Emerging-Market ETFs: The Good and the Bad
iShares's new Israel, Thailand and Turkey ETFs have some good and bad points for investors.
Related Topics: Saving | Financial Services | Mutual Funds | Market Commentary | Personal Finance | Health Care | Money Management | Technology | ETFs | Markets
12:10PM 03/31/08
