In an effort to distinguish new ETFs from existing ones, some issuers are getting downright goofy with their tickers. The Australians seem to take the cake, with the ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar ETF trading under “GDAY,” the ProShares Ultr...

It all depends on how you measure success

Don’t worry. Be Happy. Unless the yield spread inverts

You have to wonder why anyone would want to launch a domestic long/short equity fund these days. The S&P 500 Index has climbed 15 percent in the last 12 months. Buying a low-cost index tracker like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE Arca: SPY) or the iSh...

Copyright Spencer Platt, Getty Images Twenty-five years ago Monday, New York sculptor Arturo Di Modica delivered a Christmas present to Wall Street. "Charging Bull," the 18-foot-long, 3 1/2 ton bronze statue, was immediately a crowd favorite...

The 30 percent drop in crude oil prices this year rocked the energy sector. Supplies are outpacing demand as U.S. shale-oil producers gush with black gold. The last time the U.S. pumped this much oil, Reagan was president. The Organization of th...

Leverage usually magnifies returns. Not so for commodity bears.

Exchange traded funds have been gaining market share from the mutual fund industry over the years, and much of that attention has been related to lower costs. But a new research report by Morningstar says many ETFs are not, in fact, cheaper tha...

This year’s winner in the alternative investment space is—wait for it—real estate. Among exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs), those employing leverage have zoomed to the upside; even non-leveraged fu...

Does a rising ratio foretell a reversion?