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- The Pitfalls of Using Inverse ETFs
- Sean Hannon submits: Each year we see new financial products come to market. While many wish we had never seen collateralized debt obligations (CDO), structured investment vehicles (SIV) or auction rate securities (ARS), some new products serve an important investment niche. An example of a new product...
- External links 2008-12-31
- The Hidden Leverage of Oil ETFs
- Sean Hannon submits: Financial innovation drives markets. Over the years, we have seen investments that had been the sole province of professionals adapted for retail investors. Among the more popular have been inverse ETFs and commodity-based ETFs. These new tools may be welcome, but we must watch for unintended...
- External links 2009-02-04
- Shorting Developed Market ETFs to Reduce Risk
- Sean Hannon submits: A core belief behind value investing is that every asset is attractive at a certain price. In an environment where stocks continually push lower and the Dow is 44% below its all-time high, one would consider this a value investor's dream. In theory I agree. I...
- External links 2009-02-17
- Consider Wisdom Tree Brazilian Real Fund for Commodity Exposure
- Sean Hannon submits: Today's markets do not lend themselves to broad declarations. Each time we believe we understand the dynamics affecting current market prices, the ground shifts and the rules change. Knowing this, we should tread carefully. However, given the dramatic moves from the Fed last week,...
- External links 2009-03-25
- Bearish on Homebuilders ETF
- Sean Hannon submits: As I have mentioned many times in EPIC Insights, I always prefer simple technical patterns over quantitative models. When we complicate our analyses, we increase our risk. If a faulty input or one stray assumption works its way into the model, a generally sound approach can...
- External links 2009-05-26
- Commodities Are an Excellent Predictor of Future Inflation
- Sean Hannon submits: Commodity prices swing for many different reasons. From 2006 until 2008, rallies were based on the desire of investors to gain exposure to assets that were uncorrelated to stocks and bonds. The subsequent collapse was triggered by the need to exit risky positions and remain liquid....
- External links 2009-06-25
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