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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:07:20 -0600</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Be healthful on the Protein Shake Diet Regime Plan. Discover about meal alternative shakes for weight loss and more. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:15:11 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>ETF’s, Derivatives and Legalized Gambling…</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In our down is up world, Equity markets in Europe are higher after S&amp;amp;P put all of Europe on credit watch “negative.” The spin is this will prompt them into action and thus it is a good thing! What a charade.

With our futures slightly higher, the dollar is also higher. Is the U.S. a safe haven? LOL X 100 trillion, plus or minus a few tens of trillion. Bonds are slightly lower, oil is still hovering above $100, gold &amp;amp; silver are slipping, while food commodities head in the correct direction – lower.

There is no meaningful economic data today, so I want to take the time to talk a little bit more about Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

Many brokers are pushing them as a way for people to be “self-directed” in their retirement plans. When they first came out I actually thought they may be a good thing as they allow people to “invest” in things they couldn’t otherwise and they do allow ordinary people to play the markets in both directions. However, this industry has morphed into something that more closely resembles a gambling parlor. My advice is to stay as far away from ETFs as possible, here’s why…

An ETF is a DERIVATIVE. It is simply a piece of paper of some underlying market. It’s basically a market on top of some other market. It is someone’s attempt to create a market so that they can profit from the market – it is NOT created to benefit you, society, or some business. And unlike stock, it provides no working capital for any legitimate business. In fact, I would contend that they are not legitimate as they serve no real purpose to society, they are simply a form of legalized gambling... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:20:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Avoiding The Pitfalls of ETF Investing $SPY $IWV $GAF $IWF $EEM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have grown to become one of the most popular investment choices for retail investors. The total size of the global ETF market is over $1.5 trillion. The vast majority of the component assets are US or European in flavor. Growth rates in the industry are eye-popping at 20-30% annually. That’s a far cry from the more staid pace of mutual funds or other investment vehicles. The benefits of ETFs are compelling. Like mutual funds, they have broad exposure to multiple individual assetsthrough one vehicle. And like common stock, they have the ability to trade continually throughout the day just like a regular share of common stock. ETFs are generally passive in nature. So their turnover costs are lower on average than mutual funds, improving their tax efficiency. As the market evolves, investors are finding it easier to obtain exposure to an ever-growing range of asset types, from emerging markets (NYSEARCA:EEM) to currencies, commodities, and so on. But as the market undergoes this explosive growth phase, a few words of caution are appropriate... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:36:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>What You Need To Know About The New Copper ETF</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ One of the latest innovations in the ETF industry came in the form of the first exchange-traded fund offering exposure to copper, one of the most widely used and heavily-traded commodities in the world. The recently-launched United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA:CPER), which debuted earlier this month, is not the first exchange-traded product to offer investors access to copper; it comes along after two exchange-traded notes from iPath that focus exclusively on this natural resource. But the new fund from USCF is different from the other products on the market in a couple of key ways... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Short term view of Morgan Stanley</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here is a short term view of Morgan Stanley. I don't expect this sucker will push any higher than $15.50 at best before crashing back down again.

On another note here is also a picture of Clara Morgane... famous french ahem ahem "actress"... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:19:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>BlackRock’s Fink Is Worried About Leveraged ETFs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The war of words between the largest exchange traded fund manager, BlackRock, and the providers of leveraged ETFs heated up again Tuesday when BlackRock’s chief executive said the financial products need more disclosure.

“Our statements against leveraged ETFs are related to disclosure,” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said during a CNBC interview Tuesday.

BlackRock has been critical of leveraged products and says the funds shouldn’t be labeled ETFs... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:03:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Trade With The Odds In Your Favor (NYSEARCA:GLD, NYSEARCA:SPY, NYSEARCA:DIA, NYSEARCA:IWM, NASDAQ:QQQ) | ETF DAILY NEWS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stocks slid moderately lower on Monday on light trade. All five major indices closed in the bottom third of their respective trading ranges. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA: IWM) led the move lower as it fell 1.6% on the session. The S&amp;amp;P MidCap 400 dropped 1.1% while the S&amp;amp;P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) lost 1.0%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) showed the most resiliency as they shed 0.8% and 0.6% respectively. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:57:12 -0700</pubDate>
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