Meanwhile, a veritable cage fight erupted in the media yesterday, following Nouriel Roubini's presentation a the Inside Commodities conference this writer ...
“It is very hard to justify oil going from $30 to above $80 based only on the fundamentals of supply and demand,” Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the global economic crisis, said today at the Inside Commodities Conference in New York.
Matthew Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com, in Bar Harbor, Maine, said Vanguard has probably done best among cost-conscious smaller investors who buy and ...
Writing in the May-June issue of the “Journal of Indexes,” Robert Arnott, chief executive of the investment firm Research Affiliates in Newport Beach, ....
"I think adjusting for risk is a good idea," said Matt Hougan senior editor of the Journal of Indexes. "I'm excited to see Morningstar move into this space. ...
"I think adjusting for risk is a good idea," said Matt Hougan senior editor of the Journal of Indexes. "I'm excited to see Morningstar move into this space. ...
“It's more challenging than some people thought,” said Matt Hougan, senior editor of the Journal of Indexes. “It's too much risk, and too much hassle for ...
...for the Journal of Indexes. “Most observers, whether bond sceptics or advocates, would be shocked to learn that the 40-year excess return for stocks, ...
Matt Hougan, managing director of ETF Analytics at IndexUniverse.com, explains what happened and what it means for other commodity-linked exchange traded products.
"I'm surprised at how vanilla the offerings are," says Matt Hougan, editor of Index Universe, an ETF industry newsletter. Pimco's latest TIPS offering is an exception, but generally, "there's nothing new there at all."
"It's ominous," said Matt Hougan, director of exchange-traded fund analysis at IndexUniverse.com. "It's the first shoe to drop, and won't be the last."
Concerns over hte future of the commodity ETFs continue to grow amid news of CFTC investigations, with John Hyland, United States Commodity Funds; Matt Hougan, IndexUniverse.com; and CNBC's Bob Pisani.
"Individual investors losing out: That's the risk with this zombie underclass" of ETFs, said Matt Hougan, director of ETF analysis for IndexUniverse.com. ...
“Every day the drumbeat gets a little louder,” says Matt Hougan, director of ETF analysis at IndexUniverse.com. “I would bet they will survive in some form, but not in the way we’re used to.”
Matt Hougan, editor at IndexUniverse.com, said the industry is worried about potential "headaches" if the CFTC puts new position limits in place for energy futures. Such restrictions could hamper their day-to-day operations.
"Commodity ETFs and ETNs are in regulators' sights," he said. "There is a real risk whether these products will exist in the same format in six months."
... they're one of the three or four biggest index providers in the ETF universe," said Matthew Hougan, director of ETF analysis at IndexUniverse.com. ...
...said Matt Hougan, editor of the Exchange-Traded Funds Report. "Eventually they will run out of bullets in ways to provide accurate exposure to commodities."
Setting position limits in futures markets could "increase ETFs' expense, their tracking error, and ultimately, it makes them less transparent, makes them a worse product," said Matt Hougan, editor of the Exchange-Traded Funds Report.
Matthew Hougan, editor of Exchange-Traded Funds Report, a newsletter in Bar Harbor, Maine, said the monthly funds would create different problems for ...
"They work like a teeter-totter," says Matt Hougan, editor-in-chief of IndexUniverse.com and the Exchange-Traded Funds Report. "It's an odd mechanism for ...
While countless individuals have contributed to the industry’s meteoric rise, 25 people stand out for contributions that have guided ETF investing from its conception to widespread acceptance among all breeds of investors.
Additionally, investors seemed to do the worst in high-profile and volatile sectors such as emerging markets, financials and REITs, states Matt Hougan for ...
But it is up to the investor to understand the intricacies of how these funds work, reports Matthew Hougan for Index Universe. Commodity ETFs are another ...
Indeed, ETF guru Jim Wiandt of IndexUniverse says: “This BlackRock deal is big not just for the index/ETF industry, but the financial sector in general. ...
"...If you're worried about over-concentration [in a few stocks], you might consider an equal-weighted sector fund," says Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com...
Matt Hougan, senior editor of the Journal of Indexes, said Arnott's article showing the outperformance of bonds over the past four decades has touched off a ...
US ETFs attracted $178 billion in net inflows in 2008, according to IndexUniverse.com, a Web site that tracks the data. Stock and bond mutual funds lost ...
... to 0.04% on this institutional business. "Most of the money that BGI makes comes from securities lending," said Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com.
... consultants Research Affiliates and former editor of the Financial Analysts Journal, wrote in a paper published in the latest Journal of Indexes. ...
IndexUniverse has a model portfolio that costs about one-eighth of a percentage point (in underlying fund fees; the site itself is free, and I've linked to ...
Even though iShares, with about $300 billion in assets, is a small portion of BGI, Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com, estimates that ETFs would ...
The ETF industry won't easily give up gains made during the recent bear market, says IndexUniverse.com editor Matt Hougan. Q. ProShares recently announced ...
May 2009
Kiplinger's Retirement Report
Keep It Simple When You Invest in ETFs
"Don't make it too complicated, keep your costs low, and keep your diversification high," says Jim Wiandt, publisher of IndexUniverse.com...
"Tax efficiency goes out the window with commodity and currency ETFs," says Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com. There are two main types of ETFs that ...
… seed that has been planted, so you could see a fund firm basically buy the current franchise and expand it," said Jim Wiandt , publisher of IndexUniverse.com, which tracks the ETF business. "Even if they do not buy the iShares business …
According to indexuniverse.com, so far in 2009 nearly half of the new money in exchange-traded funds has gone into ETFs that bet on gold, oil, real estate, ...
According to Murray Coleman, managing editor at IndexUniverse.com, 850 ETFs are in registration at the SEC as of January 31st, and there are several new ...
“It’s an obvious market opportunity,” James Wiandt, publisher of New York-based IndexUniverse.com, a Web site devoted to ETFs, said in an interview. ...
Matthew Hougan, an IndexUniverse.com editor who covers ETFs, said he was very surprised by Tuesday's announcement. Northern Trust spent years developing the ...
Although enthusiasm for China has been waning, Jim Wiandt, editor and publisher of the Journal of Indexes and publisher of IndexUniverse.com, says it would be unwise not to put some money to work in a country that...
... investors are more likely to notice the drag on performance caused by the fees active managers charge,” says Jim Wiandt, publisher of IndexUniverse.com. ...
ProShares' ETF assets more than doubled to $20.5 billion last year, according to IndexUniverse.com However, the industry's assets continue to be highly ...
The results were "so far outside the norm its almost bewildering," says Matt Hougan, editor of ETF Web site indexuniverse.com. "It's off the charts. ...
When offering advice regarding various financial products, Jim Wiandt, editor and publisher of the Journal of Indexes and publisher of IndexUniverse.com, puts it like this: "If you don't understand it, you shouldn't be in it."
Referring to high-risk trading, especially with leveraged funds, Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com states "They strike me as a bit crazy" for average investors.
Katy Marguardt asks a question many investors wonder about: whether ETFs make sense for the average investor. The Journal of Indexes'' Jim Wiandt gives his answer.
… Strategists, Northern Trust Global Investments Cliff Weber, Senior Vice President, NYSE Alternext U.S. ETF Marketplace Jim Wiandt , Editor, Journal of Indexes Jason Zweig, Columnist, Wall Street Journal
The Tacoma News Tribune, the leading newspaper for Russell Indexes' hometown of Tacoma, credits IndexUniverse.com for breaking the story about Kelly Haughton's departure from Russell.
If PIMCO is successful in launching active ETFs, says Matt Hougan, editor of IndexUniverse.com, "all the other players will see that ETFs are a threat to their business."
