Index Universe is an independent information and data website focused on ETFs, indexing and indexes in all their dimensions--index funds as long-term investments, ETFs as trading vehicles, index benchmarks for performance measurement and asset allocation, and index derivatives for hedging and speculation. Coverage is global in scope, and includes domestic and foreign stocks, fixed-income, balanced, hedge fund and commodity benchmarks and index products. IndexUniverse aims to be the most comprehensive resource about indexing for investment professionals, sophisticated individual investors, academia and novices. It's the wide world of indexing... and beyond. http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features.html Tue, 13 May 2008 13:13:53 -0400 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4101-the-long-road-worlds-brightest-students-focus-on-index-investing.html Contest among top colleges awards students with best new ideas for creating investable indexes.

]]> Features Fri, 09 May 2008 21:47:47 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4091-etf-watch-april-25-may-6.html Inverse bond ETFs from ProShares, more long and short commodity ETNs and Direxion files for 36 triple-long and triple-short ETFs.

]]> Features Wed, 07 May 2008 18:56:02 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4087-an-overview-of-european-commodity-etfs-and-etcs.html Europe leads the U.S. in innovation for commodity funds, and Amery reviews the leading products in Europe.

]]> Features Tue, 06 May 2008 20:37:21 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4082-optimize-social-security-benefits-for-retirement.html Tools exist now on the Internet to easily see when the optimal time is to start taking your Social Security payments to maximize income.

]]> Features Mon, 05 May 2008 19:01:59 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4078-the-long-road-japan-remains-an-enigma.html With U.S. and European stock markets moving down or sideways, investors are eyeing another major economic superpower: Japan.

]]> Features Fri, 02 May 2008 22:52:24 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4058-slowdown-in-latin-america.html Facing increasing headwinds, some analysts wonder if the world's hottest emerging market is about to see its bubble burst. 

]]> Features Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:11:53 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4031-portfolio-review-clark-bullish-on-energy-materials.html Features Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:34:12 -0400 http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/features/12/4030-straight-from-the-source-philippe-el-asmar.html IndexUniverse.com chats with one of the key people behind the iPath family of ETNs.

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