I noticed the crazy amount of assets going into SPY recently. That's not the only wild activity going on in ETF markets.
I want to go back to one of your earlier blogs, Jim ... the one where you reviewed SSgA's fund lineup.
For all of the attention that BGI, Vanguard, PowerShares and even ProShares, Rydex and Claymore have been getting lately, SSgA— with still the largest ETF and second-largest total ETF assets BY FAR—has quietly built a stable of world-class products.
It kind of feels like that seminal moment in every market cycle, when the pretenders begin to be weeded out by reality.
I have just read the latest Hougan additions to the "impact ETFs" discussion. Again, I'll share some deep secrets about my views on alpha and fees (be patient).
What trends have been driving ETF performance in 2007?
How do I love ETF Watch? Let me count the ways. It's the last word in the horse race that has become the exchange-traded product industry. Thanks Matt. And thanks for promising it will be weekly from now on.
Here they are. Five ETFs I REALLY like. Some of you will call me nuts. Some will have seen these coming all along.
The 401(k) market certainly is a racket, Jim. And it's a racket that puts Tony Soprano to shame.
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