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The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Cash In on Volatility Bouncy markets make these strategies more attractive. What many people don't realize is that the level of market volatility itself is a measure that investors can buy and sell.  |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Will Be the Next Hot Investment If the current correction turns into a longer bout of bearishness, then you can definitely expect to see a lot more volatility-linked investments.  |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: Volatility ETN (VXX) The Federal Open Market Committee meeting is on tap today, with the central bank scheduled to announce its policy decision later today in Washington D.C.  |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
Investors: See No Risk, Hear No Risk The fact that the VIX index is lower today than its average value going back more than 20 years does suggest that investors are being complacent about the risks associated with owning stocks.  |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 Toddi Gutner |
Yellow Light On The Street? The VIX, a long-watched volatility index, is down, which could signal trouble for the stock market.  |
Registered Rep. December 31, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Eight Novel ETFs Looking to Break Into 2013 These proposed funds run the gamut from simple to complex. All are intriguing.  |
Financial Advisor January 2012 Tom Lydon |
Separating Myths From Facts There is plenty of evidence that the claims made against leveraged ETFs are false.  |
Registered Rep. January 23, 2013 Brad Zigler |
"Hedge" Is the Word for 2013 In 2013, the market for alternative investment exchange-traded products seems to revolve around one word. That word is "hedge." Judging by their proportion of regulatory filings and launches last quarter, product sponsors are keen on risk-controlled equity and bond plays.  |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How to Love and Profit From Roller-Coaster Markets Some strategies work well with lots of ups and downs.  |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2010 Morgan Housel |
The VIX Says Sell? Bull! A lot of investors are getting fired up about the VIX, the "fear gauge," lately. Is it time to sell?  |
Investment Advisor January 1, 2011 Alan Snyder |
Investing in Commodities and Futures Can a commodities index compete with actively managed accounts?  |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Marla Brill |
Handle With Care Inverse and leveraged inverse ETFs can help battle a bear market, but you need to watch them carefully.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Three ETFs I Wouldn't Feed to My Dog Here are three ETPs that the industry could do without.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Alexander Crawford |
Volatility Outlook: Brace Yourselves, Analysts Predict Even Wilder Market Swings Will these stocks continue to see gains during extreme volatility?  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Marla Brill |
Wading Back In Last year's credit crunch and commodities crash sent assets in exchange-traded notes plummeting. Now, investors are taking a second look.  |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Meet the Fear Index The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, also known as the VIX, is one way investors measure how volatile they expect the markets to be in the near future.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Geoff Considine |
Cracking the Code All portfolio strategies depend on the expected level of stock market volatility. The assumed future volatilities of equities and other risky assets have substantial implications for determining whether a specific portfolio is suitable to an investor's needs.  |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Market Zigzags and Your Money Unless you stick with ultra-safe investments such as Treasury bills or bank CDs, volatility and investing go hand-in-hand.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011 Jared Cummans |
Commodity ETFs: It Takes Two to Contango We outline five ETFs currently exhibiting contango patterns for investors interested in this budding industry.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures?  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Jeff Ptak |
Advisors: Proceed With Caution When Using ETFs While they are a great tool, advisors must proceed cautiously when considering ETF strategies, such as bond ETFs and more exotic offerings, such as commodity tracking funds, leveraged ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes.  |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2010 Brad Zigler |
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products? The tumult in the equities markets has forced a lot of investors and advisors to consider diversifying their portfolios with alternative asset classes.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Precious Metals ETFs: Finding the Best Fit Want more balanced exposure to precious metals? Consider these ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Oil ETF Investing: 5 Ways to Play Read this to help you decide how to bet on one of the world's most sought-after resources.  |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
A Cheaper Way to Lock In Profits If you're looking to take advantage of a strategy that could help you preserve most of the money you've recovered in the past two months, there's good news: It's a lot less expensive to protect yourself than it was earlier this year.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride.  |
Registered Rep. August 16, 2012 Brad Zigler |
Surfing the Yield Curve for Fun and Profit In their quest for alpha, hedge fund managers employ a number of market-neutral arbitrage tactics to exploit valuation differences between fixed income securities or contracts.  |
Registered Rep. April 19, 2011 Brad Zigler |
The Error of ETP Ways Investors and their advisors are often surprised by the disparate results obtained from their exchange-traded note and fund allocations.  |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
What's Fair Value? Confused by market jargon? Here's the simple scoop. The term fair value refers to a relationship that exists between stocks and stock futures.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Are You Prepared for a Market Correction? Volatility is coming -- get ready for it.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
The Inverse Of Gold? Gold prices may have topped. How can you profit from a decline in gold without using margin? New exchange traded notes offer some advantages over shorting long-gold ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
When Will the Wild Price Swings End? Better question: How can you profit from them?  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Jared Cummans |
An ETF to "Beef Up" Your Portfolio Time to moooove your assets? Keep ETF COW in focus as cattle futures spike.  |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2011 Lipman & Esterhuizen |
BRIC Stocks: Welcome to the Decade of Living Dangerously These international stocks might provide an interesting hedge for short-term market swings, while giving you exposure to long-term growth trends.  |
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Joseph Weber |
Investing: Riding The Roller Coaster A few years ago volatility traders were niche players at big banks. Now they're moving to established hedge funds or setting up their own so-called vol funds. The pitch to prospective investors: Volatility should be considered an asset class in itself, like stocks, bonds, or commodities.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Commodities Hit the Exchange (Again) The commodities boom launches another investment. The S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity Total Return Strategy Index exchange-traded note is a new vehicle from Goldman Sachs that tracks the S&P GSCI Index.  |
Financial Advisor February 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Advisor news: Morningstar Enhances Research, Expands Indexes... Rydex Offers New Equal Weight ETFs... Fiserv Offers New Technology Tools... ProShares Launches First Volatility ETFs... Van Eck Creates New Fund... New Natixis Funds...  |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Michael Johnston |
6 ETFs That Surged in January These exchange-traded products gained at least 10% during January: Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN... iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund... iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund... Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF... iPath Dow Jones UBS Cotton ETN... iPath Dow Jones-UBS Tin ETN...  |
Financial Advisor September 2011 James Picerno |
Can Volatility Be Tamed? Yes, according to a new breed of equity hedging strategies.  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2011 Alex Dumortier |
Libya: Hedging Against Black Swans Is it desirable to hedge your portfolio against the Black Swan type of risk? And if so, how does one go about it?  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Volatility Will Make You Rich Don't think of volatility as your enemy. Although big price drops can bring temporary pain to your portfolio, they also give you a shot to pick up stock market bargains and multiply your returns.  |
Registered Rep. February 7, 2012 Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: Managed Futures for Crisis Alpha, But What About the New Normal? The majority of managed futures managers are trend followers, meaning they react to price movement and ride trends. They don't try to make a prediction about where the markets are headed. The hard part is knowing you're in a trend when it's happening.  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities.  |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs' Newest Rival Exchange-traded notes may give ETFs a run for their money.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Precious Metal ETFs What makes precious metals funds so attractive is that they offer investors the ability to gain unleveraged exposure to gold and other precious metals without taking delivery of physical metal or trading futures contracts.  |
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Lewis Braham |
A Two-Way Wager On Commodities Rydex' new fund allows investors to play the ups and downs of the futures market.  |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2007 Frederik Balfour |
Can China Defuse Its Stock Market? Index futures might create stability, but Beijing fears they could prick the bubble.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure?  |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are Options Your Only Hope? With share values falling through the floor, some investors have turned to the options market for protection from further declines. But there's a catch.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2009 Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Long and Short of Oil ETFs Price volatility has made the energy sector something for ETF investors to watch. There are currently more than a dozen exchange-traded funds that have an oil focus, with both long and short funds to choose from.  |