MarketsMuse ETF update courtesy of mid-day clip from CNBC Squawk Box 10 March, with exchange-traded fund expert guest, Eric Mustin, VP of ETF Trading Solutions for WallachBeth Capital..Editor Note: "Out of the mouths of babes..we won't challenge any market opinions, especially ones that might be appear contrary in the face…Read More

MarketMuse update profiles BlackRock's huge slash in investing cuts to cause pressure on rival is courtesy of Reuters' Simon Jessop 10 March story "1-British ETF price war heats up with BlackRock FTSE 100 fee cut" BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has slashed the cost of investing in Britain's oldest FTSE…Read More

MarketsMuse global macro strategy insight courtesy of extract from today's a.m. edition of Rareview Macro LLC's "Sight Beyond Sight", which includes references to the following ETFs: EMB, HYG and LQD.. For those already subscribing to "SBS", you already know that this market strategist incorporates a cross-asset model portfolio that has…Read More

MarketMuse blog update courtesy of InvestmentNews. With the anticipation of tech giant, Apple's launch event today and last week's announcement of  Apple joining the DOW, there is a lot to be excited about. However, InvestmentNews' Jeff Benjamin points out how it could hurt investors.  Investors and advisers who own shares…Read More

MarketsMuse update profiling Lattice Strategies roll-out of three new exchange-traded fund products is courtesy of extract from Zacks.com.. Here’s the snippet: San Francisco-based investment management firm – Lattice Strategies – which believes that disciplined, intentional and systematic allocation of risks is the most influential contributor to long-term growth of capital,…Read More

MarketsMuse update courtesy of below extract from Institutional Investor’s profile of Mario Gabelli and his investment vehicle GAMCO’s foray into the actively-managed ETF fracas. Now that exchange-traded funds are a better fit for active managers, Mario Gabelli is signing on. The seasoned investor — who eschews index funds — says…Read More

MarketMuse update profiles the billions of dollars that have flowed into bond ETFs over the past few years and an in depth look at the reasoning behind it courtesy of the Wall Street Journal . Institutions are piling into exchange-traded bond funds at the fastest pace on record, driven by forces…Read More

Nuveen, known as one of the exchange-traded-fund industry’s first pioneers is back, and now they’re loaded for bear with a fresh angle courtesy of parent company TIAA-CREF. Courtesy of InvestmentNew.com, here’s the long and the short of the Nuveen’s reincarnation:  Nuveen Investments Inc. is rebooting a campaign that may culminate…Read More

MarketsMuse.com blog update courtesy of press release from Tabb Group and profiles new research report focused on institutional investors’ growing use of corporate bond ETFs. NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In new research examining accelerating growth in the corporate bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) market, which has seen assets under management (AuM)…Read More

Are you beginning to wonder why there is an avalanche of news stories profiling corporate bond ETFs? As we’ve posted here at MarketsMuse.com, one good reason might be rising concerns that when interest rates tick up and bond prices tick down, there could be a rush to the exits on…Read More

MarketsMuse blog update courtesy of extract from 27 Feb story from ETF.com’s Elisabeth Kashner and her profile of prop trading firm Virtu, the high-frequency (HFT)“Virtu’s HFT Way To Play Crazy Oil Market”   [caption id="attachment_2917" align="alignleft" width="105"] Elisabeth Kashner, ETF.com[/caption] Would you ever sell something to yourself and pay someone…Read More

MarketsMuse update inspired by yesterday’s column by Tom Lydon/ETFtrends.com and smacks at the heart of what certain “bomb throwers” believe could be a Black Swan event, albeit an event that may not be driven by a global crisis or surprise economic event. The event in question will, in theory, take…Read More

MarketsMuse update courtesy of extract from Olly Ludwig’s ETF.com profile of Direxion Shares’ latest levered product. Continuing in the direction of embracing RIAs, Direxion is hoping the latest incarnation will further innovate and provide investment advisors with a new tool. Here’s the opening from ETF.com’s profile…. [caption id="attachment_2906" align="alignleft" width="150"]…Read More

MarketMuse update courtesy of extract from Todd Shriber's latest piece at ETFTrends.  Shares of Pharmacyclics (NasdaqGS: PCYC), a maker of cancer treatments, surged nearly 17% Wednesday, extending a run that has seen the stock surge 80.1% this year, on news that the California-based company is mulling a sale. Citing unidentified…Read More

MarketMuse update courtesy of ETFTrends' Todd Shriber looking at China related ETFs.  In the Chinese zodiac, 2015 is the year of the goat, but a popular exchange traded fund tracking China’s onshore equities is getting bearish treatment. The Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEArca: ASHR), the largest U.S-listed A-shares…Read More

MarketsMuse update profiling the debut of bond guru and DoubleLine Capital’s founder Jeff Gundlach’s first foray into the ETF space is courtesy of ETF.com.The SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF (TOTL) is launching today (Tuesday, Feb. 24). The $TOTL exchange-traded fund invests in just about every type of debt security,…Read More

MarketMuse update courtesy of Yahoo Finance from ETF Trends.  Earlier in the week, MarketMuse profiled cyber security ETFs recent boost and today, Brokerdealer.com profiled how J.P. Morgan's war on cyber security is costing bankers' jobs, so it only seemed fitting that MarketMuse combine to two subjects for today's MarketMuse post. Since the threat of cyber security…Read More

MarketMuse update is courtesy of CNBC. CEO and Founder of Betterment , Jon Stein, offered his commentary on this issue to CNBC. Betterment is an automated investing service that provides optimized investment returns for individual, IRA, Roth IRA & rollover 401(k) accounts. There's a natural progression in the way the public responds…Read More