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ETFs celebrate 20th birthday

In March of 1990, the Toronto 35 Index Participation units (TIPs) were introduced on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). This was the world’s introduction to the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), a single stock that represents a basket of securities, usually tied to an index. To give some context to this invention, 20 years later, in […]

By Laura Busch |April 23, 2010

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FIE gets common class units

Claymore Investments is making common class units of their Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF (TSX:FIE) available for trading on the TSX. The Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF invests in equity and debt related securities involved in the Canadian financial sector. The diversified portfolio consists mostly of securities including: common shares, preferred shares, corporate bonds and […]

By John Powell |April 16, 2010

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Bond ETFs demystified

Bond ETFs have gained in popularity in the decade since their inauguration in Canada, but there are subtleties in their investment characteristics that are often misunderstood. Four of these characteristics will be examined in this article: the potential for capital loss in a bond ETF, relative to a buy-and-hold strategy; not all ETF holdings labelled […]

By James Hymas |April 15, 2010

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BetaPro makes ETF history

Crude oil versus natural gas is one of the most widely followed price relationships in the commodity marketplace. Both commodities are used in the energy generation process. When they converge or diverge in price, investors can take advantage of whatever the current spread is.

By John Powell |April 14, 2010

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