Ralph F

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    • Mon Jun 25th 05:22 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Single Country Emerging Markets ETFs, ETNs and Closed-End Funds
      No it isn't -- the EU won't let them in.
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    • Mon Jun 25th 05:19 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Single Country Middle East & Africa ETFs and Closed-End Funds
      Does anyone have any opinions on ISL? Is it well managed? Fees?

      There really should be an Israel index ETF, because there are a lot of Israeli publicly traded companies on the NASDAQ and locally. Why hasn't someone issued this one?
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    • Sun Jun 24th 17:01 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Verizon CEO Unruffled by iPhone - Barron's
      The Chocolate has horrible usability. He's in defense mode.
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    • Thu Jun 21st 15:33 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Van Eck Adding Nuclear Energy ETF
      Any idea what the ticker symbol of the new Van Eck ETF will be?
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    • Thu Jun 21st 15:29 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      How to Win the China Piracy Battle
      Excellent article. Particularly:
      <blockquote>The problem is more a matter of economics than of a morally corrupt Chinese populace. As the disposable incomes of Chinese consumers continue to grow, brand loyalty gains currency, and domestic Chinese companies begin to lose revenue to pirates, intellectual property problems will be solved in much the same way as they were in Taiwan and Korea. Smart multinationals will make sure they are in a strong position to reap the benefits in China.</blockquote&...
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    • Thu Jun 21st 15:27 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Nuveen Takeover Makes Legg Mason and Federated Look Cheap
      I wonder whether part of what drove the Nuveen acquisition was the opportunity to convert all the closed-end bond funds into ETFs, and become a huge ETF player in one shot.
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    • Thu Jun 21st 15:11 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      First Trust Family of ETFs Continues To Get Little Investor Love
      How do these quant ETFs look from an investment perspective, not only liquidity?
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    • Thu Jun 21st 14:50 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Australian Stocks: 14 Ways to Invest Down Under
      Isn't it easier to just buy the iShares Australia index ETF, ticker EWA?
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    • Thu Jun 21st 14:41 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Four Picks in a Retail Slowdown
      Look at the hit WU took when Verizon just now announced its payments via cell phone. WU is old, expensive technology. I'd never go long this stock.
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    • Wed Jun 20th 10:02 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      On the First Trust Value Line 100 ETF Conversion: Advantages and Drawbacks
      "There are four things that eventually happen when closed-end funds trade at large discounts and sophisticated, large investors get involved... Otherwise, the large asset management companies will not find it lucrative enough to bring out new closed-end funds and they will die out."

      Why shouldn't they die out? If they trade at discounts to net asset value, they're a lousy deal for the initial investors, and the 4 outcomes you mention are just the market's way of closing the discount.
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    • Tue Jun 19th 01:46 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Yahoo Shakeout: CEO Semel Out, Co-Founder Yang In
      Surprising that the stock traded up so much, as the catalyst for Semel's departure was that Yahoo will miss consensus estimates for the year. From sell-side analyst Bill Morrison's note:

      <blockquote>Whil... we think the management change was needed, and a positive step for the company, the news was offset by a modification to guidance for 2Q and 2007. Business appears to mixed for Yahoo! nearly half way through 2007; Panama is tracking ahead of expectations during the second quarter, but the positive search trends is being offset by weakness in Yahoo!'s display ad business and the company's affiliate network. Despite Panama achieving earlier than expected annual double digit gains in revenue per search (RPS), management conceded that overall growth for both the quarter and the back end of 2007 would be between the midpoint and the lower end of the company's revenue and EBITDA guidance range.</blockquote&...
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    • Mon Jun 18th 16:12 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Interactive Q&A: Bruce Shear, President and CEO of Pioneer Behavioral Health (PHC)
      Hi Bruce, thanks for doing this interview. Can you talk about your margins -- what do they look like for different kinds of services, and is there much leverage in your model as you grow?
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    • Mon Jun 18th 16:08 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Tax Advantages of Inverse ETFs Not So Clear
      Interesting -- thank you. It looks like the ProShares inverse ETFs are most attractive for retail investors who want to short stocks in accounts that don't allow that, such as IRAs. Going long an inverse ETF achieves the same thing but technically with a long position.
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    • Sun Jun 17th 15:02 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Barron's Mid-2007 Analyst Roundtable
      How can PFN yield 8.9%? I assume it's leveraged. It would be interesting to know by how much and what the risks are.
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    • Sun Jun 17th 14:06 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Six Amusement and Theme Park Stocks to Enjoy This Summer
      Is there any evidence that these stocks trade up before the summer?
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