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Can the news help your ETF portfolio construction?

by Henry Becker 03.11.2010
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Yes! As an investment advisor I read just about everything I can. On a daily basis I read the Financial Times, Bloomberg.com, WSJ.com, Reuters, and the AP. A look at some of the headlines in the last few days might give you some insight as to what ETFs you might be looking at to build [...]

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Playing Asia

by Henry Becker 02.08.2010
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In the last year more than a few notable market strategists, economists and investing luminaries have all pointed to one region of the world to continue growing – Asia. Asia is can mean different things to each person. So, lets be clear we are not talking Japan or India. We are talking Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, [...]

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Should a miracle be in your portfolio?

by Henry Becker 07.13.2009
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The Miracle on the Han River, also known as South Korea, is an impressive story.  South Korea is the 15th largest economy in the world and home to the second largest metropolitan area in the world, Seoul.  Additionally, South Korea is a world leader in ship building, automobile manufacturing and steel manufacturing.  Where South Korea [...]

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