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Despite the economic downturn, there is no downturn in the Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) business.
According to Murray Coleman, managing editor at IndexUniverse.com, 850 ETFs are in registration at the SEC as of January 31st, and there are several new issuers queuing up to get in the business.
The most recent addition is Charles Schwab [SCHW
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Not an original idea, but expect a lot more from them.
What about those other 800 ETFs in registration? Some are quantitative based, but others will be in small niches, including a relatively new entry: single-country ETFs.
Two weeks ago, Global X floated its InterBolsa Colombia ETF [GXG
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They will soon be coming out with Philippines, Peru, Argentina, Egypt and Nordic ETFs.
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- The New Dow Target
- Wall Street Fears Dodd Bill
- Have Loan Losses Peaked for European Banks?
- Dow Industrials at New Highs—But Other Indices Lag
- Risk Trade Is Back On
- HMOs Up Despite Looming House Vote
- What The Street Thinks of The Jobless Report
- Friday It's All About Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
- October Retail Sales—The Good, Bad and Ugly?
- When Good News = Good News
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