24.07.2012 - Could commodity ETFs really kill the economy?
Few things have expanded the investing toolbox of the average investor more than exchange-traded funds. Over the past 20 years, ETFs have gone from being simple index-fund clones of popular stock market benchmarks to encompass just about any asset class imaginable, from international bonds to stocks of every flavor, location, and size. Yet with nearly 1,500 ETFs available that hold a total of roughly $1.2 trillion in assets, the ones that have drawn some controversy lately are a seemingly innocuous pair of new commodity-oriented funds, as Barron's reported last week...............................................Full Article: Source
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