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Research Affiliates-Negative Rates Are Dangerous to Your Wealth
April 14, 2016--Key Points
1. Investors are wise to be concerned by zero and negative interest rate policies promulgated by central bankers, because starting yields predict future investment returns. Zero real interest rates predict zero real returns, and negative real interest rates predict negative real returns.
2. For long-term investors, risk is more about failing to meet wealth accumulation goals than about short-term changes in the price of their portfolios; thus, the more appropriate measure of risk is the estimated probability of reaching or failing to reach the desired or needed long-term real return level.
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Source: Research Affiliates
Van Eck(R) Merk®(R) Gold Trust Reaches $100 million in Assets
April 14, 2016--Van Eck Merk Gold Trust (NYSE Arca: OUNZ), launched in May,, 2014, has surpassed $100 million in assets under management.
"We increasingly see investors drawn to OUNZ not only for the simple ETF access it provides to gold, but also its unique feature that enables investors to take delivery of their gold," said Brandon Rakszawski, ETF Product Manager for Van Eck.
"We are thrilled that our partnership with VanEck has been embraced by investors," said Axel Merk, President of Merk Investments, the sponsor of OUNZ. "Investors tell us OUNZ is exactly what they are looking for-a deliverable gold ETF to diversify their portfolio."
FBR-Beige Book-Current Economic Conditions
April 13, 2016--Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that national economic activity continued to expand in late February and March, though the pace of growth varied across Districts. Most Districts said that economic growth was in the modest to moderate range and that contacts expected growth would remain in that range going forward.
Consumer spending increased modestly in most Districts and reports on tourism were mostly positive. Labor market conditions continued to strengthen and business spending generally expanded across most Districts. Demand for nonfinancial services grew moderately overall. Manufacturing activity increased in most Districts. Construction and real estate activity also expanded. Credit conditions improved, on net, in most Districts. Low prices weighed on energy and mining output as well as prospects for agricultural producers. Overall, prices increased modestly across the majority of Districts, and input cost pressures continued to ease.
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Source: FBR
Regulator Joins Nasdaq Chief in Warning About Too Many Tests
April 12, 2016--SEC's Luparello cautions against running too many market tests
Nasdaq's Greifeld promotes simulations, not real-world pilots
Experiments testing changes to the plumbing of the U.S. stock market could clog it up instead, according to a regulator and exchange executive.
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Source: Bloomberg
AdvisorShares Active ETF Report: Sustained Growth
April 12, 2016--Assets in actively managed ETFs increased by $425 million, or 1.75%, to $24.706 billion. There was one fund closure last month, which takes the overall count down to 136.
Asset flows at the category level were more evenly dispersed with Alternative Income growing by $185 million and $183 million flowing into High Yield. The AdvisorShares WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF (NYSE Arca: AADR) and the AdvisorShares Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF (NYSE Arca: MINC) have both earned a five-star Morningstar rating.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Latin America Faces Policy Dilemmas Post Boom
April 12, 2016--Region's average growth to remain below zero in 2016
Mexico, Central American and Caribbean growing at 2.5%
Commodity exporters face difficult balance between short-term demands and long-term aspirations
As Latin America and the Caribbean enters its fifth year of economic slowdown and its second year of contraction due to an external environment particularly adverse to commodity exporters in South America, countries are struggling to find a balance between reducing spending and minimizing its effects on economic activity and hard-won social gains.
view the The Commodity Cycle in Latin America: Mirages and Dilemmas report
Source: World Bank
Horizons ETFs Launches Canada's Lowest Cost Dividend ETF
New ETF provides low-cost, tax-efficient exposure to Canada's largest dividend payers
April 11, 2016--Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is pleased to announce the launch of the Horizons Cdn High Dividend Index ETF ("HXH"), which will provide investors with low-cost, tax-efficient exposure to high dividend paying Canadian companies
Units of the exchange traded fund ("ETF") will begin trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") in Canadian dollars under the ticker symbol "HXH."
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
Infographic-See How the Internet of Things Will Change Your Life
April 10, 2016--The dawn of the Internet of Things (IoT) era is already upon us, but for many people there is a chance that the future impact of the IoT is still pretty unclear.
What is the scale of this technological shift, and how exactly will our day-to-day lives be changed by more everyday devices being connected to the web?
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
April 8, 2016--The current reports for the week of April 5, 2016 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
