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Tech

ETF Spotlight: Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN)

March 25, 2012

Only blind investors have missed the on-going boom in online stocks. The year-ended 2011 brought a slew of new tech IPOs, and it is expected that the dot com juggernaut, Facebook, will IPO later in 2012. So how can investors play the internet sector? We’ll take a look at the Dow Jones Internet Index Fund [...]

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Social Media ETF – There Can Be Only ONE…

August 22, 2011

The Social Media ETF is here, or so it’s called.  Recently, Global X filed with the SEC (source) to launch a Social Media ETF which will be based on the The Solactive Social Media Index which is representative of business ventures involved social networking, file sharing, and other online media applications. The holdings will be [...]

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Cloud Computing ETF: Where There’s a Fad, There’s an ETF

July 6, 2011

According to this article published at SeekingAlpha, companies deemed to be engaged in the cloud computing industry are allocated to one of three buckets: I knew it was just a matter of time before we had a cloud computing ETF.  After all, we had the Rare Earth Metals ETF debut shortly after China made headlines [...]

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Pandora IPO Is Coming – RUN!!!!

June 14, 2011

‘Tis the season for web-based IPOs.  After LinkedIn’s (LNKD) volatile launch and the much-maligned Groupon IPO filing, Pandora is readying their IPO as well.  While I like the music service as an alternative to my Sirius (SIRI) satellite, I certainly won’t be investing in Pandora’s IPO.  My reasons are both anecdotal and market-based. Ads – [...]

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