Highest Silver Prices in Twenty Years Attributed to New Exchange Traded Fund
San Francisco, CA (ContentDesk) March 24, 2006 -- Exchange Traded Funds have broken the barrier of yet another sector. The move of Exchange Traded Funds into the commodities sector continued after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved rule changes that would allow Barclays iShares Silver Trust, to begin trading on the American Stock Exchange. This gives investors yet more choices in the ETF marketplace. The iShares Silver Trust will be backed by silver held in London vaults. It will be modeled after the StreetTracks
Gold Trust ETF.
This is expected to soak up much of the available supply of
silver, which will increase demand and drive up prices. This has temporarily affected the gold market. Some investors are now selling gold and buying silver in anticipation of a price run up in silver. This market is very volatile as it has always been. The SEC does not think this new fund will put a squeeze on the supply of silver.
Others have a different opinion.This latest ETF is aimed to satisfy the investors desire for commodity related Exchange traded Funds. The earliest Exchange Traded Funds were closer to index Mutual Funds. The main investors then were institutional. In recent years the number and range of ETFs has exploded. No longer do they reflect just major indexes such as the Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Russell 2000.
There are all kinds of Exchange Traded Funds, following sectors that equities indexes are not designed for. Now there are more commodity related ETFs coming on board.This is no mystery. The price of Silver skyrocketed 30% in 2005 while the S & P 500 gained just 3%. In the near future the prognosis for US based stocks will not change much. That leaves investors to search for other areas of investments.
In the near future those investments that are likely
to provide the greatest return are commodities. The world of Exchange Traded Funds is changing quickly. Keep on top of all the developments at www.exchangetradedfundinvesting.com..
Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 500 Hedge Funds in Energy & Environment
Houston, TX; New York, NY (ContentDesk) May 15, 2006 -- The Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC (EHFC, www.energyhedgefunds.com) is now tracking over 500 hedge funds that have a substantial energy or environmental content in its Directory of Energy Hedge Funds. The number of energy hedge funds has steadily grown over the last 24-months as investor appetite for commodities generally and energy commodities specifically, has soared. The majority of energy hedge funds are either commodity trading or equity long/short funds with the most recent growth in commodity trading funds taking place in Europe. Over 5-percent of the hedge fund universe now has a good deal of exposure to energy via commodities, equities and debt, said Dr. Gary M. Vasey, Co-Principal of the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC.
Many other hedge funds also have some energy exposure today marking the transition of energy from a ...
Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 500 Hedge Funds in Energy & Environment
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Netage Releases Next Generation Version of Deal, Contact and Investor Relations Management Software, Dynamo Enterprise 5.0
Watertown, MA (ContentDesk) May 15, 2006 -- Netage Solutions, Inc., the global provider of front-office software for the alternative investments community -- private equity, venture capital, real estate, hedge funds, funds of funds, and institutional investors -- is pleased to announce the availability of Dynamo Enterprise 5.0, the next generation of the Dynamo Suite line of products for deal, contact, and investor relations management.Designed to meet the specialized deal, fundraising, investor relations and reporting requirements of alternative asset management companies, Dynamo 5.0 creates dramatic efficiencies in the workflow of investment teams, improves investor communication and user experience, and speeds up adoption. Each user can now not only simplify their interface to keep the features they need to use, but also visualize all relationships between entities and see important summary information in an instant. Dynamo 5.0 allows users to have a distinct view of their workflow...
Netage Releases Next Generation Version of Deal, Contact and Investor Relations Management Software, Dynamo Enterprise 5.0
Hedge funds > Netage Releases Next Generation Version of Deal, Contact and Investor Relations Management Software, Dynamo Enterprise 5.0
New Mutual Fund Guide Targets Novice Investors
San Diego, CA (ContentDesk) March 1, 2006 -- In eight chapters, his Beginner's Guide to Top Low Cost Common Stock Mutual Funds (ISBN: 1-4116 6908-8) explains to first time investors how funds work, their tax aspects, guidelines about when to sell, and why a buy-and-hold strategy beats market timing.
In addition, he details for purchase 13 top low cost funds, including one that over three decades turned $10,000 into
$395,000.
"Making money in the stock market is a no brainer," he says, "if you just let our economy, a tremendous money-making machine, work for you.
And you can make it work for you by having patience and buying and holding for the long term proven quality funds." About the AuthorSteve Haberman practices what he preaches.
For over 30 years, through good and bad times, he's invested in no load funds.
Through his common sense approach, he's profited greatly and been able to travel extensively throughout Europe.
On...
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Strategic Capital Advisors, LLC, Brokers Three Key Acquisitions for Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.
Strategic Capital Advisors, LLC, led by founder Arthur J. Drago, brokered three strategic deals for Boston-based Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. in 2004, bringing the Pioneer family of funds approximately $3.3 billion in assets and the adoption of 13 funds inclusive.The latest transaction was Pioneer's $3.1 billion acquisition of 22 Safeco (Nasdaq: SAFC) mutual funds from the Seattle-based insurance company. Seven of these funds were reorganized as Pioneer funds; fifteen were merged into existing Pioneer funds. Earlier in the year, two Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge Investments, LLC, Chicago) equity funds with a total of $25 million in assets were reorganized as Pioneer Oak Ridge funds, and four Papp (L.
Roy Papp & Associates, LLP, Phoenix, AZ) equity funds with a total of $153 million in assets were reorganized as Pioneer Papp funds.
"Strategic Capital Advisors took the extra time to understand our company and our posture," noted Steven Graziano, Pioneer's Executive Vice President,...
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HEDGE FUND ADVERTISING Have you seen all those big full page adsfor hedge funds in the Wall Street Journal, theFinancial Times, Investors Business Daily? Youhaven't. Maybe they are being drowned out by theregular mutual funds who continually tell youhow great they are. Shucks! I forgot. Hedge funds are not allowed to advertise. I wonder why.
Maybe they thinkthat their potential customers are too dumb toknow that hedge funds are a poor investment. Could be. The Securities and Exchange Commissionis trying to protect investors ? I think? To be able to buy into a hedge fund thesmallest investor must have a net worth of$1,000,000 and an income of more than $200,000per year. Maybe the SEC doesn't think thesefolks are bright enough to know a good thingwhen they see it. There are other groups that are major investors with the hedge funds.
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New Energy Hedge Fund Center Online Seminar Announced ?Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds?
The Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC ? www.energyhedgefunds.com), the leading online source for news and information on hedge fund activities in the energy industry, has announced that its staff will be conducting an online seminar on "Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds" on March 15th, 1pm EST.
The online seminar will be conducted by EHFC Director's and co-authors of the first two comprehensive reports on energy hedge funds, Dr. Gary M. Vasey and Mr. Peter C.
Fusaro. They will share some of their latest research on energy hedge funds."Oil prices continue at record levels and there remains speculation in the media regarding the role played by hedge funds and other speculators," reports Dr. Gary M. Vasey, who is VP Trading & Risk Management Practice for energy industry analysis and consulting firm UtiliPoint International, Inc.
"Our online seminar will explain what an energy hedge fund is...
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