Are 'Pure-Play' ETFs a Shrewd Investment - Or a Risk Not Worth Taking?

They're called "pure-play" exchange-traded funds (ETFs). And they're the latest rage in the ETF sector.

But are they too much of a...

Goldman Director Linked to Insider Trading on Buffett Investment

Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam Rajat may have engaged in insider trading on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:

Money Morning Mailbag: What's More Broken - Washington or Wall Street?

While policymakers will have taken up the debate over financial reform in the halls of Congress, Money Morning readers have...

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud, Sending Its Stock, Reputation Tumbling

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday charged Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:

Odds of IMF Bailout Increase as Greek Bond Prices Plummet

Prices for Greek 10-year bonds plummeted to record lows today (Thursday) on speculation Europe's most troubled economy is about to unravel.
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Having Served its Purpose, TALF Could Soon Turn a Profit for the Fed

The Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program has succeeded in reviving the consumer loan-backed market and may even return a...

Investing Strategies: How to Decode the New Options Trading Symbols

It sounds like it should have been a government project - "clarifying" something by changing it from just four or five letters to a lengthy...

It Was a Wonderful Life - And Then Came Securitization

Massachusetts Land Court judge Keith C. Long recently ruled that foreclosure sales of two properties with securitized mortgages were invalid, a...

Continued Corruption on Wall Street is Sapping Investor Confidence on Main Street

A couple of days ago, I caught an episode of the American Experience on my local PBS station that ...

Plan to Repair U.S. Banking System Unveiled by Former Hedge Fund Manager

The economic house of the United States is ready to collapse upon itself, leaving us exposed and defenseless against the next Great Depression....

Japanese Stocks Rise Today on Buyout, Credit-Market Optimism

Untitled Document From Staff Reports Japanese stocks rose today (Wednesday) - led by financial shares - after Citigroup Inc. said it will buy out the...

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