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    3 ideas for longterm ETF portfolios

    Can't agree more. If you just want to be "in the market," have the performance of the broad market mutual funds, an S&P ETF (I like SPY) is the way to go.
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    Cramer wants sec to ban Ultra short etfs

    Cramer is one loudmouth whose recommendations usually do not pan out. I feel sorry for anyone who takes all that he recommends and acts on it. Barron's has basically proven that he's a big phony, in 2007 and more recently (Feb 2009):
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    Who trades ETFs? Leverage ETFs?

    BGU - ("Big UP") 3x Russell 1000 large cap index . BGZ - ("Big Zero") 3x inverse of BGU ERX - 3x Russell 1000 Energy Index. ERY - Inverse of ERX I love these 4 guys. They've done very well for me in my strategy. Hint: DO NOT USE THESE FOR ANY LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THEY ARE BEST USED...
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    Rite Aid (RAD) In Deep Hock

    Rite Aid deserves to fail. Have you ever been in a sampling of their stores? They are miserable. The pharmacies are poorly run, stores are shabby and run down. Service -- what service?
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    BGU 3X ETF vs. Small Caps?

    BGU ("BiG Up") is a ETF seeks to perform at 300% positive correlation to the Russel 1000 BigCap index. I've been trading BigUp and it's inverse sibling BGZ ("BiGZero") and have done well so far. The key is to find the opportunities, get in, and get out fast. The components of BGU are...
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    What ETFs pay cash dividends?

    If I'm not mistaken all dividends paid by securities held in ETFs are payable to the holder. If an ETF exists that does not pass along dividends to the holder, avoid it.
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