Copyright (c) 2007 MarketRiders. All rights reserved. http://www.marketriders.com en-us ETF based investment strategies. www.marketriders.com http://www.marketriders.com/image/logo.gif http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/10/03/a-lehman-brothers-etf--is-not-a-lehman-brothers-etf My title sounds a little stupid, right? Wrong. Many of our MarketRiders members and investors new to ETFs have been worried about having ETFs with the Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:23:21 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/09/30/a-bailout-plan-that-can-succeed We all know by now that the House of Representatives rejected HR 3997, the $700 billion, poorly constructed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Tue, 9 Sep 2008 07:00:49 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/09/29/whats-another-25-billion-for-detroit-automakers Lost in this weekend's news about the $700 billion bailout package for the banking industry was a $25 billion loan package for United States auto manufacturers. Mon, 9 Sep 2008 06:32:41 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/09/26/the-700-billion-no-deal-deal Today was a bad day for trying to reach consensus on the mortgage bailout thanks to House Republicans trying to remember what fiscal conservatism means. Fri, 9 Sep 2008 05:05:04 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/09/26/tracking-9-etf-portfolios The famous professors at Yale have proven that asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio’s return and that stock picking and market Fri, 9 Sep 2008 03:39:59 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/09/24/the-700b-mortgagewall-streetec Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced intense scrutiny over their proposed $700B bank bailout today on Capitol Hill Wed, 9 Sep 2008 16:04:42 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/08/04/top-5-ways-to-keep-your-financ I believe that everyone, no matter how much investment experience they have, should learn how to take control of their investing, buy a well diversified Mon, 8 Aug 2008 21:43:56 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/07/29/energy-is-crashing--feeling-bu The energy debate rages on as oil and gas futures bounce around with 30% corrections. Which side of the energy debate are you on? Bears say that oil Tue, 7 Jul 2008 21:45:23 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/06/09/buffett-bets-that-manager-fees Summary:  As for the fees that investors pay in the hedge fund world - and that, of course, is the crux of Buffett's argument - they are both Mon, 6 Jun 2008 13:34:16 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/06/06/why-the-sp-smallcap-index-beat From May 2000 through May 2008, the S&P SmallCap index (IJR) is up over 50% from its competitive index the Russell 2000 (IWM).  Both Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:57:43 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/05/31/700-etfs-and-counting--a-birds Our ETF / ETN database powers the software on this website that allows individual investors to build a well diversified portfolio using ETFs.  Sat, 5 May 2008 21:30:04 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/05/09/investors-behaving-badly Investors Behaving Badly The Financial Research Corporation released a study prior to the [2001-02] bear market which showed that the average mutual Fri, 5 May 2008 18:37:26 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/03/20/barrons-online---3-ways-invest by Karen Hube Monday, March 17, 2008 These are scary times for investors trying to shore up their retirement portfolios. Stocks' values are down, inflation Thu, 3 Mar 2008 10:39:21 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/03/10/can-you-beat-the-market-its-a- By MARK HULBERT Published: March 9, 2008 in the New York Times INVESTORS collectively spend around $100 billion a year trying to beat the stock market. Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:49:22 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/03/05/oils-wakeup-call---forbes-arti Martin T. Sosnoff   Martin Sosnoff Oil at $100 a barrel is a wakeup call for investors and politicians Wed, 3 Mar 2008 15:53:11 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/02/05/how-to-avoid-the-mood-swings-o Analysts often use colorful images to explain how the markets work … or why a particular index or asset class is "behaving" in a Tue, 2 Feb 2008 15:53:11 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/02/05/super-bowl-reads The biggest benefit to writing this blog is getting to interact with readers from all over the world (so far readers from 147 countries). If you enjoy Tue, 2 Feb 2008 10:26:39 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/01/22/make-money-in-down-markets--ha If you have exposure to an asset class, it’s important to maintain that exposure and not try to become a fortune-teller, attempting to figure out Tue, 1 Jan 2008 16:21:04 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2008/01/20/where-one-billionaire-has-allo I had lunch with T.S. at the end of 2007, who made his fortune founding and building technology companies.  T.S. is one of the smartest and most Sun, 1 Jan 2008 08:38:25 PT http://www.marketriders.com/blog/2007/12/05/wall-street-journal--only-25-f   Winning Funds Share Traits, But the Trick Is Finding Them By JACLYNE BADAL December 3, 2007; Page R1   Today's article Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:34:19 PT