Portfolio Protection from Exchange-Traded Funds

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August 01, 2008
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY INVESTING Portfolio Protection from Exchange-Traded Funds How investors can use the more than 700 ETFs available in the U.S. to address their greatest concerns now   MORE TOP STORIES MARKET SNAPSHOT Stocks Move Lower The unemployment rate rose to 5.7%, and General Motors reported a huge $27.33-per-share quarterly loss INSIDE WALL STREET Don't Mind the Sour Grapes About Apple Also featured: Brown & Brown and Polycom GENE MARCIAL'S STOCK PICKS Marcial: Drugmaker Pfizer, a 'Fallen Angel?' If the market is bottoming out, the huge drugmaker could be among the blue chips leading the charge upward, says investor Carl Birkelbach S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS • From S&P S&P Picks and Pans: Elan, Biogen, Wachovia, GM, Nissan, Chevron, Massey Energy Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Friday THE WEEK AHEAD Vital Signs: A Sharply Divided Fed On deck: The Fed meets, plus reports on personal income, nonmanufacturing activity, pending home sales, and productivity REAL ESTATE NEWS The Credit Crisis Turns One It was a year ago August that the real estate slump turned into a global economic disaster—and it's still growing INVESTING What's Comfy About Convertible Bonds They're preferred shares an investor can choose to convert into a stock, and they offer both income and a possible equity kicker STOCK SCREENS • From S&P Dividends: How to Get Paid Regularly If you're looking for income, S&P has compiled a list of stocks that provide the potential for a consistent dividend stream NEWS ANALYSIS Covered Bonds, Exposed Taxpayers Promoted by Paulson as a safer way to fund mortgages, the bonds just transfer risk from buyers to the FDIC   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/privacy.html. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS Buy Stocks for $4 - ShareBuilder  No Minimum required to Open an Account. Start Investing Today! ING Direct | ShareBuilder What can you do about the Falling US Dollar?  Trade It! Learn Forex Trading with a Free Practice Account from GFT. Get Your No Hassle Business Loan Quote  With a ForwardLine business loan you could be approved in days and have your money in about a week. Scan the whole market  No Trading. Software to scan the whole market for great stocks. New! Enrolling in Medicare this year?  Get a free booklet from Humana to help you make your decision. Click here. Buy a link now!

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