 | ETFs: Their History and an Overview of Potential Benefits
Exchange-traded funds, also known as ETFs, are one of the fastest growing investment products in today's global marketplace. They are built like mutual funds but trade like individual stocks on major stock exchanges and can be bought or sold throughout the trading day. |
 | ETFs: A Cost-Efficient Investment Solution
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer investors a variety of benefits. Very low operating costs are one of their major advantages. Built like mutual funds, ETFs consist of a portfolio of investment products, but they trade like individual stocks on major stock exchanges and can be bought or sold at any time in any amount throughout the trading day. Constructed to track the holdings and performance of a defined index of securities, net of expenses, ETFs enable investors to purchase a cost-efficient and diversified portfolio in one transaction. |
 | ETFs: A Tax-Efficient Investment Solution
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer investors a variety of benefits. Tax-efficiency is one of the most prominent of those benefits. Built like mutual funds, ETFs consist of a portfolio of investment products, but they trade like individual stocks on major stock exchanges and can be bought or sold at any time in any amount throughout the trading day. Constructed to track the holdings and performance of a defined index of securities, net of expenses, ETFs enable investors to purchase a cost-efficient and diversified portfolio in one transaction. |
 | Fundamental Indexing®...A Better Way to Invest
Claymore Fundamental Index® ETFs provide access to the innovative FTSE RAFI® Indexes, which are based on the groundbreaking research of Rob Arnott, founder of Research Affiliates, LLC. This advanced indexing approach is designed to offset the risks of cap-weighted indices while offering the potential for higher investment returns and lower volatility. |
 | Portfolio Drivers: Investing for Income
Income-generating investments are an important part of any portfolio, and this guide will explain their benefits, tax considerations, and investing strategies including exchange-traded funds. |
 | ETFs: A Liquid Investment Solution
Exchange-traded funds, also known as ETFs, offer a variety of benefits to investors including a high level of liquidity and transparency of holdings. ETFs are built like mutual funds but trade like individual stocks on major stock exchanges and can be bought or sold throughout the trading day. |
 | The Claymore Advantage
Focused on performance and risk management, Claymore's family of intelligent ETFs utilize the most appropriate index methodology for each specific asset class. Claymore ETFs track indices based on fundamental indexing, multi-factor and equal-weighting models, as well as the traditional market capitalization strategy. |
 | China: Looking East for Opportunity
Today China is among the strongest and fastest growing economies in the world and recent government policy actions are expected to help fuel the country's continued rapid expansion. At the same time, corporate governance reforms and structural changes in the Chinese stock market have created a favorable environment for foreign investors.
The following pages highlight the key developments taking place in China and some compelling reasons to add China exposure to your portfolio. |
 | Investing in Broad Commodities
Adding commodity exposure can improve the risk-return profile of your portfolio, but the question is which ones do you choose: gold, metals, energy, agriculture? |
 | Infastructure: A Vital Ingredient to Economic Growth
As countries rebounded from the 2008 global financial crisis, investment opportunities in infrastructure came to the forefront as a result of government spending and private consumption. The role of these catalysts varied according to each country's economic status being a developed or emerging market. |