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Three Secrets of ETFs' Success

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etfs are a great way to play the rise in commodities. Look at DBC and DBA both can be great if this commodity bull market keeps going. And when it i over, they can be played on the short side.

neal weintraub of IL 12:13PM June 11, 2008

Although ETFs can be held for long periods like mutual funds, they are, by definition, exchange traded all day. Does anyone know how much the market makers are earning from the public by trading these things with a spread between bid and ask?

Daniel David of NM 12:32AM June 11, 2008

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Katy Marquardt, a senior editor at U.S.News & World Report, takes a contemporary look at happenings in the financial world and aims to help young investors get going with their portfolios--or just sound cool at cocktail parties. Have a question? E-mail Katy at newmoney@usnews.com

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