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ETNs: Handle With Care

Exchange-traded notes are not for the untutored

August 30, 2012 RSS Feed Print
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Lipper's Roseen similarly warns about the dangers ETNs can pose to unsophisticated investor. "For an educated investor who realizes the pros and cons, you can get some very focused investments on a very short run that are very powerful and very useful," he says. "But they can be very detrimental as well as being useful. For the average investor, I'm a little hesitant to recommend these vehicles."

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