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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

SEC issues warning on leveraged ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission's warning to investors regarding potential losses from leveraged exchange-traded funds echoes those from the financial industry and others. The SEC cautioned investors to look closely at the ETFs' details. "It is possible you could suffer significant losses even if the long-term performance of the [underlying] index showed a gain," the SEC said.

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