Investing in German Bonds with ETFs - Wall Street - eWallstreeter

From: GuruFocus Updates - - 7:43am - January 31, 2012

By Charles Sizemore. If there is one word that summarizes the choppy, volatile year that was 2011, it would be "Europe." Last year the market lived or died based on developments (or lack thereof) in the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis. When they weren't running to the safety of U.S. treasuries, they ran to the (relative) safety of German bunds. With the periphery of Europe threatening to descend into chaos, mighty German seemed a rock of stability. Today, getting access to the German bond market is as easy as buying a share of General Electric or Wal-Mart with the arrival of the ProShares German Sovereign/Sub-Sovereign ETF (GGOV). The ETF gives investors access to euro-denominated bonds issued by the Federal Republic of Germany, the state governments of Germany, and various federal and state agencies. Read more ? ?Related Stocks: GGOV, TEF, UL, EWG,

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