Another MLP ETF has come to the marketplace as Global X Funds have made their foray into the MLP space, but is there anything different about this MLP?
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Are Diamonds an Investor’s Best Friend?
Even with the latest rally in the domestic stock market, a decade worth of middling growth and extreme volatility in traditional stocks has led the investing public to consider alternative investments. Consequently, commodities have been the beneficiary of this search for growth and the menu for commodities is broadening by the day. Now there are [...]

Open Letter to ETF Regulators
Exchange Traded Products are changing the landscape of the investing world. The are unique products that offers many benefits, but that still doesn’t mean they’re perfect. In an open letter to the powers that be, CCAM President, Ron Rowland offers up several recommendations to help protect investors and raise awareness about challenges that the ETP world must overcome.
Master the MLP Possibilities
IBD interviews CCAM’s Ron Rowland about Yorkville ETF Advisors’ new High Income Master Limited Partnership (MLP) ETF offering and why it may underperform.
Is the ETF Market Bubbling Over?
CNNMoney interviews CCAM’s Ron Rowland about the challenges that face new ETFs and what some struggling ones have overlooked. The article goes on to explore the glut of ETFs in the market leading to a high number of closures.
CCAM Announces a New Investment Strategy
Capital Cities Asset Management is excited to offer a brand new Dividend and Income Strategy to help investors with their income requirements. The proliferation of new ETFs now makes such a portfolio feasible. However, with more than 200 dividend and income exchange traded products to choose from, you must exercise care when building a sound diversified portfolio that meets your objectives.

What Is The 4% Rule?
The 4% rule is garnering more scrutiny as many Americans look towards retirement. You may have heard about the “4% Rule” for retirement distributions, but few investors understand its genesis and its importance. Here is a quick primer for those that seek a deeper awareness.

CCAM Warns Investors About Zombie ETFs!
The Wall Street Journal profiles ETFs that are starving for capital and uses CCAM President Ron Rowland’s well known ‘ETF Deathwatch’ as the basis for the article. The Deathwatch has turned into an important reference for ETF investors everywhere.
ETNs ONN or OFF?
Investor’s Business Daily recruits Capital Cities Asset Management’s Ron Rowland to update folks on the new ETN offerings from ETRACS. These new ETNs will be following a new strategy from the team of Dennis Gartman and Mark Fisher, two recognized Wall Street insiders.
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CCAM Quarterly Review: 1st Quarter 2012
The new year was instantly positive when January opened, and most major stock benchmarks barely looked back. First quarter gains were +12.6% for the S&P 500 (with dividends), +18.7% for the Nasdaq Composite, and +12.1% for the Russell 2000.