New ETFs Don't Please Everyone.

The article highlights concerns about the performance of leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETF), which are designed to make big bets on the direction of the stock market. Some research and an examination of the funds' short term data reveal that certain investors often get much different results than a doubling or inverse of the market return. According to an online report, one disadvantage in leveraged ETF returns has to do with the effects of compounding gains or losses.