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Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
ETF Mania! As the number of exchange-traded funds explodes, planners are deploying them to bring sophisticated institutional strategies to affluent clients. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Weight Watchers New equity indexes, weighed by fundamental factors, are challenging the conventions of passive investing. |
Financial Advisor September 2011 Tom Lydon |
It's All In The Weighting ETF indexing has evolved, but the traditional, somewhat boring approach may still yield the best results. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Letter Perfect As exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proliferate, financial planners find that they're useful for alpha as well as beta. |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Dividends Go Mainstream Soaring demand among dividend-based exchange-traded funds shows that the yield is once again in vogue. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
57 Flavors of Funds New versions of ETFs mean more choices for investors. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Marla Brill |
New Indexes Nudge Out Old Favorites Advisors who have moved into alternative indexes are finding unique ways to use them. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Marla Brill |
The New Indexing Maze The mushrooming ETF market has spawned a new breed of indexes that represent a radical departure from traditional benchmarks in both their construction and purpose. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Changing Face of ETFs Knowing ETF managers' strengths can help you pick the right funds. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs: From DOG to DOO The ETF market may contain DOG and DOO, but it also holds funds like the PowerShares HighYield Dividend Achievers -- an investment that we can only hope will live up to its ticker symbol (PEY), over and over again. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Matt Hougan |
Is `Buy The Market' Best? Enhanced indexers say they have the way to go the market one (or two) better. Financial advisors, take note. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Are ETFs Cutting Corners? This practice makes sense for funds, but could mean pain for you. It seems that most ETFs don't completely mimic their underlying indexes |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Easy Way to Find Big Dividends Choosing a solid dividend ETF can help you diversify your portfolio while giving you the benefits that dividend-payers offer. |
Financial Advisor June 2006 Matt Hougan |
Death And Taxes? Capital gains distributions. Dividend taxes. 1099s. The very words send a shiver down the spine of prudent investors. What's an advisor to do? Well for starters, you should take a close look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices. |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Make the Right Investment Every Time Even after close examination, it can be hard to tell many investments apart. Therefore, how can you ensure that you make the best choice every time? |
Financial Advisor April 2009 Marla Brill |
Tapping ETFs Dividend-rich ETFs may boost returns when the market is treading water. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Ralph Casale |
Not Your Father's Index Funds A number of investment vehicles, mostly ETFs, have been designed to take advantage of alternate company weighting in an index. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Understanding the Quirks of QQQQ QQQQ -- better known as the "cubes" -- has become a popular option for investors looking to gain exposure to growth companies and the tech sector in general. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Delving Into Dividend ETFs Dividend ETFs have the same advantages over traditional mutual funds as regular ETFs, including low fees and the ability to buy and sell during the day. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Going Beyond the Index Rather than using a weighted index based on the market cap of the component stocks, WisdomTree ETFs base their portfolio allocations for index components on fundamental aspects of those stocks, such as dividend yield and company earnings. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Donald Jay Korn |
Thick or Thin? A few ETFs account for most of the trading volume in this popular asset class. The rest merit close scrutiny -- for costs, liquidity and diversification. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 C. Michael Cart |
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
3 New ETFs Worth Buying Here are three new ETFs worth a second look. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
New Exchange-Traded Fund for Dividends A new way to get dividend income. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
6 ETFs That Won't Rip You Off Don't pay more than you have to for ETFs. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
ETF Portfolio Perfection Do you need ETFs to make your portfolio perfect? |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Joe Magyer |
The Weekly Dividend Exploring the best of the dividend-focused ETFs. iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund... PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers... |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Jerry Moskowitz |
Active ETFs Are the new active ETFs a necessary invention, or an example of a highly specialized market talking among itself? And most importantly, will they sell? |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 |
Sonya Morris Interview about actively managed ETFs. |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Naughty: The ETF Industry Too much of a good thing is not always good. Close to 400 ETFs are available, and more are in the pipeline for 2007. The industry should follow Vanguard's lead and offer a limited number of low-cost ETFs. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn |
Digging for Dividends According to Morningstar, there are 56 mutual funds with the word "dividend" in their name, plus another 33 dividend ETFs. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Richard A. Ferri |
Mapping Indexes Today's advisors can best serve their clients with a working knowledge of the various index methodologies. Unfortunately, this is no easy task. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Michael Johnston |
6 Reasons to Consider Dumping SPY A list of six ETFs to consider instead. |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Marla Brill |
ETF Tune-Up The middle of the year is a good time to re-evaluate ETF portfolios and do fine-tuning. |
Financial Advisor February 2008 Marla Brill |
The Bond ETF Explosion The ETF space is getting crowded. The number of fixed-income exchange-traded funds has exploded to include both portfolios based on broad indexes as well as ETFs consisting of emerging market, municipal and high-yield securities. |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Sergeant Pepper's Index Fund Vanguard 500 Index Fund celebrated its 30th birthday last August. The success of the index fund has spawned exchange traded funds and other passive investment strategies. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Best ETF for 2007: iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Wondering what exactly is in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index? Wonder no more. It invests in the 100 (or so) highest-yielding companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index. |
Registered Rep. June 7, 2011 Stan Luxenberg |
Concentrated ETFs PowerShares QQQ has been racing ahead. During the past five years ending March, the ETF has returned 7 percent annually, outdoing the average large growth mutual fund by 4 percentage points |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Diversifying Your Dividends Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and closed-end mutual funds (CEFs) offer some of the best solutions for most income investors. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Leader That Could Make You Rich iShares lead the industry with hundreds of ETF offerings. |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Marla Brill |
Indexing Debate Heats Up Proponents of fundamental indexing say it beats traditional market-cap-weighted measures. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine |
The ETF Mousetrap: If You Build It, They Will Come Regardless of how the actively managed ETF experiment turns out, observers say the industry will keep cranking out more and more complicated products. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2011 Michael Johnston |
Dividend ETF Investing: Mid-Cap Options These dividend paying ETFs are worth a look. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Matt Hougan |
Do These ETFs Make Sense? Here are five ground rules to help you evaluate whether some newfangled ETFs make sense for your client's portfolios. Rule Number 1: Check Your Commissions... Rule Number 2: Check The Index... etc. |