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Financial Advisor
June 2007
Marla Brill |
Indexing Debate Heats Up Proponents of fundamental indexing say it beats traditional market-cap-weighted measures.   |
Registered Rep.
January 22, 2010 |
Lost Decade? Not For Fundamental Indexing A recent study by Rob Arnott, chairman of Research Affiliates says it paid to use fundamental indexing in the past decade. |
Entrepreneur
March 2007
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Worth a Look A new twist on an old concept shakes up the index fund universe. With some research and observation, it could work for you. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Japan ETF With a Fundamental Twist The PowerShares FTSE RAFI Japan ETF, is different from the rest of the ETF options focused on the land of the rising sun. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Green & McBride |
Catching up with... Jeffrey Mortimer Here, the CIO-Equities at Schwab Investment Management and Laudus Funds discusses fundamental index funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Searching for a Better Index Going beyond the S&P 500. For those who don't have the time or inclination to dive into individual stocks, index funds are the way to go. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Arnott et al. |
Heads I Win, Tails I Lose Less A Fundamental Index portfolio is neutral relative to the economy, weighting companies in accordance with their current economic footprint. When is it the right choice for investors? |
Financial Planning
September 30, 2013
Allan S. Roth |
Portfolio Innovator: Rob Arnott How do you spot a portfolio innovation that works? Rob Arnott, best known for developing the fundamental indexing approach to portfolio management, has almost $100 billion pointing in his direction. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
A Fund Designed to Grow Instead of tracking the Dow or the S&P 500, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF tracks an index weighted by company fundamentals, which has given better performance historically. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Weight Watchers New equity indexes, weighed by fundamental factors, are challenging the conventions of passive investing. |
Registered Rep.
January 26, 2010
Brad Zigler |
The Price Is NOT (Always) Right As every financial advisor -- indeed every investor -- knows, there is a difference between price and value. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
Fundamental Indexing Goes Main Street Index investing has traditionally been linked to capital-weighted indexes, whereby a company's market cap determines how much of a company actually got into an index. And that's the fatal flaw in conventional index-linked investing. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
Fundamental Indexing During the 1990s, S&P 500 index funds were all the rage -- and, for most core investments, the bogey to beat. But lately the index has been offering stingy returns. |
Registered Rep.
February 15, 2011
Stan Luxenberg |
Fundamental Indexes Have Had a Good Run. Converted Yet? Proponents claimed that fundamental ETFs and mutual funds would outdo the S&P 500 and other traditional benchmarks. Critics scoffed. But now many of the funds have significant track records, and the results are promising. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Index Funds: So Hot Right Now Indexing is stylish, but can you profit from its idiosyncrasies? |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
An ETF for Emerging Giants If you're looking to temper the risk of emerging market investing, the new PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets ETF might be worth a closer look. |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Oh, Boy! A New China Index! If you want to invest in China, here comes a new way to do so. The Nasdaq Stock Market thinks that what the world needs now is a new "Nasdaq China Index." |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Christopher M. Wright |
Global REIT Indexing--The Shape of Things to Come An interview with two industry experts on the impact of indexing on global real estate to raise the profile of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT series among investors worldwide. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010 |
Upgrades Financial services news and products: Fidelity helps record number of brokers transition... Old Mutual Global Index Trackers launches GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund... more... |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
If You Can't Beat the Indexes, Join Them As easy as it is to have an all-index portfolio, you may be curious: Is it a good idea? |
Investment Advisor
March 2008 |
Upgrades Business news: TD Ameritrade has completed its purchase of Fiserv's Investment Support Services... Laserfiche introduced the latest version of its document management software... Schwab Funds introduces two new fundamental index funds... |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Move Cost Index Funds Big Money The annual Russell index changes created some fireworks. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fakery Is your expensive, managed fund really an index fund in disguise? |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
57 Flavors of Funds New versions of ETFs mean more choices for investors. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Learn About Stock Indexes For many people, index investing is the best way to get rich. |
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 22, 2005 |
Beyond the S&P 500 Index investors have more choices than just the S&P 500. |
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Raymond Fazzi |
A Look At New Horizons At a time when the margin for error is growing thinner and thinner in investment management circles, some are asking whether advisors and their clients are adequately served by cap-weighted benchmarks. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Better Way to Beat the Market? The jury's still out on alternative indexes. Different market conditions will make index funds perform in various ways. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Adrienne Carter |
Pushing Index Funds A Bit Higher Mutual funds that start with indexing and then tweak here and there to help increase returns. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Steve Bergsman |
Indexes: An Investment Strategy or Investment Benchmark While real estate index fund investing remains a niche play, the number of individual funds continues to expand, which means conservative investors or those investors seeking to reduce volatility associated with actively managed funds have more options from which to choose. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2004
Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: The Chips Hang On But the Nasdaq loses another support level. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Cast the Biggest Net for Profits Building a strong portfolio doesn't have to be hard. If you pick wisely, you can do it with just a few index funds. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
S&P Muscles in on Wilshire More and more index makers are offering the same products -- but they insist there's a difference. Planners should take the time to explain the differences to their individual clients in order to "manage expectations." |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Happy Birthday, Dow! The Dow Jones Industrial Average turns 110 years old today. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The Surprising S&P 500 Learn fun facts about the venerated index, which just turned 50. Many index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tied to it. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
Why the Dow Exploded Out of the Gate Today The market came out swinging in 2012, with all three major indices up more than 2% in early trading before finishing up around a percent and a half. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds. |
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
March 10, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
AskMen.com
Charles Frisbie |
Guy's Guide To Index Funds Index funds are a good way to diversify your portfolio with modest growth. Learn here how to pick a good one. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
3 Reasons to Move Beyond Index Funds If you want to take your investing prowess to the next level you'll want to move beyond index funds -- at least with part of your savings. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007 |
Upgrades LaserFiche, the dominant player in the document management business, has launched a campaign to educate RIAs... In early April, Charles Schwab launched three new index funds... etc. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Stan Luxenberg |
The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them. |
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 |
