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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 |
Investment Advisor November 19, 2010 Vaughan Scully |
Despite Growth, More ETFs "Jump the Track" Most ETFs track an index instead of employing a professional manager, and inevitably there is a lag between the performance of the index and the fund's net asset value. |
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. |
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 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. |
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 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 October 5, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Leader That Could Make You Rich iShares lead the industry with hundreds of ETF offerings. |
The Motley Fool January 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
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 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? |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to ETF Success As firms such as Vanguard and Barclays continue to duke it out for dominance in the ETF arena, costs will likely continue to fall across the board. That should be a good thing -- for both investors and the ETF market in general. |
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. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Beyond Benchmarks Tracking alternative indexes can add a flavor of active management to the ETF menu. |
Financial Advisor May 2010 Gail Liberman |
Understanding Indexes Popularity, turnover, structure and other factors affect index funds and ETFs. |
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? |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETF Tip No. 2: Buyer Beware Some exchange-traded funds aren't for anyone. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Triple Your Returns? Don't Bet on It Leveraged ETFs don't deliver the results many investors are expecting over the long haul. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Wall Street's Last Hope for Profits Charles Schwab's venture into ETFs could start a trend among brokerage firms, who are struggling to keep more of their customers' money for themselves. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Rob Garland |
The True Cost of ETFs Are exchange-traded funds really cheaper than index funds? A comparison of total expenses shows that traditional wisdom may be wrong. |
The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Bogle Bashes ETFs The father of index funds warns of ETF pitfalls. |
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. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Joseph Lisanti |
Made-to-Order Indexes The industry isn't running out of ideas. The evolution of markets and the emergence of new technologies will ensure a continued flow of indexes and ETFs based on them. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Could Be an ETF Game Changer Longtime index company Russell Investments comes out with new ETFs. |
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Lauren Young |
ETFs: What The Buzz Is About In the wake of the mutual fund scandal, more exchange-traded funds are finding their way into individual investors' portfolios |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 ETFs Are All You Need Here's one way to keep your investing super-simple. |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Doubling Bets Is for Sissies In times like these you can make huge wagers on the market. But should you? |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
What to Do When ETFs Split Given the hybrid nature of exchange-traded funds -- they're part stock, part mutual fund -- prospective investors should weigh ETF pros and cons against those of traditional index funds. |
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. |
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 May 20, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Make the Most of Free Schwab ETFs Can the first discount broker stand up to its competition? |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 |
Your 60-Second ETF Education When you need a little something for your portfolio, consider an exchange-traded mutual fund (ETF). |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
New Exchange-Traded Fund for Dividends A new way to get dividend income. |
Financial Advisor October 2012 Marla Brill |
Don't Rule Out Smaller ETFs Many have unique investment methodologies that offer alternatives to traditional indexes. |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
The Hottest Funds In Town The fast growth of exchange-traded funds has the mutual-fund business scrambling. |
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 August 12, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
3 New ETFs Worth Buying Here are three new ETFs worth a second look. |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices. |
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. |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Find the Best Deal on Dividend Stocks Once you decide that you want to add some dividend stocks or funds to your portfolio, you need to figure out how to do it. |
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 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. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2013 Joseph Lisanti |
As ETF Fees Drop, New Issues to Consider Expense cuts and other factors have advisors recalculating which funds have the best payoff for clients. |
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. |
Registered Rep. March 4, 2011 Diana Britton |
New ETF Tools Could Boost ETF Assets, Smaller ETF Players New ETF analysis tools introduced last month from Morningstar and IndexUniverse may attract more assets to ETFs and expand the pool of ETFs that financial advisors use in client portfolios, said three ETF consultants |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Investing Overseas Is Riskier Than You Think U.S. investors often get a much different ride than their international counterparts. Often, you'll see big disparities between how overseas stocks fare and how ETFs that track those stocks perform on a given day. |