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The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
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June 10, 2010
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Is This the Fix for Failed 401(k)s? ETFs are coming soon to a retirement plan near you. |
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April 26, 2011
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This Company Wants to Make Your 401(k) Better A new broker initiative seeks to put ETFs in 401(k)s. |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
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ETF Education The industry has fallen short in informing investors about exchange-traded funds, according to a Rydex survey of 500 mutual fund investors. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
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Retirement Plan Advisor: The Lower Cost 401(k) Option Using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investing options in 401(k) plans is becoming increasingly popular as firms realize that ETFs offer participants a lower-cost option than mutual funds. More and more advisors are also acting as investment consultants for fairly large plans. |
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August 2010
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The ETF Advisor: ETFs Enroll in 529 Plans After saving for retirement, saving for college is probably the most daunting financial challenge families face. |
Financial Advisor
December 2008
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ETF Growth Expected What was bad news for the stock market in 2008 may prove to be good news for ETFs in 2009. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2010
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The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds. |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
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Hot Stuff The mercury's rising on exchange-traded funds. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006
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Letter Perfect As exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proliferate, financial planners find that they're useful for alpha as well as beta. |
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October 17, 2007
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What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
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Catching up with... Tim Meyer To get a handle on what's happening in the world of ETFs -- where assets grew 40% in 2006 to $422 billion -- here is an interview with the ETF business manager for Rydex Investments. |
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March 10, 2009
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Where Smart Investors Put Their Money More investors are taking advantage of this strong retirement-based opportunity. Are you? |
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July 23, 2007
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Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Competition among exchanges for new ETF listings heats up... Prudential offers GoalMaker to assist investors choosing a portfolio... |
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June 8, 2007
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Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Barclays struggles to crack 401(k) market... Funds' cash stakes falling... Fidelity chasing market share... |
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February 19, 2010
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Must-Read Mutual Fund News What to make of tracking error, American Funds, and reduced trading fees. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
ETFs After the Fall The impact of the equities market shocks in September and October on ETF asset accumulation isn't yet known; and what the impact of the change in the general investment climate this fall will be on ETFs is anybody's guess. |
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July 1, 2011
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ETFs At Last: The Future of 401(k)s Exchange-traded funds are beginning to attract greater attention for participant-directed individual account plans. |
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October 1, 2009
Donna Mitchell |
ETFs Activated A new white paper examines the performance of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from 1998 to 2008, and provides insight into what is ahead for ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
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August 22, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Funds That Hit the Target More and more firms and retirement plans are beginning to offer target-date funds, asset-allocation funds that are designated by the year in which an investor plans to retire. Are they right for you? |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Good News for 401(k) Investors The news is good, but not good enough, when it comes to saving for retirement. |
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October 8, 2010
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Must-Read Fund News Your weekly roundup from the mutual fund world: More (nearly) free ETFs... Many companies rolling out their own ETFs have encountered difficulty in turning a profit... A loss for the fund world... |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011
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ETFs: The Ideal Asset Allocation Tool? True diversification has become the primary focus of smart advisors. To the benefit of these advisors and their clients, a wide range of well-built exchange-traded funds has emerged to represent just about every asset class available. |
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September 8, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business? |
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September 17, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Sector-based ETFs may be losing steam... 401(k) plans favor actively managed funds... |
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February 27, 2007
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The Changing Face of ETFs Knowing ETF managers' strengths can help you pick the right funds. |
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December 1, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Frightening Fine Print Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences. |
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December 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Target Date: Now The future is very bright for the already popular lifecycle funds. Industry experts predict that investment advisors will continue to boost lifecycle funds' popularity. |
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May 2005
Jeff Schlegel |
"Assets-In-A-Box" Investing Considering the appeal of prepackaged asset allocation, it's little wonder that lifecycle funds are one of the hottest areas in the mutual fund industry. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Most Expensive ETFs You'll Never Need As more and more of these funds are being rushed to market, expenses on some ETFs have begun to creep up. In fact, some ETFs now charge more than many actively managed mutual funds. Why are some of these funds so expensive? |
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November 1, 2009
Stacy Schultz |
ETFs' Glory Days At a time when the market was swinging by hundreds of points a day, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered a more secure alternative. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2011
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Bring Your Investing Into the 21st Century If you haven't tried out ETFs in your portfolio, it's time to give them another try. For many investors, ETFs can make it easier to create the perfect mix of investments for any set of goals. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004 |
Funds In A Feeding Frenzy Exchange trade funds are fine, says manager William Bernstein. But index funds are better |
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October 2010
Vaughan Scully |
What Trading Volume Says About ETFs Trading volume doesn't necessarily equal liquidity. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2006
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Do Pensions Beat 401(k)s? A recent study shows that investors aren't doing as well on their own and underscores the need for employees to understand and take full advantage of their retirement plan options. |
Registered Rep.
November 11, 2011
David Trainer |
Cutting Thru the Smoke in the Energy Sector Just because the ETF issuers call it an "energy ETF," investors cannot trust they are getting exposure to the best that the energy sector has to offer. I see the same issue in ETFs across all sectors. |
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August 2008
Kara P. Stapleton |
Ups & Downs of ETFs Here are some of the results of a joint survey of investment professionals exploring the impact of exchange-traded products on the financial advisory business. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Look What Financial Innovation Got Us Now As the number of ETFs continues to grow, it seems as though new fund offerings are hitting a point of diminishing returns, not providing enough additional value to justify their cost. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2005
David Braze |
10 Ways to Mismanage Your 401(k) Any one of these mistakes has the potential to cost us thousands of dollars in the amount we will eventually accrue for retirement. |
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June 1, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Socially responsible funds are raking in the assets. Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund... Neuberger Berman Socially Responsible Fund... TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund... etc. |
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December 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
The New Mix With so much riding on 401(k)s, more and more companies are reconsidering their plan offerings. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Nathan Alderman |
What the Fool Is an ETF? What is an ETF? An ETF, short for "exchange-traded fund," is a mutual-fund-like basket of investments that trades like a stock. Though a few ETFs are actively managed, most simply track some sort of index. ETFs have five main benefits. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions The founder of IPOX Schuster speaks about the exploding ETF market. |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Adrienne Carter |
The Hottest Funds In Town The fast growth of exchange-traded funds has the mutual-fund business scrambling. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Top-Priority Investments Finding the right mix of investments for retirement can be a special challenge. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
New Directions Exchange-traded funds offer strategic advantages to financial planners who believe in active management, as well as those who favor indexing. |
