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Building A Better Benchmark The Financial Planning Association is working on a tool to help financial advisory practices improve their performance through relevant, local benchmarking.   |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Melanie Waddell |
A New Benchmarking Tool's in Town There's a new benchmarking tool that gives advisors a snapshot of what competitors and colleagues in their backyards are up to: the FPA Scorecard. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse Practice performance varies greatly by location. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2011
Tom Lydon |
ETFs and Apple: Why It Matters You may own Apple and not even know it. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008 |
New Products New alternative products, mutual funds, index funds, retirement products, exchange-traded products, and practice tools. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Make Your 401(k) Better A new broker initiative seeks to put ETFs in 401(k)s. |
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. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2009
Matt Ackermann |
New ETFs Help Advisors Get Clients Back into the Market The increase in ETFs will help advisors get their clients back into the market so they can profit from the upswing without huge expense. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004 |
Funds In A Feeding Frenzy Exchange trade funds are fine, says manager William Bernstein. But index funds are better |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mutual Funds Are Here to Stay The death of funds is greatly exaggerated. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
August 2008 |
Frontline News News for the financial industry: Alliance Creates New Retirement Option... Direxion Launches Two New Funds... Genworth Launches IRA Variable Annuity... Paperless Account Opening Offered... Jefferson National Expands VA Offerings... Vanguard Introduces New Index Fund... |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Where You'll Find Commission-Free ETFs Why pay more than nothing at all? |
Financial Planning
January 5, 2008 |
New Products Alternatives: Clear Global Timber Index ETF... Alternative Solutions Fund... Barclays Global... Mutual Funds: Dow Jones STOXX Balkan 50 Equal Weighted Index... etc. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors-Russia ETF... Insurance: OM Financial Life has released MasterElite... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
When ETFs Are Better Than Funds The bottom line is that sometimes, an index fund will serve you just fine. And other times, ETFs may be best. It also depends on the index fund you're looking at, and the ETF. |
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
November 27, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
57 Flavors of Funds New versions of ETFs mean more choices for investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Another Step Toward Fee-Free ETFs Scottrade enters the broker fray. |
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
August 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Seemingly Similar ETFs While ETFs can quickly get you invested in a certain index or a certain sector, beware, because similar-sounding ones are not necessarily so similar, and they won't serve you equally well. |
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
February 4, 2010
John Rosevear |
Your Path to Wealth Just Got Simpler The brokerage price war is a boon for retirement investors. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Is This the Fix for Failed 401(k)s? ETFs are coming soon to a retirement plan near you. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Coming Soon to Your 401(k): ETFs Schwab plans to offer ETFs for 401(k). |
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
May 19, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Win With Fidelity's Free iShares ETFs Rather than going the same route as Schwab and Vanguard -- by offering in-house funds -- Fidelity has decided to make a partnership deal with ETF provider iShares. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
ETFs Target Your Retirement Are lifecycle ETFs right for your retirement account? |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
3 Steps to Start Off 2011 Right Check this resolution off your list right now. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices. |
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
February 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
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
November 2, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Tax Benefits of ETFs All exchange traded funds are not created equal. Choose carefully. |
Financial Advisor
December 2006 |
Advisor Emporium Gemini Fund Launches Series Trust... Equal-Weight Sector ETFs Launched... Index Based On Intellectual Property... etc. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
July 23, 2010
Brad Zigler |
An ETF Commission War Is Brewing There's something afoot in the ETF space that's going to challenge reps and advisors to create value-for-money propositions for their services. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Growing Choice, Shrinking Globe Thanks to burgeoning of the index-based global ETF industry, many of today's country and sector specific ETFs are so narrow and so focused that they allow both advisors and investors to have an increasingly targeted and tactical approach to international investing. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Tom Lydon |
It's Not Too Late For REIT ETFs The sector should continue to show strength, as long as job growth supports higher rents and tenant demand. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Melanie Waddell |
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. |
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 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
August 26, 2004
Dayana Yochim |
Is Wall Street Getting Lazy? Is your money manager getting lazy? Count the number of exchange-traded funds in your portfolio for a litmus test. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
5 ETFs You Need to Get Rich These five ETFs give you nearly everything you need in order to build wealth. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
Financial Advisor
October 2010
Marla Brill |
Comeback Kids REIT ETFs have staged a strong rebound after a nearly two-year drubbing of real estate stocks that drove prices down by as much as 60%. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007 |
Frontline News New Firm To Invest In Advisory Businesses... Morningstar Launches SMAs... Americans Tops In Retirement Saving... Focus Unveils Major Acquisitions... National Financial Had Record-Setting Year... etc. |
