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Beat the S&P 500 -- Guaranteed! Put a too-often-neglected investing tool, reinvesting index fund dividends, to work for you.   |
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May 12, 2008
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Fees Count in ETFs, Too Keep looking at fees in your funds and seek out low ones. A slightly lower fee can make a world of difference to your bottom line. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2005
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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. |
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
September 1, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fakery Is your expensive, managed fund really an index fund in disguise? |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2004 |
Alternatives to Index Funds Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index funds? |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
It's Time to Sell Your Small-Cap Stocks Large-cap valuations are unusually attractive. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2008
Mary Dalrymple |
Buy the Market -- Cheap! Index funds perform as efficiently as possible by replicating the market's performance for the lowest possible expense. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
ETFs With the Best of Both Worlds Passive, active, and outperforming -- what's not to like? |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds That Are in the Closet Are No Bargain Make sure you're not severely overpaying for your funds. The problem is closet-indexing, which happens when a fund has too much in common with the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies, or with some other index that serves as its benchmark. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2008
Brian Richards |
The Worst Investment I've Ever Seen Many people do not realize that mutual fund fees are important for making an index fund investment decision. Secondly, even investors who realize fees are important do not minimize index fund fees. |
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
March 22, 2005 |
Beyond the S&P 500 Index investors have more choices than just the S&P 500. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Fidelity Cuts the Fat The mutual fund giant trims expense rates on some of its most popular funds. How much will the move reward investors? |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Schwab Gets Competitive Both the company and its customers can profit from this index fund revamp. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
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? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
This Fund Charges What? Pay attention to the expense ratios of your funds, or pay too much. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
A High IQ Won't Make You a Great Investor We investors, even us smarties, often place more importance on how we think a fund performs than on its fees. |
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
August 27, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
When Buying an Index Fund Is Stupid Not all index funds are created equal. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
Craig L. Israelsen |
Equal, But Better In a contest between an equally weighted S&P 500 index and the cap-weighted S&P 500, the former appears to offer superior performance most of the time. |
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
October 15, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Index Options Over ETFs? If you're a short-term trader, then options are the lower-tax bet. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Improving on Index Funds As the fund universe continues to evolve, new funds have emerged that try to improve on their first-generation counterparts. One fund in particular has its sights set high -- the Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Large Caps the Better Way There's no need to guess which company will perform best when you can invest in 500 all at once. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Can You Beat Index Funds in 2009? Get the right mix in your investments. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005 |
Learn About Stock Indexes An index is a group of stocks, the performance of which is measured as a whole. As an investor, you've got more choices than just the S&P 500. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Craig L. Israelsen |
Hidden Measures How did U.S. stocks perform versus U.S. equity mutual funds last year? The market-cap bias in measuring stock returns tends to obscure the true return picture. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
How to Build a Better S&P 500 As terrific as S&P 500 index funds can be, they're not perfect. But a newer, potentially better kind of index fund could help fix one of their biggest weaknesses. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Can You Defend Your Portfolio in One Fell Swoop? A new index, the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, aims to track defensive giants. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Oil and Gas Exploration the Easy Way There's no need to guess which energy explorer will fare best with the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil and Gas Exploration Index ETF. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Trade Like an Insider How can you buy what the insiders buy? Consider this ETF. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Tergesen & Young |
Index Funds Aren't All Equal High costs and managers who hold cash too long -- or pay inflated commissions -- can shave returns. So it pays to compare |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Simplifying Investing: 5 All Cap ETF Options Get exposure in all the right places. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
This Investment Will Sink Your Portfolio Avoid mutual funds and invest in individual stocks. |
