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Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly.   |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Elizabeth Wine |
ETFs and Closed-End Funds: New Strategies for a New Day The range of ETFs continues to grow and advisors are graduating to the next level of sophistication, from the traditional use of gaining quick access to a sector or country, to now delivering alpha to clients. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
How to Win at the ETF Game Make cost one of your primary objectives when shopping for exchange-traded funds or other investments. |
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. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs. |
Financial Advisor
December 2011
Marla Brill |
Still Ahead ETF assets have more than quadrupled since 2004, but mutual funds are still favored by advisors. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
October 2008
Marla Brill |
Ready For Harvest Rounding up investment laggards to harvest tax losses is a good idea toward the end of any year in taxable accounts, but this year there is added incentive. |
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... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The ETF Wars Are Getting Silly Having more choices isn't always better for investors. |
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
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. |
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
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Financial Advisor
September 2010 |
Advisor Emporium Advisor Emporium: Schwab Offers Integrated Technology Platform... National Planning Holdings Launches WealthOne... BlackRock Increases ETF Offerings... Goldman Sachs Adds Fund... more... |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why One ETF Is Not Enough Lots of ETFs are highly correlated to the S&P, but you still need diversification. |
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. |
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 |
Investment Advisor
November 2007 |
Upgrades iShares S&P California Municipal Bond and New York Municipal Bond funds from Barclays begin trading... Morningstar releases new Stewardship Grades for more than 1,000 mutual funds... Rydex launches ETF Essentials... etc. |
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
October 20, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Easy Move Will Save You $215,900 It's all in what you pay. Doing what you can to minimize your costs, however, will always put money back in your pocket. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012 |
Advisor Emporium Folio Introduces Portfolio Unitization Solution... Goldman Sachs Offers Rising Dividend Fund... Connors Group Unveils Machine Advisor... iShares Expands Dividend ETF Offerings... Securities America Signs With ReferralPod... MacMillan Social Created... |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Folio(k) Retirement Platform Includes ETFs Folio Institutional is furthering its foothold in the retirement planning space with the launch of a 401(k) platform using target-date folios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2008
Bill Barker |
Today's Strong Buys: International Edition A lot of people will give you one piece of advice on breaking into international markets. They'll be wrong. Read on to see what our advice is. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Tom Lydon |
Slow Build Companies have lined up to introduce active ETFs, but so far less than 1% of ETF assets are in these products. |
Financial Advisor
September 2008 |
Frontline News News of interest to the financial services industry: M&A Talks Hit Many Roadblocks... Ameriprise Buys H&R Block's Advisor Business... Morningstar Buys Developer Of dbCAMS+... Securities America To Buy Brecek & Young... etc. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
Down But Not Out For mutual funds, 2008 was the year of the ebb tide: Long-term funds saw net outflows of $226 billion. The carnage continued in the first quarter of 2009, when an additional $43 billion flowed out of equity funds. |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2011
Diana Britton |
Move Over Morningstar: Advisors Tout Ease of Use of Putnam's New Fund Tool Putnam Investments rolls out its new FundVisualizer, an open-architecture tool that allows advisors to research and compare over 10,000 mutual fund and ETF offerings through a web-based interface. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
June 2012 |
Advisor Emporium State Street launches Upromise 529 plan... Ishares launches new income-focused ETFs... Pyxis Capital introduces Natural Resources Fund... |
Financial Advisor
November 2009 |
Advisor Emporium New organization will act as a liaison between investment advisors and asset managers... Grail Creates New ETFs... iShares Announces New Fund... Islamic Developing World Fund Offered... State Street Global Launches ETF... more... |
Financial Advisor
March 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Pershing Launches ETC Information Center... Curian Capital Creates Diversification Platform... MassMutual Increases Retirement Offerings... etc. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Robert F. Keane |
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. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
Separate Ways As fee-oriented investment management increasingly appeals to advisors and clients, fee-structured accounts are growing apace. Or not, depending on how the terms are defined. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2008
Bill Barker |
Today's Strong Buys: International Edition Last year's international ETFs offered returns that dwarfed what the U.S. markets returned. But, should you buy them now? |
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. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Launches Advisors' Marketing Program... Vanguard Reduces Investment Minimums... Wells Fargo Provides Consultation Services... etc. |
Registered Rep.
May 17, 2013
Stan Luxenberg |
The New Buyers of ETFs Many actively managed mutual funds are now in the market for ETFs for their low costs of ownership and ease of trading. But should shareholders be annoyed? |
Financial Advisor
December 2008
Marla Brill |
ETF Growth Expected What was bad news for the stock market in 2008 may prove to be good news for ETFs in 2009. |
Financial Planning
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. |
Financial Advisor
December 2005
Jim Wiandt |
Taxing Questions Are ETFs really more tax efficient than mutual funds? Financial advisors, take note. |
Financial Advisor
October 2012
Marla Brill |
Don't Rule Out Smaller ETFs Many have unique investment methodologies that offer alternatives to traditional indexes. |
Financial Advisor
February 2, 2009
Raymond Fazzi |
ETFs As Defensive Plays Advisors say ETFs can be a useful tool when implementing downside protection strategies. |
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. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2007 |
New Products A line-up of the industry's latest investment, insurance and practice management products. Alternatives: ProShares has listed 12 ETFs... Managed Futures Fund... Insurance: ING has launched Return of Premium term life insurance... etc. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Marla Brill |
Schwab's Low-Cost ETF Gamble Schwab is undercutting competitors with low fees, but still faces a challenge in differentiating its ETFs from those offered by more established players. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Enhances RIA Management Platform... Vanguard Changes Investment Advisory Teams... New ETF Revenue-Based Index Launched... Lehman Brothers Creates An ETN Platform... RCB Small Cap Value Re-Opens... etc. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
Digging for Dividends According to Morningstar, there are 56 mutual funds with the word "dividend" in their name, plus another 33 dividend ETFs. |
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. |
