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10 Core Stocks for Your Portfolio: MSCI Don't check your portfolio without it!   |
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June 15, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Is the SPDR S&P 500 a Buy? A clear-headed assessment of the data may not support buying the S&P 500 just yet, despite the correction that began in May. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
Investment Advisor
June 1, 2011
Jim McAllister |
Emerging and Developed Markets -- Decoupling or a Reversion to the Mean? Vast differences in economic growth rates are at work in the performance disparity between developed and emerging markets. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Plug the Holes in Your Portfolio Great investment funds still don't always cover all your bases. |
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
December 16, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Simple Ways to Win With International Stocks Put together a great set of investments in just a few steps by using exchange traded funds |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Secret of Chart-Topping Funds Whichever fund family you prefer, keep in mind that firms with the greatest success retaining their investment talent are often equally good at generating above-average returns. Dodge & Cox Stock... American Funds Capital World Growth & Income... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Morgan Stanley Believes in Barra Morgan Stanley Capital International to acquire Barra for $816 million. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
10 Core Stocks: A Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Update The fund's success speaks to the importance of having a diversified portfolio that covers all the stops in the market capitalization spectrum. |
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 4, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Invest in the Whole Enchilada The Vanguard Total Market ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI U.S. Broad Market index, which represents 99.5% of the U.S. equity market capitalization and clearly doesn't leave much uncovered. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008
C. & J. Carty |
Capturing Alpha With ETFs An actively managed portfolio of exchange-traded funds can generate risk-adjusted excess returns above those of its individual funds -- a positive alpha. |
BusinessWeek
February 3, 2011
Thomasson & Nazareth |
Chinese Stocks Look Ready to Rally The MSCI China Index hit a record low compared with Hong Kong stocks |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
This Energy Major Is Cheaper Than BP! Gazprom stock is cheap -- just like its home market. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Saibal Saha |
Building a Better Index Fund WisdomTree Trust, with its exchange-traded funds based in the foreign fundamentals, offers one smart way to go international with fewer hassles. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
This Single Strategy Delivers Superior Long-Term Returns Going long and short is the key to a fatter payoff. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
The Top Performing Market (Hint: It's Not China) The top-performing emerging market over the past six months was Russia, followed by Hungary, which was just under the performance of the Eastern Europe group as a whole. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Beat the S&P 500 the Best Way There's no need to guess which socially responsible company will perform best. If you want to invest broadly and in a socially responsible fashion, the iShares MSCI USA ESG Select Social ETF could save you a lot of trouble. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
2 New ETFs You Should Own The picks of the newest crop of ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2010
Michael Johnston |
iShares Rolls Out Three New International ETFs Get in on the international action. |
BusinessWeek
December 17, 2009 |
Sarah Ketterer: My Favorite Indicator The CEO and portfolio manager of Causeway Capital Management is watching volatility. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2006
Kevin Scollan |
The Best ETF for 2007: iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund There's a lot to like about the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund. Having made its debut more than 10 years ago, it is one of the pioneers among international ETFs and has attracted more than $13 billion in net assets. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Don't Give Up On These Investments Here are three exchange-traded funds that are trailing the market this year -- and why you might want to keep them around. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Go Continental: The Vanguard European Stock ETF Europe is a great destination -- for your portfolio. This ETF can take you there. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2008
Saibal Saha |
An ETF Passage to India WisdomTree's new offering is the first India-only ETF. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Why Investors Are Fleeing China The economy is overheating. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
On Sale: 3 Stocks of Super-Safe Companies Outstanding businesses at discount prices. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mega-Cap Stocks Are Not Enough Before you jump into the biggest, most popular index funds that are based on the S&P 500 index, think twice. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Emerging-Market Funds: Part 3 These funds offer the best window into emerging-market stocks. Templeton Institutional Emerging Markets... Vanguard Emerging Markets Index... |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
Lynn Thomasson et al. |
Yield-Seeking Investors Turn to Phone Stocks Earnings growth prospects in the sector are weak, but the payouts are high. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2011
Brad Hessel |
Reconsidering the "New" BRICs Currency fluctuations matter for investors in emerging markets, but they don't drastically change the outlook. |
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
July 24, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Go Europe! An Overview of European ETFs With Asia so hyped and U.S. markets so richly priced, add a little Continental exposure to your portfolio. MSCI Austria Index Fund... MSCI UK Index Fund... Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund... etc. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
Toby Shute |
The Commodities Correlation Conundrum The oil and stock market are becoming uncomfortably correlated, suggesting that price signals are breaking down, and that poor capital allocation decisions would be made as a result. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Germany Retreats with the Rest of the Eurozone Germany is undertaking some controversial fiscal austerity measures of its own. If you have the risk tolerance to invest in Europe right now, Germany is an interesting proposition. |
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
December 2009
Marla Brill |
Chasing Returns Emerging market ETFs are big winners this year, but concerns about unsustainable values are mounting. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Shannon Zimmerman |
Smart Ways to Get Started, Part 3 In this final installment, we look to foreign shores and ask: How much of a new investor's portfolio should be allocated to international stocks? |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Index Funds Are Hard to Beat An eye-opening new study from Standard & Poor's reveals that the majority of managed funds fail to outperform simple index funds. That's right -- funds run by actual human beings still can't beat a copycat strategy of matching a broad index's holdings. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Christopher Condon |
Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Biggest Danger in Investing Overseas Know what you're getting from your foreign stocks. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2009
Kalwarski & Levisohn |
Finding Higher Returns With Lower Risk There is surging interest in low-volatility investment strategies. Still, some investors are finding ways to make volatility work for them. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2012
Craig L. Israelsen |
Emerging Stars Compared with U.S. stock funds and broad international stock funds, funds that specialize in emerging foreign markets are a bit like Usain Bolt sprinting against mere mortals. They leave the competition far behind. But this class of investment also carries a lot of volatility. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
Bhaktavatsalam et al. |
Israel Gets an Upgrade, and Investors Depart Now that it's a developed market rather than an emerging one, Harvard, T. Rowe Price, and others are pulling out |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Chindia: 2 Countries for the Price of 1 It's getting easier and easier to invest in chunks of the world. It's a very good idea to keep a portion of your portfolio invested internationally. Mutual funds and ETFs offer a simple way to do so. |
Financial Advisor
March 2011 |
Thinking Small Small-cap emerging market stocks may outpace their developed market counterparts by a healthy margin. |
