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The Motley Fool
January 7, 2011
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Friday's ETF to Watch: S&P Retail SPDR (XRT) Today's jobs report puts this ETF in focus.   |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Tuesday's ETF to Watch: Retail ETF (XRT) The recent consumer confidence report puts this Retail ETF in focus. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Friday's ETF to Watch: SPDR Retail Fund (XRT) The University of Michigan releases its consumer confidence results today, and therefore this retail ETF is one to watch. |
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
December 22, 2010
Stoyan Bojinov |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: SPDR Homebuilders ETF (XHB) The National Association of Realtors releases the existing home sales report for November today. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: S&P 500 ETFs While some S&P 500 Index funds are virtually identical to the SPDR fund, a handful of other ETFs offers more substantial modifications to the original formula. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Simplifying Investing: 5 All Cap ETF Options Get exposure in all the right places. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
Cathy Carlson |
Can Coach Purses And $4 Coffees Drive Consumer Discretionary ETFs? Can luxury stocks hold up consumer discretionaries? |
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
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
August 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Salvage Your Losers With This Easy Strategy Use exchange-traded funds to avoid the "wash sale" tax rule. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Could Steer You Wrong Index funds and exchange-traded funds aren't perfect. |
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
February 7, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Retail the Easy Way There's no need to guess which retail company will perform best. If you expect the retail industry to grow amid a global economic recovery, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF could save you a lot of trouble. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
The Confidence Roller-Coaster Ride Last month's rosy consumer confidence data left the market feeling elated, bus this month sent those hopes screaming back down to earth. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
International Stocks Plus Dividends Get the best of two great worlds. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Playing Commodities With ETFs Commodities are booming. But it's sometimes hard for individual investors to participate. ETFs can make things easier. |
Entrepreneur
July 2004
Dian Vujovich |
Sixth Sense Sometimes six heads are better than one. The six research analysts making up the management team of the Davis Opportunity Fund work within what they call their "circle of confidence." |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2010
Jared Cummans |
Friday's ETF to Watch: Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) The University of Michigan releases its consumer confidence report for the month of September. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
A Dividend-Heavy ETF ETFs can be a simple way to invest in a lot of hefty dividend payers. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Index Funds: So Hot Right Now Indexing is stylish, but can you profit from its idiosyncrasies? |
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
October 17, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Build a Great ETF Portfolio There are many different ways to structure your ETF portfolio, and while the following four steps aren't the only way to go, they're a simple approach to get you started. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2010
Michael Johnston |
Homebuilder ETFs Face a Tough Road Ahead With government support of the housing market drawing to a close, investors have been unsure of exactly what to expect from the housing market. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Basic Materials ETFs Cyclical but intriguing. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2010
Donna Mitchell |
Recovery, Interrupted From January through the end of April, investors' confidence in an economic recovery buoyed strong performances in equity exchange-traded funds. |
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
November 16, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Best ETF for 2007: ProShares Ultra S&P 500 Double the return or double trouble? Since its inception in June 2006, the ETF has done a good job of meeting its objective, helped in large part by a stock market that has mostly gone straight up during that period. |
Entrepreneur
August 2007
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Exchange-Traded vs. Index Funds Tried-and-true index funds still rank highest, but exchange-traded funds can add spice to a well-rounded portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Easy Way to Find Big Dividends Choosing a solid dividend ETF can help you diversify your portfolio while giving you the benefits that dividend-payers offer. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
Beat the S&P 500 -- Guaranteed! Put a too-often-neglected investing tool, reinvesting index fund dividends, to work for you. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Dan Sullivan |
Confidence Builder When you have confidence as a daily resource, entrepreneurs can learn anything, respond to anything, adjust to anything, and achieve anything. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 4, 2011
Tom Lydon |
Stock ETFs End the Week Lower as Financial Stocks Add to Job Woes Exchange-traded funds closed out a fifth week of losses with more selling on Friday, after Bank of America and American Express led financial ETFs lower. |
Investment Advisor
May 2006 |
Upgrades Standard & Poor's launched the S&P Completion Index... Rydex Investments received a private letter ruling from the IRS... Fidelity Investments registered with the SEC... etc. |
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
October 24, 2005
Mathew Emmert |
Dividends Go Mainstream Soaring demand among dividend-based exchange-traded funds shows that the yield is once again in vogue. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
A Fund Designed to Grow Instead of tracking the Dow or the S&P 500, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF tracks an index weighted by company fundamentals, which has given better performance historically. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Doubling Bets Is for Sissies In times like these you can make huge wagers on the market. But should you? |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Confidence Is Back After bottoming out in February, consumer confidence is now the highest it has been since the financial tsunami began last September. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Everyone Wants What These Winning Stocks Have Being part of key market benchmarks like the Dow Jones Industrials or the S&P 500 has always been a mark of distinction for companies. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Find the Best Deal on Dividend Stocks Once you decide that you want to add some dividend stocks or funds to your portfolio, you need to figure out how to do it. |
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
October 16, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Buying Bonds Abroad For a number of years investing in foreign bonds was relatively difficult. With the launch of the SPDR Lehman International Trust Bond ETF, investors now have a readily available way to get exposure to non-U.S. fixed income securities. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs Bring the Bling Here's a way for ordinary investors to benefit from trends in commodity markets. But some commodity ETFs might turn out to be fool's gold, while others are the real thing. Learn about the risks involved before you invest. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
3 Strategies That Beat the Market Alternatives to index funds did well since 2000, but will they keep up the pace? |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
A Golden Parachute Investor confidence began to fade rapidly at the start of the third quarter. ETF investors in the U.S. had already reconciled themselves to a slow recovery when the S&P 500 started its roller-coaster ride in early August. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008 |
Upgrades Ameriprise Financial agrees to acquire J. & W. Seligman & Co... Baron Funds introduced Baron Retirement Income Fund... Schroders has launched the Schroder Alternative Solutions Gold and Metals Fund... Phoenix Investment Partners changes name...etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
So Much for Confidence After rebounding sharply, overall consumer confidence is back in decline. |
