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March 2011
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New Indexes Nudge Out Old Favorites Advisors who have moved into alternative indexes are finding unique ways to use them. |
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May 3, 2010 |
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July 2006 |
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A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
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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. |
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Are You Scared of Emerging-Market ETFs? It's time to reduce allocations to emerging markets. |
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Where the Growth Is Advisors who follows a typical, traditional asset allocation model are likely to be surprisingly underweight in the highest-growth economies of the world. |
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Actively Adding Value to Passive Investments Separately managed accounts that invest exclusively in exchange-traded funds are vying for a place at the advisory table, as an increasing number of money managers look to cash in on the popularity of these very cheap, very liquid investments. |
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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. |
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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. |
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This Move Could Be Vanguard's Worst Ever Having declared victory on the index approach to emerging markets, Vanguard is now setting itself a difficult task: how to beat its own index with an actively managed fund that charges close to 1% in annual fees. |
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Donald Jay Korn |
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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. |
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Marla Brill |
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August 2005
Sydney LeBlanc |
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November 1, 2010
William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal. |
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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 |
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July 6, 2010 |
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April 1, 2008 |
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August 2009
Craig L. Israelsen |
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified. |
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Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
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October 2005
Matthew Hougan |
Shorting ETFs Gets Sold Short Although many advisors are reluctant to short exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it's important to remember that ETFs are less risky on the short side than individual stocks, as they are not susceptible to short squeezes. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Different Strokes This summer's volatile markets proved that allocating funds among uncorrelated assets really does work. |
The Motley Fool
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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. |
