Building Laddered Bond Portfolios With ETFs
This ETF-based strategy may offer simple solutions to complex challenges.
View ArticleHistory Says Now Is The Time To Buy Semiconductor ETFs
The period from October through April is traditionally the best time for semiconductor stocks, and three ETFs could capitalize on that trend.
View ArticleThree ETFs With Surprisingly Stellar 3-Year Returns
Three funds investing in Thailand, retail and pharmaceuticals have bagged 100% returns during that time frame.
View ArticleETF Industry Hit With Rash Of Fund Closings
Does this signal a downsizing of the industry?
View ArticleLargest Fixed-Income ETFs Offer Yield, Credit Quality And Inflation Protection
In a bid for yield with some liquidity, investors are turning to fixed-income exchange-traded funds that, in some cases, have produced juicy returns.
View Article7 ETFs Yielding 7% Or More
With U.S. interest rates expected to scrape bottom till at least 2014, these funds could hit the spot for yield hungry investors.
View ArticleMining For Gold ETFs
A large valuation disconnect between bullion and miners could be an opportunity for gold miner-focused ETFs.
View ArticleVanguard Gaining In ETF Space
Vanguard had the largest net inflows among ETF providers year-to-date through August, according to global data from the industry research firm ETFGI.
View ArticleBlackRock To Cut Some ETF Fees Amid Competition
BlackRock Inc.'s Laurence D. Fink, who heads the world's largest asset manager, said the firm will announce fee reductions for large exchange-traded funds next quarter, after losing market share to...
View ArticleJudge Dismisses ETF Lawsuit Against ProShares
A class action lawsuit over leveraged and inverse ETFs against ProShares has been dismissed, the company announced today.
View ArticleGaining Exposure To High-Yield Emerging-Market Debt
As part of a diversified exchange-traded fund portfolio, advisors are including emerging-market assets to augment their foreign equities allocations. And now, considering the paltry yields in the U.S....
View ArticleIt's OK To Buy Green Bananas
Here's what advisors need to do for baby boomers, whose most significant retirement issue is how to plan for increased longevity, says this financial advisor.
View ArticleGuggenheim's Defined-Maturity Bond ETFs Offer Advisors Flexibility
To tap into fresh bond-market inflows, Guggenheim Investments has added six new funds to its existing line up of advisor-focused defined-maturity bond ETFs.
View ArticleGLD Versus AAPL: The Better Investment Now?
GLD, the SPDR Gold Trust ETF, has outperformed Apple during the past month.
View ArticleSchwab Trims Fees On Its ETFs
The company cut the operating expense ratio on all of its 15 ETFs, making each fund the cheapest in its respective Lipper category.
View ArticleFixed Income ETPs Expected To Top $1 Trillion In Five Years
Fixed income exchange-traded products (ETPs) have been the fastest growing segment of the global exchange traded industry for 10 years, and there’s more of where that came from.
View ArticleVanguard Replaces Benchmarks On 22 Index Funds
Replacing MSCI with FTSE and new CRSP benchmarks will reduce Vanguard’s costs and is expected to bring lower shareholder fees.
View ArticleInvestors Yanking Money From Junk-Bond Funds
High-yield bond funds in the U.S. reported a second straight week of withdrawals, with Invesco Ltd.’s junk-debt ETF seeing an unprecedented outflow.
View ArticleGold Advances To 11-Month High
Gold climbed to the highest level in almost 11 months on speculation that central-bank stimulus from the U.S. to Europe and Japan will boost demand for the metal as a store of value.
View ArticleThree Small-Cap ETFs For Emerging Markets’ Growing Middle Class
The real action in emerging markets lies domestically with their consumers, and these three ETFs tap into smaller local companies focused on that market.
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