Dangling an offer for commission-free trades is a common tactic in the
war to win market share in the exchange-traded fund business.
Exchange-traded funds are designed to track the market's moves, but
many were off the mark by a wide margin during the financial crisis.
Investors may start to wonder if two new precious-metals ETFs could prompt the kind of regulatory concerns about
speculators that have plagued energy funds.
by Marla Brill
Currency ETFs provide easy access to a huge but ignored asset class.
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Here's how this advisor and others plan to grow their advisory businesses in 2010: focus on 401(k) clients.
Individual investors are often told that
index-linked funds are better for them than actively managed offerings, but index funds carry their own risks that can catch the unsuspecting.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Need any more proof that the ETF industry is booming? There are now 552 ETFs in registration, according to an industry source.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
An Oklahoma City advisory firm today launched three faith-based ETFs based on indexes created by FTSE Group and KLD Indexes.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
T. Rowe Price joined the growing ranks of mutual fund companies seeking
to enter the nascent market for actively managed ETFs
when it applied to the SEC for approval
to start a family of them.
by Marla Brill
Environmentally conscious funds and ETFs have turned around this year, but more narrowly focused plays have farther to go to regain lost ground.
A new exchange-traded fund promises to mimic
hedge-fund strategies, but
investors may want to see how this second-generation ETF fares in the
real world before rushing in.
In the exchange-traded fund business, it's almost like old times.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Barclays Global Investors plans to develop an iShares ETF that screens out companies that are strongly connected to genocide.
by Marla Brill
Last year's credit crunch and commodities crash sent assets in exchange-traded notes plummeting. Now, investors are taking a second look.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Barclays Global Investors today launched a
donor-advised fund that allows clients to invest their charitable
contributions in at least 25 iShares ETFs.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
In London, about 50% of the clean water leaks away because
the infrastructure is so old. The cost of digging up all of the old pipes and
replacing them would be astronomical...
by
Ray Fazzi
ProFunds Group has launched an ETF designed to provide short
exposure to long-term U.S. treasury bonds.
