ETF News

Timing Is Everything

by C. Michael Carty and Julia M. Carty

Leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETPs can be good tactical tools, but can produce outsized losses as well.

Frontline News

Frontline News

The ETF Race Is On

There might soon be a day when at least half of the mutual-fund community converts its traditional funds into ETFs.

Grail Advisors, DoubleLine Capital Roll Out Active ETF

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Grail Advisors, a developer of actively-managed ETFs aimed at the financial advisor market, has partnered with DoubleLine Capital LP to launch an emerging markets fixed-income ETF.

Upstart Unveils Alternative To Morningstar Fund Rating System

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One-year-old company rolls out a mutual fund star rating system it says takes a deeper look at risk metrics than does Morningstar Inc.'s bellwether star rating system.

Weighing ETFs' Cost Cuts

A modest price war among some ETFs focused on emerging markets is making the arena more affordable for investors.

Weakening Euro Stings U.S. Portfolios

There's no easy fix to the way the weakening euro is amplifying U.S. investors' losses in international stocks and mutual funds.

ETF Tune-Up

by Marla Brill

The middle of the year is a good time to re-evaluate ETF portfolios and do fine-tuning.

Advisor Emporium

Advisor Emporium

Pax World Introduces Sustainable ETFs

Financial advisors whose clients want ethics to play a role in their investment portfolios are getting a new tool.

Flash Crash May Stain ETF Industry

Exchange-traded funds don't appear to have been the cause of Thursday's flash crash, but the day could stand as a blemish on the products' reputation for reliability as trading vehicles.

For Morningstar, A Closed-End Conundrum

Morningstar Inc., the immensely powerful arbiter of the mutual fund industry, is turning its attention to a corner of the business it has long ignored: closed-end funds.

ETFs Played Key Role In Market Drop

Early signs suggest ETFs played a big role in Thursday's turmoil. It's too early to tell if they were victims or somehow contributors to the problem.

ETFs Chase Small-Cap Rally

The past year's small-cap stock rally may well be spent, but a raft of new exchange-traded funds with bullish marketing materials suggest fund companies still smell opportunity.

Vanguard Offers Free ETF Trades

The Vanguard Group is now offering its brokerage clients commission-free transactions across its line of exchange-traded funds.

Understanding Indexes

by Gail Liberman

Popularity, turnover, structure and other factors affect index funds and ETFs.

Advisor Emporium

Advisor Emporium

How Much Leverage Is Optimal?

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The author of a paper that looks at how to determine optimal leverage in an investment portfolio is the 2010 first-place winner of a $10,000 award for advancements in active management.

Dividend ETFs Beckon Income-Starved Investors

Exchange-traded funds that focus on dividend-paying stocks trailed the market in 2009, but they may attract bond investors who are worried about the prospect of rising interest rates.

A Good Complement

by Marla Brill

More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios.