Best Ideas For 2011: Unlocking Morningstar’s ETF Portfolio
Jan 26, 2011
During an investor webinar Tuesday, Morningstar’s ETF team shared some of their best ideas for investing in ETFs in 2011 and provided a look inside their own portfolio. Overall, they recommended investors tilt their portfolios toward...
Capitalizing on ETF Price Wars
Capitalizing on ETF Price Wars
Jan 01, 2011
The New Year will bring continued downward pressure on asset management fees. Will you keep the change or pass the saving through to your clients?
Passively Aggressive
Passively Aggressive
Oct 01, 2010
With money pouring into index funds and ETFs, passive portfolios are distorting share prices.
Gold, the Portfolio Hero of 2010
Gold, the Portfolio Hero of 2010
Sep 23, 2010
Gold rocked in 2010. But what is the best, least volatile way to play the barbarous relic? Gold mining stocks or gold bullion via the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)?
Are Index Funds' Distorting Markets?
Are Index Funds' Distorting Markets?
Sep 10, 2010
According to Morningstar, passive portfolios hold 22 percent of fund assets, up from 11 percent in 1999. Now it is no longer possible to ignore the impact of indexing.
On The ETF Death Watch
On The ETF Death Watch
Sep 01, 2010
ETFs are all the rage, but be careful. Trading volume is key to success.
Editor's Letter: ETFs, Use Them Wisely
Sep 01, 2010
What happens if everyone buys into index funds? For years Jack Bogle and other proponents of index funds have brushed aside that question.
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products?
Sep 01, 2010
There's very little real difference between the performance of mutual funds and ETPs in the commodity space, but there's a whole lot of difference in the products' risk characteristics.
Schwab Buys ETF Firm
Aug 30, 2010
In an effort to ramp up its ETF offerings, Charles Schwab announced today that it has acquired an ETF-focused money management company with nearly $4 billion in assets. Schwab paid $150 million in cash and stock for the company.
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products?
Commodity Funds or Commodity Exchange-traded Products?
Aug 16, 2010
There’s very little real difference between the performance of mutual funds and ETPs in the commodity space, but there’s a whole lot of difference in the products’ risk characteristics.
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