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Ready For Harvest Rounding up investment laggards to harvest tax losses is a good idea toward the end of any year in taxable accounts, but this year there is added incentive.   |
Financial Advisor
June 2006
Matt Hougan |
Death And Taxes? Capital gains distributions. Dividend taxes. 1099s. The very words send a shiver down the spine of prudent investors. What's an advisor to do? Well for starters, you should take a close look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Letter Perfect As exchange-traded funds (ETFs) proliferate, financial planners find that they're useful for alpha as well as beta. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Salvage Your Losers With This Easy Strategy Use exchange-traded funds to avoid the "wash sale" tax rule. |
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Jim Wiandt |
ETFs Open New Doors Opportunities abound as exchange traded funds (ETFs) expand to cover the the world. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Spiders for Arachnophobes Far from being creepy, ETFs can spin some nice profits in your portfolio. |
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Brad Zigler |
Golden Diversifier Are gold mining stocks or gold bullion better for diversifying a portfolio? |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Hard Choices Exchange-traded funds and notes provide more options for financial planners who want exposure to commodities. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Tom Lydon |
So, Your Client Wants to Own Gold ETFs? Today, investing in gold is easier than ever, thanks to exchange-traded funds. If your clients are clamoring for some exposure in their portfolios, read up on the ins and outs of this unique asset class. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Rediscovering Gold As the world's oldest asset class regains its luster, planners are trying to figure out how best to prospect for profits. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Use Your Losses Without Missing the Rally If you're still smarting from all the money you had to pay the IRS earlier this month, don't just suffer -- do something about it. Now's a great time to build up tax breaks for years to come. |
Registered Rep.
September 23, 2010
Brad Zigler |
Gold, the Portfolio Hero of 2010 Some investors have had a golden touch this year. The fact that they touched gold, in fact, made them stand-out investors. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Glitter of Gold ETFs Exchange-traded funds offer flexibility for investing in gold. GLD... IAU... GDX... etc. |
Investment Advisor
October 2006
James J. Green |
Harvest Time All the Time A connoisseur explains how to use ETFs to harvest tax losses year-round. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Going for the Gold Planners who want to sprinkle a bit of gold dust onto their clients' portfolios have many funds from which to choose. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
3 ETF Strategies for Beginning Investors You don't have to be a trader to use ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs Bring the Bling Here's a way for ordinary investors to benefit from trends in commodity markets. But some commodity ETFs might turn out to be fool's gold, while others are the real thing. Learn about the risks involved before you invest. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2010
Tim Knepp |
Many Ways to Gain Exposure to Gold There are many ways to include an allocation to gold within a portfolio. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Thick or Thin? A few ETFs account for most of the trading volume in this popular asset class. The rest merit close scrutiny -- for costs, liquidity and diversification. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2010
Mac Greer |
2 ETFs for Deflation, 2 for Gold An interview with ETF Database analyst Michael Johnston. |
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November 2004
Jim Wiandt |
Gold Rush Low-cost ETFs representing gold bullion will revolutionize investing in gold. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
Financial Advisor
February 2, 2009
Raymond Fazzi |
ETFs As Defensive Plays Advisors say ETFs can be a useful tool when implementing downside protection strategies. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Play the Emerging-Market Craze Investors are chasing performance with emerging markets. Will they keep soaring? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2005 |
Your 60-Second ETF Education When you need a little something for your portfolio, consider an exchange-traded mutual fund (ETF). |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2010
Tom Lydon |
Gold ETFs: Economic Teflon? There are a number of ways to play the gold rush, but for the purest exposure, physically backed gold ETFs are the way to go. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Prospects for Healthcare ETFs Better Than Those for Reform There are about two dozen exchange traded funds that offer a wide variety of exposures to the healthcare sector, including broad-based, global, and leveraged ETFs, as well as those targeting individual industries. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Lauren Young |
ETFs: What The Buzz Is About In the wake of the mutual fund scandal, more exchange-traded funds are finding their way into individual investors' portfolios |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2010
Mike Pienciak |
Better Buy: Gold or Gold Miners? It depends on your risk tolerance, although neither guarantees protection against a declining market. |
Financial Advisor
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Black Gold Tries for Gold The first crude oil ETF has hit the American markets. However, the greater availability of investment options in the oil market will likely leave the United States Oil Fund sitting on the sidelines of most portfolios. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
New Directions Exchange-traded funds offer strategic advantages to financial planners who believe in active management, as well as those who favor indexing. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
Gold Bugs of the World, Rejoice See how investors can use the new gold exchange traded fund (ETF) and what it might mean for gold stocks. |
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Elizabeth Wine |
ETFs and Closed-End Funds: New Strategies for a New Day The range of ETFs continues to grow and advisors are graduating to the next level of sophistication, from the traditional use of gaining quick access to a sector or country, to now delivering alpha to clients. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
C. Michael Cart |
Risk Control: The Next Act For ETFs New Exchange-traded funds are being created as strategies and technology are developed. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
ETF Mania! As the number of exchange-traded funds explodes, planners are deploying them to bring sophisticated institutional strategies to affluent clients. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Hedge Funds Are Buying Up Gold ETFs, Should You? Do precious metals tempt you? |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Michael Provine |
A Healthy Harvest Selling losing positions to offset capital gains and ordinary income is the single most effective way to reduce the tax liability in a client's portfolio. |
Registered Rep.
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 |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Soros Dumps Gold ETF Assets According to recent reports, the legendary hedge fund manager sold nearly $800 million worth of the yellow metal in the first quarter of 2011. Should you? |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Matt Hougan |
Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Beyond Benchmarks Tracking alternative indexes can add a flavor of active management to the ETF menu. |
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Sydney LeBlanc |
ETFs and SMAs: Side By Side Now, separately managed accounts can mean anything, from an entire basket of different separate account managers to an account also holding mutual funds, cash, and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Of these companion investment vehicles, ETFs are proving to be one of the most popular. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Buz Livingston |
Sergeant Pepper's Index Fund Vanguard 500 Index Fund celebrated its 30th birthday last August. The success of the index fund has spawned exchange traded funds and other passive investment strategies. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Berries for the Bears The increased shorting of ETFs by hedge funds is a sign that the smart money crowd knows a good thing when they see it. |
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Matthew Hougan |
Too Much Of A Good Thing? Do the new leveraged ETFs have a place in the financial advisor's toolbox? |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010 |
ETFs: Why Boring Isn't Bad The choices for exchange-traded funds are now more interesting. But one ETF expert recommends sticking with broadly diversified funds with low costs. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
ETF Portfolio Perfection Do you need ETFs to make your portfolio perfect? |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why One ETF Is Not Enough Lots of ETFs are highly correlated to the S&P, but you still need diversification. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Simple Ways to Win With Gold Put together a great set of investments in just a few steps with exchange traded funds |
