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Financial Advisor
May 3, 2010 |
Advisor Emporium News: Automatic 401(k) Plans Growing... ProShares Offers Inverse ETFs... First Allied Launches Fund Allocator... Curian Adds New Investment Strategies... Advisor Partners Upgrades Portfolio Program... Van Eck Offers Small-Cap Investments... more...   |
Financial Advisor
March 2011
Marla Brill |
New Indexes Nudge Out Old Favorites Advisors who have moved into alternative indexes are finding unique ways to use them. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Robert F. Keane |
Catching up with... Tim Meyer To get a handle on what's happening in the world of ETFs -- where assets grew 40% in 2006 to $422 billion -- here is an interview with the ETF business manager for Rydex Investments. |
Investment Advisor
November 18, 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Will ETF Flaws Diminish Their Appeal? The honeymoon period for ETFs is fading |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
New Products Alternatives: Dow Jones Indexes and Wilshire Associates have launched the Dow Jones Wilshire Global Index Family... Insurance: New York Life Insurance has released NYLIAC Instant Legacy... etc. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011
Carl Resnick |
ETFs: The Ideal Asset Allocation Tool? True diversification has become the primary focus of smart advisors. To the benefit of these advisors and their clients, a wide range of well-built exchange-traded funds has emerged to represent just about every asset class available. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: State Street Global Advisors has launched five fixed-income SPDR ETFs... Unit investment trust based on the KLD Global Climate Change 100 Index... etc. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Lisa Cohen |
True Innovation or Mere Fashion? The long list of new ETFs launched in 2006 makes one wonder: Will all of these new funds really find a large audience? It all comes down to the financial advisor. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009 |
A New Benchmark for Advisors With many advisors using an asset allocation strategy, the S&P 500 is no longer a great benchmark against which to set your pace. Take a look at these new benchmarks. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Launches Advisors' Marketing Program... Vanguard Reduces Investment Minimums... Wells Fargo Provides Consultation Services... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
ETF Education The industry has fallen short in informing investors about exchange-traded funds, according to a Rydex survey of 500 mutual fund investors. |
Financial Advisor
August 2008 |
Frontline News News for the financial industry: Alliance Creates New Retirement Option... Direxion Launches Two New Funds... Genworth Launches IRA Variable Annuity... Paperless Account Opening Offered... Jefferson National Expands VA Offerings... Vanguard Introduces New Index Fund... |
Financial Advisor
February 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Advisor news: Morningstar Enhances Research, Expands Indexes... Rydex Offers New Equal Weight ETFs... Fiserv Offers New Technology Tools... ProShares Launches First Volatility ETFs... Van Eck Creates New Fund... New Natixis Funds... |
Financial Advisor
July 2006 |
Advisor Emporium The Potomac Funds Changes "Direxion"... Fidelity Launches Value International Fund... Vanguard Offers New Retirement Funds... Support Platform For SMAs Introduced... etc. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
57 Flavors of Funds New versions of ETFs mean more choices for investors. |
Financial Advisor
June 2012
Jeff Schlegel |
Taking Flight More advisors are launching funds, but building assets isn't easy. |
Financial Advisor
October 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Commonwealth Launches New Management System... Lincoln Enhances Series Of Funds... ByAllAccounts And Redtail Form Partnership... etc. |
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 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. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
Matt Hougan |
Layer Upon Layer With the surging interest in exchange-traded funds, it was only a matter of time until someone decided to package them together into a fund-of-funds structure. But are they the best option for your financial advisory clients? |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Improving on Index Funds As the fund universe continues to evolve, new funds have emerged that try to improve on their first-generation counterparts. One fund in particular has its sights set high -- the Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Barclays struggles to crack 401(k) market... Funds' cash stakes falling... Fidelity chasing market share... |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Plan Advisor: The Lower Cost 401(k) Option Using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as investing options in 401(k) plans is becoming increasingly popular as firms realize that ETFs offer participants a lower-cost option than mutual funds. More and more advisors are also acting as investment consultants for fairly large plans. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Pershing Launches ETC Information Center... Curian Capital Creates Diversification Platform... MassMutual Increases Retirement Offerings... etc. |
Financial Advisor
September 2011
Tom Lydon |
It's All In The Weighting ETF indexing has evolved, but the traditional, somewhat boring approach may still yield the best results. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Growing Choice, Shrinking Globe Thanks to burgeoning of the index-based global ETF industry, many of today's country and sector specific ETFs are so narrow and so focused that they allow both advisors and investors to have an increasingly targeted and tactical approach to international investing. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Are ETFs Getting out of Control? Prepare to be dazzled by exchange-traded funds for every kind of commodity. What should investors do about this proliferation? |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Are You the Only One Without ETFs? Investors, guess where you'll find a third of a trillion dollars. There are now more than 200 ETFs based in the U.S., and the number is growing. |
Investment Advisor
February 2008 |
The ETF Solution Forward-thinking companies and their advisors are increasingly allowing 401(k) plan participants to leverage the benefits of ETFs. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2009
Stacy Schultz |
ETFs' Glory Days At a time when the market was swinging by hundreds of points a day, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered a more secure alternative. |
Financial Advisor
December 2011
Marla Brill |
Still Ahead ETF assets have more than quadrupled since 2004, but mutual funds are still favored by advisors. |
Financial Advisor
October 2011
Bruce W. Fraser |
Lost In The Crowd For all their risks, preferred ETFs offer high yields, good liquidity and diversification. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2009
Chris Jones |
This Could Help You Beat the Market These equal-weight index funds and ETFs have an enviable track record. |
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2011
Diana Britton |
ETF Goliaths Better Watch Out for the Davids Every month, the universe of exchange-traded products is expanding and taking market share from the mutual fund industry. |
Financial Advisor
January 2007 |
Advisor Emporium Pershing Launches NetExchange Investor Platform... CurrencyShares ETFs Garner $1 Billion... Fundamentally Weighted Mutual Funds Introduced... New Index Families Hunting Alpha... etc. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007 |
Advisor Emporium NPC Launches ETF-Based 401(k) Program... MG Advisory Launches IMA Platform... Vanguard Launches International Fund... etc. |
Financial Advisor
December 2006
Matt Hougan |
Do These ETFs Make Sense? Here are five ground rules to help you evaluate whether some newfangled ETFs make sense for your client's portfolios. Rule Number 1: Check Your Commissions... Rule Number 2: Check The Index... etc. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2010
William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008 |
New Products Products of interest to those in the financial industry: New ETFs... New Mutual funds... Financial planning software... Retirement planning tools... |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
ETFs and Falling Fund Fees The pricing pressure from ETFs is good news for index investors. But don't forget the brokerage fees. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Vaughan Scully |
Quantitative Methodology ETFs Search for Better Performance A new breed of ETF has emerged, based on indices that are designed not to reflect the investable universe of a particular market niche, but to pick the best stocks within a specific sector or style. |
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 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. |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Bob Clark |
Part of the Solution For financial advisors, a fund you run yourself (with help) can solve some thorny issues. |
