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The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Mutual Fund Trends to Ignore This Year As shell-shocked investors eye the stock market, several trends in the mutual fund arena are already taking shape. While some of these trends may end up being beneficial for investors, here are three that you should watch out for. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Vaughan Scully |
ETF Advisor: ETFs for Cash Over the past year, ETFs holding money market securities -- Treasury, municipal, and corporate bonds that mature in less than a year -- have sprung up to give investors a "cash-equivalent" ETF option. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs Win Big, Lose Big Many exchange-traded funds hit the jackpot -- or strike out entirely. For most investors, diversification is the key to success. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Mike Patton |
Tactical Versus Strategic In strategic asset allocation, long-term capital expectations are integrated with a client's goals and a target allocation is established. With tactical asset allocation, adjustments are made based on short-term expectations for an asset class. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Big Losers From the ETF Revolution ETFs don't make everyone a winner. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business? |
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... |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Make Money With Mutual Funds A lowdown on mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Nathan Alderman |
What the Fool Is an ETF? What is an ETF? An ETF, short for "exchange-traded fund," is a mutual-fund-like basket of investments that trades like a stock. Though a few ETFs are actively managed, most simply track some sort of index. ETFs have five main benefits. |
The Motley Fool December 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Big Surprise for Investors This Year ETFs are supposed to be tax-efficient, but sometimes they fall short. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Most Expensive ETFs You'll Never Need As more and more of these funds are being rushed to market, expenses on some ETFs have begun to creep up. In fact, some ETFs now charge more than many actively managed mutual funds. Why are some of these funds so expensive? |
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 December 29, 2010 Morgan Housel |
More Premature Reports of the Death of the Individual Investor Investors have been pulling money out of stock mutual funds. But this is an incomplete way of looking at things, and not nearly enough to conclude that we've lost our love of investing. |
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. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs. |
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. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs Get Active With all the attention and assets flowing toward exchange-traded funds, new variations on these funds were inevitable. Actively managed ETFs are coming soon. |
Financial Advisor December 2008 Marla Brill |
ETF Growth Expected What was bad news for the stock market in 2008 may prove to be good news for ETFs in 2009. |
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 October 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are You Missing Out on Big Gains? Exchange-traded funds have shown their colors during the financial crisis. The current panic has made the advantages that ETFs have quite clear. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Top-Priority Investments Finding the right mix of investments for retirement can be a special challenge. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Are Stock Mutual Funds Dead? There's a new honcho in town. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: Which Performance Better? When a portfolio of mutual funds vies against a portfolio of ETFs, which one comes out on top? |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Mac Greer |
2 ETFs for Deflation, 2 for Gold An interview with ETF Database analyst Michael Johnston. |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Lose Money in a Volatile Market Unless you want to lose a lot more money from trying to time the market, don't flee stocks when the going gets rough. |
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? |
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Tim Knepp |
Panning for Gold Whenever the markets turn south, interest in gold increases -- here are some ways to invest in this precious metal. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
The Gold Rush to Nowhere Gold is definitely the trendy place to be right now, but all trends come to an end. |
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 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 January 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds. |
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 October 13, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
6 Bond ETFs to Avoid Steer clear of these precarious picks. |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
5 ETFs You Need to Get Rich These five ETFs give you nearly everything you need in order to build wealth. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why ETFs All Want This Hot Investment Why copper is the new gold. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Where the New ETF Money Is Going Are you using exchange-traded funds wisely? |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
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. |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
2 Investments That Will Benefit From Eurozone Drama Bring on the crisis! The region appears almost certainly headed toward recession, while talk of certain countries leaving the euro is becoming more widespread. |
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 September 2005 Jim Wiandt |
ETFs Open New Doors Opportunities abound as exchange traded funds (ETFs) expand to cover the the world. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Big Winner in the Bear Market The end of the bull market brought with it a sea change in the way many investors look at their investments. And no one was better poised to take advantage of that change than the companies that produce ETFs. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
ETFs After the Fall The impact of the equities market shocks in September and October on ETF asset accumulation isn't yet known; and what the impact of the change in the general investment climate this fall will be on ETFs is anybody's guess. |
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs' Newest Rival Exchange-traded notes may give ETFs a run for their money. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Amanda B. Kish |
Domestic Slowdown? No Problem! There are still hidden bargains in many corners of the mutual fund market. |
Financial Advisor February 2011 Marla Brill |
Ready For Reflation Several kinds of ETFs should benefit if prices and interest rates begin to rise. |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio These ETFs take different paths to the same goal. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
ETFs Spread Themselves Thin Some newer small-niche ETFs are facing low trading volume and wider spreads, which can cut into investment returns. Investors should take note of this. |
Financial Advisor February 2006 Alan Lavine |
The Gold Rush The outlook for precious metals is bright, but the risks are still there. Can gold and precious metals mutual funds continue their stellar performance after a few years of outstanding returns? |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Socially responsible funds are raking in the assets. Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund... Neuberger Berman Socially Responsible Fund... TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund... etc. |