ETFs Can Veer Off Target
ETFs Can Veer Off Target
Jun 14, 2010
The flash crash of May 2010 showed that ETF shares can trade at a premium or a discount to their NAV.
ETFs Overheating
ETFs Overheating
May 01, 2010
According to Bespoke Investment Group, only one or two of the hundreds of key ETFs it tracks typically trade at more than 10 percent above their moving average.
Active Funds that Take Less Risk than Their Indexes
Active Funds that Take Less Risk than Their Indexes
Mar 26, 2010
Investors have been pouring into index funds of all varieties, including portfolios that track emerging markets and municipal bonds. But much of the attention has focused on funds that fit in the large blend box. Popular choices include Vanguard...
Client Frugality, Risk Aversion Is the New Normal
Mar 02, 2010
Registered investment advisors report that their clients are closing their wallets and watching their dimes and quarters. A survey commissioned by Charles Schwab says that 32 percent of advisors cite “frugal spending habits” as the new...
ETFs, Not Dead Ringers
Mar 01, 2010
Last year ETFs, which are designed to track and mimic index returns, missed their targets by an average 1.25 percentage points.
Buy Farmland, Gold and Run for the Hills, says Dr. Doom
Feb 22, 2010
Dr. Marc Faber, who predicted the 1987 crash and the recent financial crisis, is predictably gloomy. Buy farmland, gold and head into the country to avoid a "dirty" war, he told a conference. For more, please go to VonAldo.com, the blog of...
How To Size Up An ETF
How To Size Up An ETF
Feb 19, 2010
The best ETFs are cheap to buy, easy to trade and benchmarked to quality indices.
Time to Buy Japense Mutual Funds/ETFs? Some Suggested Funds
Feb 10, 2010
The FT reports today that “overseas investors bought up Japanese equities at the fastest pace in three years in January as global asset managers rebalanced portfolios towards the country’s equity market from underweight positions.” For more...
Mutual Funds, ETFs, Hedge Funds Cutting Fees
Mutual Funds, ETFs, Hedge Funds Cutting Fees
Jan 27, 2010
Like hard-pressed retailers, investment managers have lately taken to lowering prices. Mutual funds and ETFs have cut expense ratios. Even exclusive hedge funds have reduced the fees they charge clients. Some of the fee cuts may be temporary...
Lost Decade? Not For Fundamental Indexing
Jan 22, 2010
For more, please go to VonAldo.com, the blog of Registered Rep. Editor-in-Chief David A. Geracioti.
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