ETFs Blossomed in May – Monthly Performance Summary
May 31, 2007 – May brought new highs to many of the indexes and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Domestically, indexes were up about 3% for the month.  The Dow finished above 13,600.    Global markets also received a... Continue Reading »

Latin America ETFs Post Inflows
May 31, 2007 – China may be the topic of the day, but looking at the Latin American exchange traded funds (ETFs), that is where things are moving.  While China saw fund outflows this month, Latin American funds... Continue Reading »

Are Small-Cap ETFs As Lucky As Actively-Managed?
May 31, 2007 – Do small-cap stock pickers actually possess certain insight, or do they just have a better chance of beating their benchmarks than large-cap stocks. Could this be true of small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) too? Eleanor... Continue Reading »

Charles Schwab And ETFs
May 31, 2007 – Money Magazine presents the first in a series of interviews with the great money minds of the past 35 years. Charles Schwab reveals the smartest way to invest, and it includes exchange traded funds... Continue Reading »

Leveraged ETFs-What Gives?
May 30, 2007 – The leveraged exchange traded fund (ETF) has been one of the industry’s greatest success stories-for some. These ETFs are designed to make big bets on the direction of the stock market, and over 50... Continue Reading »

ETFs Entering Into 401k Plans
May 30, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been trying to break into the 401k retirement market for some time. The latest attempt comes from BenefitStreet, a firm that handles 401k record keeping, which is teaming up... Continue Reading »

ETF Fees- How Low Can They Go?
May 30, 2007 – Vanguard Group is upping the ante by lowering fees and putting pressure on rival exchange traded fund (ETF) providers. Last week Vanguard, filed a registration for an ETF tracking MSCI-EAFE. John Spence for MarketWatch.com... Continue Reading »

State Street Debuts Fixed-Income ETF Family
May 29, 2007 – State Street Global Advisors are launching five new fixed-income exchange traded funds (ETFs). They will trade on the American Stock Exchange beginning May 30. State Street joins Barclays and Vanguard as the providers of... Continue Reading »