ETFs Lag on Eurozone Debt and Economic Recovery Worries
February 8, 2010 – Worries about the security of the economic recovery as well as lingering concerns about the debt situation in Europe have stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) wavering between positive and negative territory this morning. ... Continue Reading »

PIMCO Launches New Active Muni Bond ETF
February 2, 2010 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) family just got a little bit bigger. PIMCO has begun trading a new municipal bond fund that will give investors the opportunity to invest in a municipal bond portfolio that... Continue Reading »

Fidelity Announces Free Trading; Is An ETF Supermarket the Next Step?
February 2, 2010 – The exchange traded fund (ETF) price war has a new combatant: Fidelity. On the heels of Charles Schwab’s lead, the mutual fund provider has slashed what it costs to buy stocks and ETFs through its... Continue Reading »

4 Ways You Can Put ETFs to Use
February 1, 2010 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a great alternative to mutual funds. They offer full transparency, intraday liquidity and flexibility, plus lower fees. There are also ways to target specific areas of the market and... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree Closes 10 ETFs to Pave the Way for Others
January 30, 2010 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider WisdomTree announced on Friday that it plans to close 10 of its ETFs. The designated funds represent approximately 3% of WisdomTree’s total ETF assets. (more…) Continue Reading »

Coping Strategies for These 4 Possible ETF Bubbles
January 29, 2010 – Investment bubbles have been a fact of life for centuries, and the 21st century is no different. There are potential bubbles forming in several areas, and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors need to be on... Continue Reading »

Grail Advisors Launches Two New Active Bond ETFs
January 29, 2010 – Actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) innovator Grail Advisors has begun trading a pair new funds aimed at the fixed-income market. The new funds are subadvised by Chicago-based fixed-income specialist McDonnell Investment Management. (more…) AKPC_IDS... Continue Reading »

Bond ETFs: Beware of a Bubble
January 28, 2010 – Shaken by the financial debacle of 2008, jumpy investors turned to bonds and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) to safeguard what was left of their wealth. The problem with this scenario is that investors aren’t... Continue Reading »