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Tom Lydon at Inside Commodities Conference on CNBC

Heather Hayes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:05 +0000

Tom Lydon is attending the Inside Commodities Conference today in New York. While there, he sat down with stocks reporter Bob Pisani and Index Universe’s Matt Hougan to talk about the state of commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) today.

Tom Lydon Makes the Case for Brazil ETFs on Fox Business

Heather Hayes — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +0000

Tom Lydon appeared on Fox Business this afternoon to discuss Brazil’s exchange traded fund (ETFs). Oh, and if you’ve always wondered what Tom looked like before he became follicly-challenged, have your curiosity satisfied at the end of the video.

Tom Lydon on “The Money Answers”

Heather Hayes — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:50:03 +0000

What are your options when it comes to exchange traded funds (ETFs)? How can you get the most out of them? Find out how right now!

Tom Lydon speaks on “The Money Answers” with Jordan Goodman

ETFs: One Year Later

Heather Hayes — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:31:18 +0000

Tom Lydon wrote an article for FT Press on what has changed in the markets and the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry since the release of his first book, iMoney: Profitable ETF Strategies for Every Investor and the collapse of the financial system. No doubt about it, we’re living in a different world. Read it here!

Tom Lydon Talks Europe ETFs on CNBC

Heather Hayes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:02 +0000

Tom Lydon appeared on CNBC bright and early this morning to talk about Europe’s economic recovery and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that can be used to play it.

The ETF Trend Following Playbook Featured in Associated Content

Tom Lydon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:32:43 +0000

The ETF Trend Following Playbook was reviewed in Associated Content today. Go here to read what they had to say, then stop on by our book page and purchase a copy for yourself!

Tom Lydon’s ETF Book Spotlighted in Investor’s Business Daily

Heather Hayes — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:41 +0000

Tom Lydon recently spoke to Trang Ho at Investor’s Business Daily about his trend following discipline and his new book, The ETF Trend Following Playbook. It’s currently the number one book in mutual funds on Amazon.com!

Find out how having a trend following discipline can help you spot opportunities and profit in both bull and bear markets.

Read the interview here, then visit our book page to read more about the book and purchase a copy for yourself today!

Tom Lydon Tells Fox Business What ETFs He Likes Now

Heather Hayes — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:24:48 +0000

Tom Lydon goes on Fox Business to discuss the exchange traded funds (ETFs) he likes and the last time he had a full head of hair. View the video to find out when that was.

Competition Heats Up In Emerging Market ETF Space

Tom Lydon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:00:20 +0000

As the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry grows, the heat is on to provide not only the best product, but also the lowest-cost one. An example of this heated competition is taking place with two large emerging market funds.

In the emerging markets ETF industry, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSEArca: EEM) is losing ground to its low-cost competitor, the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock (NYSEArca: VWO), writes Ian Salisbury for The Wall Street Journal. The expense ratio for EEM is 0.72%, whereas VWO is 0.27%.

Since the start of the year, a new infusion of money found its way into emerging market ETFs and Vanguard’s fund took in $5 billion compared to the more established Barclays iShares‘ $2 billion.

Barclays currently has no plans to reduce expense fees and says short-term investors will favor EEM because of the ETF’s lower trading costs. (Find out what to look for when choosing an ETF here).

The iShares ETF has kept fees high because developing country stocks are difficult to come by and the ETF’s hefty trading volume attracts large investors.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSEArca: EEM): up 60.8% year-to-date

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (NYSEArca: VWO): up 69% year-to-date

For more information on emerging markets, visit our emerging market category.

For full disclosure, Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of VWO and EEM.

Max Chen contributed to this article.

Simple Guidelines for Choosing an ETF

Tom Lydon — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:12 +0000

When it comes to investing with exchange traded funds (ETFs), there are simple guidelines to help determine which funds will work best for you and your investment needs.

There are a few key considerations when you are selecting ETFs that will fit into your portfolio, reports Alexandra Zendrian for Forbes:

Look at an ETF’s expense ratio. There are enough ETFs to choose from that there’s plenty of competition in this realm. Some of the broad-based funds offer fair to low fees for investing, with superior diversification support. Some of the niche ETFs can get pricey, so check this out to avoid eating into principal. (For trading tips on ETFs, read here).
Think about why you are investing in the particular ETF; reasons for this would include the diversification benefits it could offer and the asset classes it covers. that are hard to reach, such as currencies and commodities, which become easy to access through ETFs.
Look for ETFs with higher trading volume. Thinly traded ETFs could have a wider bid/ask spread. (Read about building a portfolio with ETFs here).

Good ETFs have a reasonable expense ratio, a well-diversified underlying index and underlying stocks with lots of liquidity. By contrast, things to watch out for are high expense ratios, a small number of companies dominating the ETF’s total weighting and ETFs that represents a less liquid area of the market, such as a single-country ETF or a thinly traded sector.

For more stories about ETFs, visit our ETF 101 category.