Building Portfolios in 2018: Passive, Active, and Active-Passive
By John Lunt, Lunt Capital In an investment framework dominated by mutual funds, the “active” and “passive” distinction was clear. Passive mutual…
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5 Smart Beta, Large-Cap ETFs That Limit Risks
The U.S. bull market rally is continuing on its ninth year, but some are growing concerned over high-flying large-caps taking up bigger…
Nasdaq Adds 18 New ETP Listings, Switches in April
It’s been a big month for new exchange-traded products at Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) – six new ETP listings were added while there…
First Trust Gets Approval to Sell Two ETFs to Mexican Pensioners
First Trust, the sixth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, last week won approval from La Comisión Nacional del Sistema de Ahorro…
Not All Smart Beta ETFs are Perfect
Traditional market capitalization-weighted funds are still the dominant offerings in the world of exchange traded funds, but data continue to point rapid,…
8 Overlooked Smart Beta ETFs
Smart beta, arguably the newest phenomenon in the exchange traded funds business, is more than just a fad. Year-to-date inflows of more…
Chart of the Day: First Trust AlphaDEX ETFs
Late last week we noted substantial creation activity in several fundamentally based “core” index ETFs from First Trust, which may be an…
ETF Chart of the Day: AlphaDEX Methodology
In April of this year, exchange traded fund provider First Trust unveiled an array of new products focused on the international equity…
European Banks Drag ETFs Lower
Europe again? New concerns about the solvency of European banks has Treasury exchange traded funds (ETFs) once again climbing higher as investors…