Small Cap ETFs Experience Major Shift in 2017
In 2016, the Russell 2000 Index of small-capitalization stocks gained 21% with value-oriented, defensive stocks taking charge in a year that witnessed…
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ETF Options to Target the Small-Cap Opportunity
As investors build a well-diversified investment portfolio, small-capitalization stock exchange traded funds may help enhance returns over the long haul. Small-cap stocks…
Small-Cap ETFs Look for a Spark in Fiscal Policies
The iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: IJR) and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEArca: IWM) are scuffling this year and investors…
Inside Schwab’s Smart Beta Small-Cap ETF
Small-cap stocks and exchange traded funds are noticeably lagging their larger peers, but some small-cap exchange traded funds could be uniquely positioned…
Small-Cap Stocks, ETFs Can Still Perform if Interest Rates Rise
Many believe smaller companies could struggle if the Federal Reserve begins hiking interest rates. However, small-cap stocks and category-related exchange traded funds…
41 Small-Cap ETFs Making Big Waves
The smaller companies and small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) are beginning to pull ahead. Over the past week, the Russell 2000 Index…
A Fast Start for Schwab’s Robo Adviser
Charles Schwab’s Intelligent Portfolios, the company’s robo adviser business, is off to a stellar start having amassed more than $5 billion in…
Investing with Schwab’s Robo-Advisor is a Play on Smart-Beta ETFs
In the growing field of robo-advisors, Charles Schwab is trying to augment and diversify returns through smart-beta exchange traded funds. The Schwab…
Schwab Files Six ETFs Based on Fundamental Russell Indices
Moving away from traditional beta indexing methodologies, Charles Schwab is planning to utilize “intelligent-” or “smart-“beta indices for its next set of…