Industry Trends That Support ETF Expansion
The ETF universe has enjoyed huge growth and many new trends may continue to support the industry. Growth Leading the charge as…
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Smart Beta Funds, Smart Beta Indices & Smart Beta Investment Strategies?
Smart beta funds look to tweak index fund investing to the next level by strategically weighting stocks inside the funds based on…
Behind the Growing Popularity of Smart Beta
FTSE Russell today confirmed that smart beta strategies are becoming a growing part of the asset allocation schemes of US-, UK- and…
Smart Beta ETFs Help Access Time-Tested Money Manager Strategies
Money managers are now look to smart beta ETFs as a way for a wider audience of investors to access their successful…
Getting Paid to Play Europe Smart Beta ETFs
The combination of European equities and dividends can prove potent, but investors can add some protection by hedging currency risk. Some ETFs…
Getting Bullish on Europe with ETFs
Global equity markets are tumbling to start 2016, forcing investors to revisit safe-haven investments while ditching riskier assets. However, that does not…
Cutting Through the Noise in Smart-Beta ETFs
The shift away from active management has compounded in the ETF world in 2015 and the massive money manager John Hancock has…
The Birth of Smart-Beta ETFs
Rob Arnott, Chairman/CEO of Research Affiliates, knows a little bit about smart-beta ETFs. About ten years ago his firm released the first…
How Smart-Beta ETFs Are Upending Active Management
Investors that are newer to the ETF space or have only kept a passing eye on it may think that smart-beta ETFs…
Financial Advisor Demand Expanding the ETF Industry
The ETF industry continues to grow and add assets at historic rates and its drawing in the big financial players who up…
2 Distinct Advantages of Smart-Beta ETFs
Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing our very own Sean Hollingshead present on Autopilot (CLS’s automated onboarding platform) at an advisor…
2 Regions Currency-Hedged ETFs Will Continue To Win
The euro continued its slide against the US dollar after European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi hinted that the ECB’s program…