ETFs
The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
LPL Adds Strategies to Growing Fee-Based Models Platform, Lowers Minimums
By James J. GreenNew strategies added to the platform include offerings from AlphaSimplex, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Morningstar. LPL will also lower the account minimum to $25,000 from $100,000, Vice President John Moninger said.
July 09, 2012
Risk On or Risk Off? Goldman's Jim O'Neill vs. Gary ShillingMarkets are more on the ball than many that talk about them, says GSAM's O'Neill. But AdvisorOne contributor Gary Shilling says we're in a recession.
July 09, 2012
Hussman's Scary Question: 'What if Fed Throws a QE3 and Nobody Comes?'The noted portfolio manager, who believes a global recession is already unfolding, says problems cant be solved by more reckless bubble-blowing by the Fed.
June 30, 2012
Chicken Little? Maybe a little.No one knows how the market will move next, but one thing is for certain, we better have a safety net cocooning our retirement nest eggs.
June 29, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: FBR Funds Closer to Merger With HennessyJefferson National and CAPTRUST offer five new strategies and more new developments.
June 29, 2012
ETFs Up 7% in 2012, Exceeding $1 Trillion, State Street SaysAs of May 31, the U.S. ETF industry has more than $1.1 trillion in assets under management comprising 1,251 funds, for asset growth of 7.1% since year-end 2011, SSgA reported.
June 27, 2012
A Play for High YieldVan Eck Global introduced a new fund called the Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM), which is linked to high yield emerging market corporate bonds.
June 27, 2012
Regulators Fueled Facebook FlopThe fiasco surrounding the IPO of Facebook (FB) was a classic comedy of errors, with stock underwriters, exchange operators and the companys insiders denying everything and blaming everyone but themselves.