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Vanguard Switches Benchmark, Drops Fee for World Fund
By Janet LevauxThe fund giant moves its Total World Stock Index Fund to the FTSE Global All Cap Index
December 12, 2011
Advisors’ Top Concerns for 2012: Market Volatility, Election RepercussionsAdvisors are most concerned about market volatility and the effects of the upcoming presidential election, according to Russell Investments fourth quarter Financial Professional Outlook survey.
December 12, 2011
Which Are Better: Funds That Stick to Style, or Those That Wander?In a portfolio, exploring which funds and ETFs perform better in bear and bull markets when you look at category tracking. One finding: cap size matters
December 11, 2011
Investing in 'The Lucky Country' via ETFsUnlike Europe (and the U.S.), the Australian government has very low overall debt levels and projects a budget surplus in 2012.
December 09, 2011
RBC Capital Markets Expects Further ECB Rate CutsThe European Central Bank lowered interest rates and extended its liquidity provisions, demonstrating that it's willing to go far when acting within its core mandate, RBC Capital Markets wrote in its weekly research paper, "Global Directions," on Friday.
December 09, 2011
Top Performing Sector ETFs of 2011Sectors, dividends and ETFs could be the new gold, frankincense and myrrh based on performance over the past year.
December 08, 2011
ETF Flows Diminish, but Stay Positive: Morningstar ReportU.S. ETF inflows in November fell to $4.7 billion from $20.3 billion in October, Morningstar reported Thursday, and ETF assets dropped by 1.5% to end November with just over $1 trillion.
December 07, 2011
Whatever Happened to Gold?As events in Europe have roiled the U.S. markets over the last month, one usually precious element of the market talk has been missing: gold.