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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Target-Date ETFs: Ahead of Their Time?
By Staff WriterTraditional mutual funds still rule the $2.5 trillion 401(k) marketplace, but that could soon change. Target-date ETFs have crashed the party. In October, XShares Advisors launched...
January 01, 2008
Expenses Level OffDuring the fourth quarter, expense ratios in most ETF categories increased modestly or remained the same from the third quarter. The "industry and sector" group had...
January 01, 2008
No Individual Equities, PleaseOne thing that Scheffler has no interest in for any of his strategies is individual equities. "We don't think the marketplace needs any more money...
January 01, 2008
Feeling Great About '08Years ending in 8, like 2008, are good stock market years. Only years ending in 5 have been able to beat years ending in 8....
January 01, 2008
First-Hand Look at the FedSince last September, Vincent Reinhart has been resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, where he has the freedom to conduct...
January 01, 2008
Founding Father of FinanceOn the grounds of lower Manhattan's Trinity Church stands the gravestone of Alexander Hamilton, whose distinctions include being the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury....
January 01, 2008
Swimming with PowerSharesWhen PowerShares Capital Management launched its first two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) back in 2003, a number of observers predicted the company wouldn't survive. At the...
January 01, 2008
Referrals Revisited: Part IIIn last month's article, you'll remember that JPMorgan conducted a qualitative study of both affluent clients and their advisors. The goal of this research was...