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The top ETF news, analyses and in-depth articles on stock, bond, commodity, sector and other ETFs.
Bond Platforms Merging
By Melanie WaddellThe two leading corporate bond platforms are about to merge. Incapital has entered into a definitive agreement with Bank of America to acquire its LaSalle...
April 01, 2008
Speeding ETFs to MarketThe Sec is making it easier for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to come to market. The Commission proposed in early March a rule that would allow...
April 01, 2008
Protection MoneyI'm regularly surprised by how few asset managers have an investment strategy that can accommodate declining equity prices. Retaining equity positions in "good companies" through...
April 01, 2008
Getting Hands-OnOver the past several years the exchange-traded funds industry has attempted to bring actively managed funds to market without much success. But a reversal of...
April 01, 2008
Learning the ABCs of ETFsFew could have predicted that the rise of exchange-traded funds as mainstream investment products would happen so swiftly. As index funds that trade like stocks,...
April 01, 2008
Talking TurbulenceWhat did you do to communicate with your clients during the market downturn earlier this year? If you answered "nothing," or had to stop and...
March 31, 2008
The Web-based playing field is changingGetting the word out about your firm can be a challenging endeavor. In the past, advisors have used brochures and business cards, seminars and direct mail. Today, the way information is being disseminated about advisors is changing dramatically.
March 23, 2008
To The RescueGranted, I'm getting older, but I'm not going deaf. So, that can't be the reason I haven't heard screams of outrage and protest regarding the ...