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The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Are ETFs Getting out of Control? Prepare to be dazzled by exchange-traded funds for every kind of commodity. What should investors do about this proliferation?  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors.  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Invest Better With This Low-Cost Pioneer Vanguard wrote the book on low-cost investing.  |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 |
Alternatives to Index Funds Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index funds?  |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Index Giant Vanguard Pushes ETFs Vanguard is eager for brokerages to offer its line of exchange traded funds to their customers -- and since they're bought and sold like stocks, brokerages will pocket their usual commission when customers buy or sell them. Is your portfolio, like many, in need of a Viper?  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Fees Count in ETFs, Too Keep looking at fees in your funds and seek out low ones. A slightly lower fee can make a world of difference to your bottom line.  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to ETF Success As firms such as Vanguard and Barclays continue to duke it out for dominance in the ETF arena, costs will likely continue to fall across the board. That should be a good thing -- for both investors and the ETF market in general.  |
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Lauren Young |
ETFs: What The Buzz Is About In the wake of the mutual fund scandal, more exchange-traded funds are finding their way into individual investors' portfolios  |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
When ETFs Are Better Than Funds The bottom line is that sometimes, an index fund will serve you just fine. And other times, ETFs may be best. It also depends on the index fund you're looking at, and the ETF.  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Buz Livingston |
Naughty: The ETF Industry Too much of a good thing is not always good. Close to 400 ETFs are available, and more are in the pipeline for 2007. The industry should follow Vanguard's lead and offer a limited number of low-cost ETFs.  |
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund.  |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
6 ETFs That Won't Rip You Off Don't pay more than you have to for ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Buz Livingston |
Vanguard Cuts ETF Fees Again Vanguard continues its cost-cutting ways by reducing fees on four of its exchange-traded funds.  |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETF Tip No. 1: Don't Believe the Hype Exchange-traded funds are good alternatives to index funds. Or are they?  |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 Buz Livingston |
I Love Vanguard's Bond ETFs Vanguard has been a leader in low-cost index funds, but it's not the type to rest on its laurels. The company has filed registration papers with the SEC to offer exchange-traded funds for four of its index bond funds.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Diversifying Your Dividends Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and closed-end mutual funds (CEFs) offer some of the best solutions for most income investors.  |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Kevin Scollan |
Buying the World Here's a look at how exchange-traded funds can be used for investing in international indexes.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETFs and Falling Fund Fees The pricing pressure from ETFs is good news for index investors. But don't forget the brokerage fees.  |
Financial Advisor June 2005 Jim Wiandt |
When Less Means More Index fund fee war kicks off in earnest as actively managed fees rise.  |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
ETF Portfolio Perfection Do you need ETFs to make your portfolio perfect?  |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF.  |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Schwab Gets Competitive Both the company and its customers can profit from this index fund revamp.  |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard Thinks Outside the Box For years, Vanguard has shunned the practice of chasing new investing trends, but as wealthy investors are turning to different asset classes, and as Vanguard faces more intense competition, the firm has begun exploring new avenues.  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 Free Vanguard ETFs Make a Winning Portfolio What's the best way for ordinary investors to create a diversified portfolio using solely Vanguard ETFs? Here's one possible lineup.  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
An ETF Strategy To Save You Money A favorite mutual fund might have a matching ETF -- with lower expenses.  |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs Are Hot ETFs look like index funds but act like stocks. Are they right for your portfolio?  |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business?  |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The ETF Wars Are Getting Silly Having more choices isn't always better for investors.  |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
3 New ETFs Worth Buying Here are three new ETFs worth a second look.  |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
What to Do When ETFs Split Given the hybrid nature of exchange-traded funds -- they're part stock, part mutual fund -- prospective investors should weigh ETF pros and cons against those of traditional index funds.  |
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
The Hottest Funds In Town The fast growth of exchange-traded funds has the mutual-fund business scrambling.  |
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 |
The Good Kind of Spiders Eight legs -- and instant exposure to 500 big American companies. Spiders are "exchange-traded funds," often referred to as ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Index Fund Fire Sale Index funds are lowering their fees, and you are the winner.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Vanguard to Advisors: Let's Snuggle Now that the fund giant's founder is retired, the company is tinkering with its business model to appeal to registered investment advisors, particularly for its VIPER exchange-traded funds (ETFs).  |
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Here Come Actively Managed ETFs Just when you thought you had a handle on exchange-traded funds -- Should you snap up shares of actively managed ETFs? Well, maybe.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
This Tip Will Make You a Smarter ETF Investor Here are some tips to use and traps to avoid.  |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Finding an ETF Fit Since exchange-traded funds (ETFs) entered the investment lexicon investors have been snapping them up. Is this bite-sized index investment right for your portfolio?  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Power Your Portfolio After the problems experienced in the utility arena these past several years, many investors are understandably gun-shy when it comes to pulling the trigger on its stocks.  |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Not Your Daddy's ETF Exchange-traded funds can make great sense for some investors, but do your research before buying.  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
New Exchange-Traded Fund for Dividends A new way to get dividend income.  |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Rob Garland |
The True Cost of ETFs Are exchange-traded funds really cheaper than index funds? A comparison of total expenses shows that traditional wisdom may be wrong.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Going Beyond the Index Rather than using a weighted index based on the market cap of the component stocks, WisdomTree ETFs base their portfolio allocations for index components on fundamental aspects of those stocks, such as dividend yield and company earnings.  |
Financial Advisor December 2005 Jim Wiandt |
Taxing Questions Are ETFs really more tax efficient than mutual funds? Financial advisors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Are ETFs Really More Tax-Efficient? Many hail the benefits of ETFs, but some regular mutual funds do just as well.  |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want.  |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Vanguard Enters the Broker Wars The fund giant undercuts the competition and offers free ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
4 ETFs You Can Count On Hundreds of ETFs could go away soon, but these will continue on.  |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
This Move Could Be Vanguard's Worst Ever Having declared victory on the index approach to emerging markets, Vanguard is now setting itself a difficult task: how to beat its own index with an actively managed fund that charges close to 1% in annual fees.  |
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 |
Funds In A Feeding Frenzy Exchange trade funds are fine, says manager William Bernstein. But index funds are better  |