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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 August 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Seemingly Similar ETFs While ETFs can quickly get you invested in a certain index or a certain sector, beware, because similar-sounding ones are not necessarily so similar, and they won't serve you equally well.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETF Investing on Autopilot Now ETFs are buying shares of other ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETF Tip No. 2: Buyer Beware Some exchange-traded funds aren't for anyone.  |
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 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 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 April 5, 2007 Joe Magyer |
The Weekly Dividend Exploring the best of the dividend-focused ETFs. iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund... PowerShares High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers...  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 3 Tips Will Make You a Winning Investor Don't waste money on unnecessary investing costs.  |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Lights Out for Dividend ETFs? Funds fell into the dividend trap, but that doesn't mean the idea is bad.  |
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 October 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Just Aren't Worth It Perhaps the most puzzling new product is one that tries to combine the ease of ETFs with the benefits of active management. Active ETFs just don't give you what you're paying for.  |
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.  |
Entrepreneur August 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Exchange-Traded vs. Index Funds Tried-and-true index funds still rank highest, but exchange-traded funds can add spice to a well-rounded portfolio.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
New Exchange-Traded Fund for Dividends A new way to get dividend income.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Buy This New Investment Wait to see how active ETFs do before you jump in.  |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
Beat the S&P 500 -- Guaranteed! Put a too-often-neglected investing tool, reinvesting index fund dividends, to work for you.  |
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 December 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Simple Ways to Win With Large Caps Put together a great set of investments in just a few steps by using exchange traded funds.  |
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 December 16, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Make the Right Investment Every Time Even after close examination, it can be hard to tell many investments apart. Therefore, how can you ensure that you make the best choice every time?  |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2006 Ralph Casale |
Not Your Father's Index Funds A number of investment vehicles, mostly ETFs, have been designed to take advantage of alternate company weighting in an index.  |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Dividends Go Mainstream Soaring demand among dividend-based exchange-traded funds shows that the yield is once again in vogue.  |
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 October 27, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds That Are in the Closet Are No Bargain Make sure you're not severely overpaying for your funds. The problem is closet-indexing, which happens when a fund has too much in common with the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies, or with some other index that serves as its benchmark.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Delving Into Dividend ETFs Dividend ETFs have the same advantages over traditional mutual funds as regular ETFs, including low fees and the ability to buy and sell during the day.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: S&P 500 ETFs While some S&P 500 Index funds are virtually identical to the SPDR fund, a handful of other ETFs offers more substantial modifications to the original formula.  |
Entrepreneur August 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Exchange Rate Turned off by mutual funds but like the idea of investing in a packaged product that's designed to track an index or sector? Consider exchange-traded funds, or ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
A Dividend-Heavy ETF ETFs can be a simple way to invest in a lot of hefty dividend payers.  |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
These ETFs Help You Do The Right Thing Those who prefer ETFs to funds, and who gravitate toward SRI, can combine those two aims with socially responsible ETFs. Here are two possibilities.  |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs: From DOG to DOO The ETF market may contain DOG and DOO, but it also holds funds like the PowerShares HighYield Dividend Achievers -- an investment that we can only hope will live up to its ticker symbol (PEY), over and over again.  |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Be Socially Responsible via an ETF If you want to be a socially responsible investor, there's a new option available to you. The Barclays iShares KLD Select Social Index... The Power-Shares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio...  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Let Dying ETFs Snare You In a sign of the times, some ETFs have decided to pull the plug after failing to attract a big following from investors.  |
The Motley Fool July 3, 2008 Brian Richards |
The Worst Investment I've Ever Seen Many people do not realize that mutual fund fees are important for making an index fund investment decision. Secondly, even investors who realize fees are important do not minimize index fund fees.  |
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Vaughan Scully |
Quantitative Methodology ETFs Search for Better Performance A new breed of ETF has emerged, based on indices that are designed not to reflect the investable universe of a particular market niche, but to pick the best stocks within a specific sector or style.  |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad.  |
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 March 4, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Are ETFs Cutting Corners? This practice makes sense for funds, but could mean pain for you. It seems that most ETFs don't completely mimic their underlying indexes  |
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Large Caps the Better Way There's no need to guess which company will perform best when you can invest in 500 all at once.  |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees.  |
The Motley Fool December 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Improving on Index Funds As the fund universe continues to evolve, new funds have emerged that try to improve on their first-generation counterparts. One fund in particular has its sights set high -- the Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF.  |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Beyond Benchmarks Tracking alternative indexes can add a flavor of active management to the ETF menu.  |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Nathan Alderman |
What the Fool Is an ETF? What is an ETF? An ETF, short for "exchange-traded fund," is a mutual-fund-like basket of investments that trades like a stock. Though a few ETFs are actively managed, most simply track some sort of index. ETFs have five main benefits.  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How to Find the Perfect ETF A new method rates ETFs on how well they get the job done.  |
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 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Are You the Only One Without ETFs? Investors, guess where you'll find a third of a trillion dollars. There are now more than 200 ETFs based in the U.S., and the number is growing.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Best ETF for 2007: ProShares Ultra S&P 500 Double the return or double trouble? Since its inception in June 2006, the ETF has done a good job of meeting its objective, helped in large part by a stock market that has mostly gone straight up during that period.  |
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Christopher Condon |
Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders.  |