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Investment Advisor July 2009 Beth Piskora |
ETF Advisor: Creme de la Creme -- The Best-Performing ETFs for the Long Run These are the only three equity ETFs that met the toughest possible screening parameters.  |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Prospects for Healthcare ETFs Better Than Those for Reform There are about two dozen exchange traded funds that offer a wide variety of exposures to the healthcare sector, including broad-based, global, and leveraged ETFs, as well as those targeting individual industries.  |
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.  |
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  |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Marla Brill |
Tapping Infrastructure Infrastructure ETFs have so far offered mixed returns to investors.  |
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 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?  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Marla Brill |
ETF Tune-Up The middle of the year is a good time to re-evaluate ETF portfolios and do fine-tuning.  |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why One ETF Is Not Enough Lots of ETFs are highly correlated to the S&P, but you still need diversification.  |
The Motley Fool May 2, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
ETFs With the Best of Both Worlds Passive, active, and outperforming -- what's not to like?  |
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 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 March 11, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
How to Build a Better S&P 500 As terrific as S&P 500 index funds can be, they're not perfect. But a newer, potentially better kind of index fund could help fix one of their biggest weaknesses.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Playing Commodities With ETFs Commodities are booming. But it's sometimes hard for individual investors to participate. ETFs can make things easier.  |
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 October 26, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Tuesday's ETF to Watch: Materials SPDR (XLB) E.I. du Pont de Nemours reports earnings, and therefore the Materials Select Sector SPDR, which holds 10.8% in du Pont, is today's ETF to watch.  |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Index Fund Behaving Stupidly? You don't have to settle for investment allocations in your funds that you don't like.  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Michael Johnston |
XTL: A Better Telecom ETF? For those who want to cast a wider net with telecom exposure, the S&P SPDR Telecom ETF may have some appeal.  |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill |
Small-Cap Bounty Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices.  |
Investment Advisor August 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Those Outperforming Small Caps Exchange traded funds offer a relatively convenient and cost-effective way to invest in small cap stocks.  |
Registered Rep. April 4, 2012 David Trainer |
The Intelligent Investor: How to Find the Best ETFs There are a few easy screens to cull out ETFs that should be avoided and there are lots of free services for determining which ETFs are right for you.  |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These ETF Traps Could Burn You Some exchange-traded funds aren't as diversified as you think.  |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Cindy Johnson |
It's Time to Sell Your Small-Cap Stocks Large-cap valuations are unusually attractive.  |
Registered Rep. May 17, 2013 Stan Luxenberg |
The New Buyers of ETFs Many actively managed mutual funds are now in the market for ETFs for their low costs of ownership and ease of trading. But should shareholders be annoyed?  |
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 September 27, 2010 Michael Johnston |
6 Reasons to Consider Dumping SPY A list of six ETFs to consider instead.  |
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 December 30, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Can You Beat Index Funds in 2009? Get the right mix in your investments.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2011 Tom Lydon |
ETFs and Apple: Why It Matters You may own Apple and not even know it.  |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Salvage Your Losers With This Easy Strategy Use exchange-traded funds to avoid the "wash sale" tax rule.  |
Investment Advisor September 2009 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Pick a Country, Any Country The rally in foreign and emerging market stocks during the first half of 2009 has awakened within U.S. investors an apparently long slumbering desire to invest in other countries.  |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Are Metals and Materials Stocks a Buy? Materials stocks have been battered so far this year. Is it time to jump in?  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
The Best and Worst Sectors: Earnings Season Preview Health care and consumer staples sectors provide some buffers going into this earnings season.  |
Financial Advisor September 2011 Tom Lydon |
It's All In The Weighting ETF indexing has evolved, but the traditional, somewhat boring approach may still yield the best results.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Tom Lydon |
Slow Build Companies have lined up to introduce active ETFs, but so far less than 1% of ETF assets are in these products.  |
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Healthy Exchange-Traded Funds Regardless of how much they exercise or how much they spend on plastic surgery, the baby boomers just keep getting older. Therefore, this may be the right time to consider funds focused on the health-care industry.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor March 2007 Robert F. Keane |
Catching up with... Tim Meyer To get a handle on what's happening in the world of ETFs -- where assets grew 40% in 2006 to $422 billion -- here is an interview with the ETF business manager for Rydex Investments.  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Best ETF for 2007: iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Wondering what exactly is in the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index? Wonder no more. It invests in the 100 (or so) highest-yielding companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor June 2010 Vaughan Scully |
Utility ETFs Promise Low Volatility and Steady Dividends While Standard & Poor's Equity Research expects only "modest" gains from utility stocks in 2010, their collective dividend yield has risen year to date to about 4.7%.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Michael Johnston |
Homebuilder ETFs Face a Tough Road Ahead With government support of the housing market drawing to a close, investors have been unsure of exactly what to expect from the housing market.  |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Easy Way to Find Big Dividends Choosing a solid dividend ETF can help you diversify your portfolio while giving you the benefits that dividend-payers offer.  |
The Motley Fool February 7, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Retail the Easy Way There's no need to guess which retail company will perform best. If you expect the retail industry to grow amid a global economic recovery, the SPDR S&P Retail ETF could save you a lot of trouble.  |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Technology ETFs Ride the iPhone's Wave The runaway success of Apple's iPhone, and Research in Motion's Blackberry before it, is driving a shift throughout the information technology sector that will likely be felt for years to come.  |
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?  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 William Atkinson |
Pick Me Financial planners have their own processes for selecting individual stocks for their clients. And given that mutual funds have been around for decades, planners also have their favorite fund families. However, ETFs are a different animal.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
ETF Portfolio Perfection Do you need ETFs to make your portfolio perfect?  |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
3 Strategies That Beat the Market Alternatives to index funds did well since 2000, but will they keep up the pace?  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Chris Jones |
This Could Help You Beat the Market These equal-weight index funds and ETFs have an enviable track record.  |