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The Motley Fool December 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Big Surprise for Investors This Year ETFs are supposed to be tax-efficient, but sometimes they fall short.  |
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 October 27, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
ETFs Can Be Taxing Watch out for tax pitfalls when investing in exchange-traded funds.  |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
How Bear-Market ETFs Punished Investors As much bear-market ETF shareholders may appreciate finding gains when nearly everything else lost value last year, they may get a nasty surprise in the coming weeks as brokers release tax information.  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Panic About These ETF Drops If you've seen a big drop in your ETF portfolio value and don't know why, take a look and see if any of the ETFs you own have declared distributions lately.  |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Saletta & Caplinger |
Are ETFs the Best Way to Short the Market? As part of our special series on short-selling, two Motley Fool analysts look at whether short ETFs are the best.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
To Short An ETF The increasing variety of ETFs has made it possible to short in ways that could not be done when the Internet bubble burst.  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
When Inverse ETFs Make Sense If you ever need a bet against a particular market, take a closer look to see whether unleveraged inverse ETFs might be the right way to play.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Triple Your Returns? Don't Bet on It Leveraged ETFs don't deliver the results many investors are expecting over the long haul.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Will These Investments Get the Job Done? Leveraged funds did somewhat better in 2009, but that doesn't make them good investments.  |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Back Away From That Mutual Fund If you buy a mutual fund just before its capital gains tax distribution, you'll face taxes on an investment you didn't own for very long -- and in many cases, one you never owned.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
No Starring Role for This Investment Not all exchange-traded funds are created equal. In fact, some, like leveraged and inverse leveraged funds, may offer more distractions than true benefits to investors.  |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Matthew Hougan |
Too Much Of A Good Thing? Do the new leveraged ETFs have a place in the financial advisor's toolbox?  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Berries for the Bears The increased shorting of ETFs by hedge funds is a sign that the smart money crowd knows a good thing when they see it.  |
Financial Advisor June 2006 Matt Hougan |
Death And Taxes? Capital gains distributions. Dividend taxes. 1099s. The very words send a shiver down the spine of prudent investors. What's an advisor to do? Well for starters, you should take a close look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs).  |
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 22, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Mutual Funds Are Here to Stay The death of funds is greatly exaggerated.  |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Year-End Mistake You Don't Want to Make If you prefer to use mutual funds rather than individual stocks to invest, there's one expensive tax mistake that you'll want to be sure to avoid.  |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 |
Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds.  |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
You Should Watch These High-Powered ETFs Leveraged ETFs are dangerous, but keeping your eyes on them gives you valuable insight on price movements.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2010 Tom Lydon |
Leveraged ETFs: Useful, but Be Careful Make sure you know what you're doing.  |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Big Winner in the Bear Market The end of the bull market brought with it a sea change in the way many investors look at their investments. And no one was better poised to take advantage of that change than the companies that produce ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How Did All These ETFs Drop in 2011?! Leveraged ETFs again were a losing long-term bet.  |
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Amanda Tyler |
Don't Make This Year-End Investing Mistake If you have one or more taxable accounts, you need to consider the tax ramifications of the various movements of your funds throughout the year.  |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
High Fund Taxes? Be Happy! A rundown on the hows and whys of taxes on distributions.  |
Registered Rep. January 2, 2014 Stan Luxenberg |
The Case for Mutual Funds Proponents of ETFs often argue that traditional mutual funds are obsolete -- black-and-white TVs in an age of streaming video. But the advantages of the ETF structure are limited, and they are eroded by the costs of trading.  |
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 August 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Another Painful Year for Leveraged ETFs 2010 has once again shown how trying to turn leveraged ETFs into a long-term play on an investment trend can turn out very badly -- even if you pick the direction of the market correctly.  |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
ETF Education The industry has fallen short in informing investors about exchange-traded funds, according to a Rydex survey of 500 mutual fund investors.  |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are You Missing Out on Big Gains? Exchange-traded funds have shown their colors during the financial crisis. The current panic has made the advantages that ETFs have quite clear.  |
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 April 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Just Don't Work The appeal of leveraged exchange-traded funds is that they let you multiply your returns over those of particular indexes or sectors of the market. But the reality proves much more disappointing.  |
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 February 8, 2011 Chris Harris |
Why Are the All-Stars Scared of Ultrashort ETFs? While ultrashort ETFs can present numerous problems for individual investors, they can be a valuable way to hedge a portfolio.  |
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 May 3, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Do These ETFs Work After All? Research suggests criticism of leveraged ETFs may be unfair.  |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
ETFs You Just Don't Need Active ETFs are coming, but why buy?  |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds.  |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Revolution Will Be Securitized Fifteen years ago the money management industry set off on a mission to transform plain-vanilla mutual funds into exchange-traded funds, baskets of securities that trade throughout the day like individual stocks. What's next for ETFs?  |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
ETFs After the Fall The impact of the equities market shocks in September and October on ETF asset accumulation isn't yet known; and what the impact of the change in the general investment climate this fall will be on ETFs is anybody's guess.  |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Bring Your Investing Into the 21st Century If you haven't tried out ETFs in your portfolio, it's time to give them another try. For many investors, ETFs can make it easier to create the perfect mix of investments for any set of goals.  |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Investors Deserve This Tardy Tax Break It's better late than never for relief on mutual fund capital gains taxes.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: Which Performance Better? When a portfolio of mutual funds vies against a portfolio of ETFs, which one comes out on top?  |
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 April 28, 2005 |
Your 60-Second ETF Education When you need a little something for your portfolio, consider an exchange-traded mutual fund (ETF).  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 John Rosevear |
You Can Make Money in Any Market Somebody is making money. They've learned to use tools and strategies we haven't. ProShares have created families of short ETFs -- investments that go up when the indices they track go down.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2011 Tom Lydon |
ETFs and Apple: Why It Matters You may own Apple and not even know it.  |
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 October 15, 2004 Roy Lewis |
Index Options Over ETFs? If you're a short-term trader, then options are the lower-tax bet.  |
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Bet Against the Dow and Win There are a number of exchange-traded funds that provide investors the opportunity to benefit from market declines.  |