Exchange-Traded Funds

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  Bogle to DeLegge on ETFs: ‘It Is You Who Are Dead Wrong’

  By John C. Bogle  |  March 12, 2013

  Sorry, Mr. DeLegge. I’m not “dead wrong” about ETF investing, and let your followers decide whether or not my comments in this note are “irrational.”

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  ETF Taxation

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 4, 2013

  The use of ETFs may be attractive to certain investors. The tax advantages may make them even more attractive.

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  Financial Planning and Commoditization, Pt.1: Defining Terms

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  February 14, 2013

  Financial planning itself may remain remarkably resistant to commoditization, but that doesn't mean some advisors aren't in trouble.

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  Daily Changes to ETF Premiums Can Be Predicted in Advance: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  New Morningstar research offers insight—and investment opportunity—based on the way ETF premiums and discounts behave.

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  FINRA Issues Top 10 Watch List for 2013

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2013

  ETFs and variable annuities are among the 10 products and regulatory areas in the regulator’s sights.

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  Top 10 Biggest ETF Sponsors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2012

  As the Morningstar ETF Invest conference rolled along, a Cerulli report listed the biggest ETFs and also showed that new entrants into the market had a tough slog.

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  Ron Rhoades’ Exit From NAPFA Shocks Fee-Based Advisor World

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  In a self-punishing mea culpa, Rhoades said he was stepping down from the NAPFA chairmanship after discovering that he had committed a violation as chief compliance officer of his firm.

• Northern Trust Swoops Into ETFs

  By John Sullivan, Investment Advisor  |  July 24, 2012

  When you think of Northern Trust, you probably don’t think of ETFs, but that’s about to change. ETF group head Shundrawn Thomas talked to AdvisorOne about how taking on the big guys isn't as hard as one might think.

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  ETFs Lessen IRS’ Sting at Tax Time

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 9, 2012

  At tax time, one of the reasons to love ETFs becomes crystal clear: tax efficiency, says Schwab's Michael Iachini.

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  The New and Improved Form ADV

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  Whether an RIA is describing its investment strategy in advertisements or in the new Form ADV Part 2, it is important the firm articulates material risks faced by advisory clients and avoids language that might be construed as a guarantee.