Exchange-Traded Funds

• Senators Scrutinize ETFs

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 23, 2011

  The expanding world of ETFs made its way to Capitol Hill on October 19, with a Senate Hearing titled “Market Microstructure: Examination of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).” The purpose of the meeting was to analyze the impact of ETFs on the financial markets.

• The ETF Witch Hunt

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 23, 2011

  What are the reasons and causes behind the “Flash Crash” on May 6, 2010? Does anybody know? What about the stock market’s latest tendency to convulse? People still want answers because nothing they’ve heard up until now is satisfying. As a result, some of them have resorted to good old-fashioned...

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  Don’t Blame All ETFs for Market Volatility, Schwab Says

  October 21, 2011

  As the SEC considers whether exchange traded funds are to blame for causing the recent spate of market volatility, Charles Schwab’s ETF team stepped forward Friday to defend them.

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  ETF Securities, Schwab Report ETF Assets on the Rise

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 11, 2010

  Charles Schwab announced Tuesday that as of Oct. 5, exchange-traded fund assets exceeded $100 billion.

• ETFs to Hit 15% Share of Fund Assets in 2014, FRC Says

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2010

  ETFs should continue to pick up assets at the expense of mutual funds, with a nearly 15% year-over-year growth in 2010, according to the Financial Research Corporation.

• Global Link Forum on Closed-End Funds and Global ETFs Has Record Attendance

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2010

  There was record attendance at the 9th Annual Closed-End Funds and Global ETFs Forum on Wednesday, April 28, held at the Metropolitan Club.

• The Great Index Quiz

  By Russell Wild  |  January 1, 2008

  Once Upon A Time...financial indices were delightfully simple constructions, designed to help measure movement in financial markets. There was the venerable S&P 500, the Dow,...

• Family Portrait: PowerShares Capital Management LLC

  By Staff Writer  |  June 27, 2005

  Going Off the Straight and Narrow