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By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com |
December 7, 2010
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By James Picerno |
July 1, 2008
If you build better indices, the possibility of enhancing asset allocation strategies naturally follows. Why, then-in a world that's minting a new generation of benchmarks...
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By Gerald P. Sullivan |
May 1, 2008
Every ETF follows either an established index or, with increasing frequency, a newfangled one. In fact, of the 482 publicly traded U.S. equity ETFs, 39...
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By Vanessa Drucker |
November 1, 2007
If you can remember back to the 1950s, not only was Elvis cool, but so were dividend-paying stocks. Investors bought them primarily for their yield....
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By James Picerno |
May 1, 2007
The outlook for the capital markets and the economy may be clouded, but the climate for launching exchange traded funds looks bright and clear! In...
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By Editorial Staff |
May 1, 2007
When Mary Schapiro took the helm as CEO and chairman of the NASD last September, it was a moment of relative calm before the storm.
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By Staff Writer |
April 2, 2007
Charles Schwab launched three new index funds April 2 that are based on fundamental indexes rather than cap-weighted indexes such as the S&P 500. Fundamentally weighted indexes base inclusion in the index on a company's sales, cash flow, dividends, and book value, rather than on market cap, P/E, or valuation,...
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By Elaine Robertson Demby |
January 1, 2007
Proponents of passive investing like Roy Komack, president of Family Financial Architects, Inc., claim it produces better returns at less cost to clients, than actively...
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By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne |
November 1, 2006
For many investors, index investing is where they want to be. It is inexpensive, allows broad participation in the market, and can be finely diced...
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By James Picerno |
March 1, 2006
TO EACH HIS OWN, CICERO WROTE MORE THAN TWO MILLENNIA AGO. A ripe old bit of advice, but no less relevant for wear in the...
