ETFs

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BlackRock gearing up for a fee war
INVESTING ETFS OCT 18, 2012
BlackRock gearing up for a fee war

CEO Larry Fink says the fcompany plans to reduce fees on a number of ETFs to better compete with rivals.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 17, 2012
Vanguard index shift signals leap in fee war

A certain ratio: Investors reveal No. 1 factor in choosing ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 17, 2012
A certain ratio: Investors reveal No. 1 factor in choosing ETFs

Like cash, cost is king; price war still raging.

iShares emerges with new ammo in fee war
INVESTING ETFS OCT 17, 2012
iShares emerges with new ammo in fee war

BlackRock Inc.'s iShares woke to an unexpected present from rival exchange-traded- fund provider The Vanguard Group Inc. on Tuesday morning.

Recent rash of ETF closings could leave advisers red-faced
INVESTING ETFS OCT 14, 2012
Recent rash of ETF closings could leave advisers red-faced

Nearly 90 exchange-traded funds shut down this year; 'makes you look dumb'

The 'cult of equity' isn't dying — it's going passive
INVESTING ETFS OCT 02, 2012
The 'cult of equity' isn't dying — it's going passive

While investors have been pulling out of actively managed equity funds for years, the same can't be said for their passive managed counterparts

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 30, 2012
Extracting value is suddenly hard

J.P. Morgan set to kick down the 401(k) door for ETFs
INVESTING ETFS SEP 27, 2012
J.P. Morgan set to kick down the 401(k) door for ETFs

Company plans to launch a series of target date funds that blend active and passive strategies

Martha speaks: Vanguard's King skewers iShares fee cuts
INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2012
Martha speaks: Vanguard's King skewers iShares fee cuts

Low-cost investing not a 'Johnny-come-lately' strategy for us, she says.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2012
BlackRock gears up for a fee war

Study: Alt ETFs growing on advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2012
Study: Alt ETFs growing on advisers

Advisers plan to increase their use of alternative ETFs at twice the rate of alternative mutual funds over the next two years; overall alternatives use slipping.

There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2012
There's the rub: VIX bets turn cash into vapor

Experts continue to foresee extreme volatility for equity markets. One small hitch: investors who've been placing VIX bets have seen their cash turn to vapor.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 06, 2012
2 ETNs' manic swings point out peril of use

INVESTING ETFS AUG 26, 2012
High yield is the real deal, Clark says

Rising star Guggenheim lands ex-Apollo exec
INVESTING ETFS AUG 22, 2012
Rising star Guggenheim lands ex-Apollo exec

Silverman set to join acquisitive firm; 'distinguished track record'

INVESTING ETFS AUG 21, 2012
Preferred-stock ETFs stay hot with latest addition

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
The 'cult of equity' isn't dying - it's just passive

ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus
INVESTING ETFS AUG 20, 2012
ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus

Addition of ETF guru at Fidelity has lead to speculation that sector fund ETFs will soon be at an exchange near you.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 12, 2012
Can ETFs plug the river of outflows at Columbia Funds?

Fund firm plans to offer 17 active exchange-traded funds; weighed down by sagging interest in mutual funds

INVESTING ETFS AUG 07, 2012
Two ETF players call it quits

Scottrade, Russell out of the pool; FocusShares failed to gain investors' focus