ETFs

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INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 14, 2011
LPL to lower fees on ETFs and stocks

INVESTING ETFS SEP 14, 2011
The top-selling ETF strategies? Investors seeking risk for reward

Asia local debt, managed futures and senior loans were among the top-selling strategies among new ETFs in the year's first half, a sign that investors are turning to more complicated — and in some instances riskier — asset classes to seek returns in today's markets

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2011
401(K) market a tough sell

Exchange-traded funds make up a tiny fraction of the investments offered by 401(k) plans, but they could claim a larger share of the market as key providers add them to their platforms

INVESTING ETFS SEP 08, 2011
Study: ETF investors make better clients

BlackRock looks to roll out 13 actively managed ETFs
INVESTING ETFS SEP 01, 2011
BlackRock looks to roll out 13 actively managed ETFs

Seeks permission from SEC; could pose big threat to equity mutual funds

INVESTING ETFS SEP 01, 2011
ETF volume soars as clients hedge bets

Wagering on direction of stocks, not individual shares

Most successful ETF launched this year? Big surprise
INVESTING ETFS AUG 24, 2011
Most successful ETF launched this year? Big surprise

The large inflows into WisdomTree's Asia local-debt fund speaks volumes about investor enthusiasm for U.S. stocks and Treasuries

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2011
Investors using ETPs more for risk management

Stomach-turning global volatility has bolstered demand for certain alternative exchange-traded products used by institutions to hedge their portfolios or make directional bets quickly in order to profit from market instability

INVESTING ETFS AUG 15, 2011
Inflation hedges attractive, but...

Volatility as an asset class
INVESTING ETFS AUG 09, 2011
Volatility as an asset class

Thanks to the exchange-traded fund industry, hedging stock market volatility — or betting on it — has never been easier

Fear and uncertainty have ETFs on fire
INVESTING ETFS AUG 08, 2011
Fear and uncertainty have ETFs on fire

U.S. exchange-traded funds took in $56.3 billion for the first half of this year, an increase of more than 50.9% from the first half of 2010, according to State Street Global Advisors' mid-year SPDR outlook.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 07, 2011
...model portfolios more alluring

As exchange-traded funds grow in popularity, more financial advisers are using model ETF portfolios as a low-cost way of managing their clients' money

INVESTING ETFS AUG 05, 2011
Wells Fargo prunes ETF lineup

INVESTING ETFS AUG 01, 2011
Flurry of active ETFs expected this year

After waiting for months and in some cases years, fund companies are starting to see progress on their applications to launch actively managed exchange-traded funds, according to several fund executives

Massachusetts suing RBC Capital, rep over leveraged ETF sale
INVESTING ETFS JUL 28, 2011
Massachusetts suing RBC Capital, rep over leveraged ETF sale

Massachusetts' top securities regulator is suing RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former registered representatives over the sale of leveraged exchange-traded funds, saying they sold them to clients who didn't understand how the investments worked.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUL 28, 2011
Biggest China ETF in U.S. rocked

INVESTING ETFS JUL 27, 2011
Mass. blasts RBC for ETF sales

Addressing an issue that many thought had been resolved several years ago, Massachusetts last week filed an administrative complaint against RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former brokers, Michael Zukowski, for “dishonest practices in selling leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs"

State regulators aren't nuts about souped-up ETFs
INVESTING ETFS JUL 20, 2011
State regulators aren't nuts about souped-up ETFs

Leveraged and inverse funds over the head of the average investor, NASAA warns; plenty of fees, too

INVESTING ETFS JUL 20, 2011
The complexity of ETF options

As they do with stocks, investors have the opportunity to trade listed options on many exchange-traded funds

In bold move, BlackRock plays the index card in ETF wars
INVESTING ETFS JUL 05, 2011
In bold move, BlackRock plays the index card in ETF wars

Asset manager seeks approval to use own benchmarks for exchange-traded funds; separating itself from the pack