Although exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can offer you greater diversification, lower risk and the ability to track a particular index or market sector, one expert said it’s important to look at an ...

This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. When looking into exchange traded funds, investors should lift the hood and break down the various costs of ownership. On the recent webcast ...

Talk to one investor, and they’ll tell you that exchange-traded funds are the best investment around. Another might say that mutual funds are still the best way to make money on the stock market. Read ...

Exchange Traded Funds and managed funds are very similar. In fact, “ETFs are listed managed funds” according to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ETF Fact Sheet. They are both open-ended funds ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The quick thumbnail description of asset managers is that on the one hand you have the star portfolio managers who pick the right stocks at the right time—and on the other hand you have index managers ...

An ETF is a collection of securities packaged and sold in a single basket, or fund. Most ETFs are passively managed and designed to mirror the performance of indices, such as the S&P 500. The funds ...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) savings plans provide investors with a seamless method to build their wealth. With ETF savings plans, investors can purchase a variety of securities, including stocks, ...

For individual stocks, liquidity is about trading volume and its regularity—more is better. For ETFs, there’s more to consider. If an ETF doesn’t trade a certain number of shares per day (e.g., 50,000 ...

ETF Trends publisher/editor Tom Lydon spoke with Tony Davidow (Alternative Beta and Asset Allocation Strategist, Schwab Center for Financial Research) and Rolf Agather (Managing Director of North ...

Many investors use fixed-income investments to balance risk and provide regular income. Some investors choose individual bonds, while others invest in bond mutual funds. A fixed-income ETF is another ...