In order to build Bob Pisani’s ETF portfolios with MarketRiders, follow these easy steps:
1. Sign up for a MarketRiders 30 day Free Trial. There is a “sign-up” link on the top right of www.marketriders.com.
2. You will be asked to create your first portfolio and you’ll have 2 options: “Build It For Me” and “Let Me [...]
Category Archives: About ETFs
How To Build Bob Pisani’s CNBC Model ETF Portfolios With MarketRiders
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Tips to Guide Your Investing Strategy
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tips to help guide investors on their investing strategy run the gamut from how-to build a low-cost ETF portfolio, to how-to construct the proper asset allocation with diversification suited to your financial needs, to how rebalancing a portfolio can maximize returns.
A few other noteworthy tips that surfaced recently are highlighted below. I hope they are [...]
Do Your Homework To Understand Mutual Funds and Their Fees
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The Supreme Court finally examined the problem with mutual funds with regards to their fees. The result – not much protection for the average retirement investor. The Court decided to rule against further legislation and to keep the onus of fee due diligence on investors. You can imagine that the $11 trillion mutual fund industry [...]
Retirement Portfolios Underfunded, Study Reveals — Time to Start Saving
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A recent study released by ratelines.com reveals that most Americans retirement portfolios are underfunded, resulting in many being unprepared for retirement. ”Of the 1,153 workers surveyed, 43% have less than $10,000 set aside in their savings accounts for retirement. Approximately 27% of the workforce have less than $1,000 saved. Both percentages have increased since 2009 reports.” Though the [...]
An ETF is a Great Investment Choice
Saturday, February 27, 2010
When evaluating your investment choices and trying to understand ‘what is an ETF?’ it is in your best interest to read a recent article in USAToday ‘Is an ETF the right investment for you? Look beyond the hype’that defines exchange traded funds and warns investors on types of ETFs to steer clear of. For those [...]
Online Brokers Lower Fees on ETFs Benefiting Investors
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
As John Spence of MarketWatch recently writes, ”Online brokers are fighting hard for a greater share of the fast-growing exchange-traded fund business, and investors stand to benefit from lower costs.”
His article ‘Big brokers cut commissions to draw ETF assets, trading — Fidelity, Schwab waive fees as competition heats up; investors reap lower costs’ documents the seimic [...]
