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 [...]
Category Archives: About ETFs
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 [...]
Investing on the Cheap with Exchange Traded Funds
Friday, February 5, 2010
In a recent USA Today article, Exchange traded funds are a low-cost way to build portfolio, John Waggoner does a great job of outlining the benefits of ETFs, advising what to steer clear of and provides sound model portfolios.
“one of the biggest advantages of ETFs is cost. Many ETFs charge 0.5% a year or less in [...]
Growing Momentum Anticipated For ETF Investing
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Exchange traded funds, more commonly referred to as ETFs, are gaining momentum on the investment front as more people consider ETF investing as part of their financial mix.
According to a recent New York Times article ETFs: The Next Step For Average Investors “Average investors haven’t really latched onto perhaps the biggest investing innovation of the [...]
What Is An ETF?
Friday, January 29, 2010
ETF stands for Exchange Traded Funds — these are funds that trade on the stock exchange just like any stock. And you follow the same procedure at your online broker to buy an ETF as you would any stock like IBM or GE. It should cost you between $4 and $10 per trade.
ETFs are not [...]
Simple Steps to Building an ETF Portfolio
Friday, January 15, 2010
With a low cost structure, transparency and tax efficiencies all gained from owning exchange traded funds and with more than 900 ETFs to choose from to build a diversified ETF portfolio, now more that ever it’s time to get started. If you are still not comfortable investing all your assets in ETF’s, then just get started with [...]
