Jul
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has had a total return of 2.13% in the last five years. The S&P 500 is down 0.16% over the same period. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
Gold gained on Wednesday, heading for its seventh quarterly rise and its biggest increase since end-2007, after holdings in the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF hit another record as investors rushed for safety from tumbling stock markets. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
The European market for exchange traded funds is approaching an inflection point that could lead to a significant growth phase for assets, according to Source, the ETF provider. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
Investors have an endless appetite for information about exchange-traded funds, judging from the reader e-mails we get at Investor Clinic. Bonds are right up there, too. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
A developing trend in the investment world has people aligning their personal philosophies with their pocketbooks. Read the rest of this entry »
Jun
Charles Schwab may be a relative newcomer to the exchange-traded fund game, but the San Francisco-based firm has made quite a splash since wading into the ETF waters late last year. On Monday, Schwab shook up the industry again, announcing that it was reducing the expense ratios on six ETFs, or three quarters of its existing product line. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
More US exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers have signalled interest in listing their products in Australia as the local ETF industry’s funds under management (FUM) booms. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
Backed by a favorable economic outlook fueled by growing demand for commodities, the Canadian dollar exchange traded fund (ETF) has been steadily appreciating to become one of the top-performing currency funds of the last six months. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec
Stocks rose slightly after Dubai received a $10 billion bailout from neighboring Abu Dhabi, but traders found little reason to seize momentum. Major indexes and most exchange-traded funds were lackluster ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee meeting this week. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
European ETF assets reached a new high of $192.1bn at the end of August, bolstered by demand for emerging market funds, according to Barclays Global Investors. Read the rest of this entry »
