Exchange Traded Funds

March 12, 2012

Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon

By Jason Kephart

Add the online broker to the growing list of firms queuing up to offer actively managed ETFs

March 12, 2012

10 ETFs that are on fire this year

These exchange-traded funds have generated impressive returns to kick off 2012

March 12, 2012

Scottrade kicks its FocusShares ETFs into high gear

By Jason Kephart

Scottrade is celebrating the first birthday of its FocusShares exchange-traded funds with a big marketing push.

March 11, 2012

Vanguard steps up efforts to woo advisers

By Jason Kephart

The Vanguard Group Inc., the biggest mutual fund company in the nation, is dramatically stepping up its efforts to court financial advisers. The 36-year-old fund company, which rose to prominence by selling low-cost index mutual funds directly to investors, is more than doubling...

March 9, 2012

ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus

By Jason Kephart

Addition of ETF guru at Fidelity has lead to speculation that sector fund ETFs will soon be at an exchange near you

March 8, 2012

Three-peat for Pimco's equity funds at Lipper Awards

By Jason Kephart

Named best large equity fund company; Nuveen and GuideStone take home top awards

March 8, 2012

iShares embraces active ETFs — sort of

By Jason Kephart

BlackRock Inc.'s exchange-traded-fund arm has two fixed-income ETFs in the works that will not track underlying indexes, which makes them technically actively managed

March 8, 2012

Fuss to investors: Avoid these fixed-income ETFs

By Jason Kephart

Legendary bond investor not a big fan of market-cap-weighted fixed-income funds; 'who's supposed to go broke here?'

March 8, 2012

Rising star Guggenheim lands ex-Apollo exec

Silverman set to join acquisitive firm; 'distinguished track record'

March 8, 2012

Active management's savior? Passive management

By Lubos Pastor

Over time, switch to index funds likely to reduce number of active managers -- and boost the odds of outperforming

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