The popularity of exchange-traded funds is soaring, but tracking errors for the funds are also on the rise | <i>IN exclusive</I> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130331/CHART02/130329933&issuedate=20130331&sid=ETF0331>The closest-tracking ETFs</a> | <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130331/CHART02/130329945&issuedate=20130331&sid=ETF0331>The 50 best-performing ETFs</a>
An ETF that deviates too far from its underlying index may have a management problem
As ETFs gain recognition, they're trying to cut better deals with index providers
Labor Department disclosures encourage more consideration of "cheap' ETFs in plans
Investment in vice paying off handsomely; antistocially conscious
View this interactive timeline of events to see how ETFs began and where they are now.
American Funds had net inflows of $964 million in January, the first month of net inflows since May 2009, according to Lipper Inc.
American Funds will launch three bond funds in 2013, but the company insists the move is not a reaction to heavy stock outflows.
Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?
Accounts have seen white-hot growth in past few years; cheaper asset allocation
But tardy investors could still find some upside; bottom finally pinpointed
