Do 401Ks Need ETFs?
Retirement accounts like 401(k)s, 403(b)s and Roth IRAs can be invested many ways. For employee-sponsored plans like 401ks or 403bs, employers usually opt for diversified trading pools, specifically mutual funds. Traditional mutual funds give employees the benefit of diversification while providing 401k...
SEC Reviews Derivative ETFs
The Securities & Exchange Commission announced last week it is conducting a “review” of ETFs and mutual funds that make heavy use of derivatives in their portfolios. Pending the review, applications for new issues of such funds have been suspended. Existing funds may continue to operate...
Staying Abreast of Invest With An Edge
Today, there is only one way for you to access all the information at Invest With An Edge and that is to point your browser at InvestWithAnEdge.com and wander around the site. However, you can choose from several ways to be alerted about new content being posted to the site. Here is a summary of what...
To Invest in a Roth or Not?
While the title of this article could stir many a great rock ‘n roll debate about the front men of Van Halen, we’ll focus on investing for retirement. Americans are not saving for retirement as much as they once did. The frugality of “the Greatest Generation” has steadily given way to...
Forbes ETF University 3/25/10
Ron will be part of the ETF expert panel that begins at 4pm eastern today. It’s not too late to sign up. Forbes assembled a group of experts who will help you understand the changing exchange-traded fund marketplace and expose you to the best exchange-traded fund strategies for maximizing your...
Boeing Flies Higher With Global Growth (BA)
Boeing is on the short list of great American companies. I remember seeing mockups of the new 787 Dreamliners in Everett, Washington in 2006 inside the largest building by volume in the world. Boeing’s heritage as the premier US-based airplane manufacturer is impressive. The process to land the $50...
ETF Death Toll Climbs to 134
Today is the last day of trading for 10 ETFs from WisdomTree. These are the first closures of 2010, raising the lifetime death toll to 134. Closures have averaged 57 per year the past two years, and it’s too early to know the final tally for 2010. WisdomTree (WSDT) announced the closures back in...
KROO & CNDA: Small Cap Australia and Canada ETFs from IndexIQ
It took a while, but US investors finally have access to Australian and Canadian small cap stocks via ETFs. IQ Small Cap Australia ETF (KROO) and IQ Small Cap Canada ETF (CNDA) began trading March 23, 2010. The new ETFs came from what some might consider an unlikely source – IndexIQ, the firm that...
DailyFinance Catches up on the ETF Wars
Several weeks ago, Invest with an Edge brought you coverage over the escalating Commission Wars over ETFs being waged by two discount brokerage behemoths, Fidelity and Schwab. It appears that other media outlets are starting to consider the possible far reaching impacts of a struggle between these...
Complete List of 27 Actively Managed ETFs
ETFs first arrived on the US market in 1993. Actively managed ETFs did not arrive until 15 years later in 2008. Actively managed ETFs will celebrate their second birthday later this week on March 25, 2010. As of today, there have been a total of 27 actively managed ETFs launched in the US. The first...
