Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: How to protect yourself if you fear a stock-market crash is coming
Sometimes — like right now — it makes sense instead to see a portion of your portfolio as insurance instead of just a reach for big profits.
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ETF Focus: This is the reason the tech ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 tech sector
ETF Focus: This is the reason the tech ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 tech sector
The U.S. technology sector soared throughout 2017, but investors who accessed the industry though a widely used exchange-traded fund got more than they may have bargained for, in a way that has eroded their gains.
ETFs are getting cheaper, but fees shouldn’t be the main criteria
ETFs are getting cheaper, but fees shouldn’t be the main criteria
Jared Dillian, a former head of ETF trading at Lehman Brothers, shares his insights.
FA Center: This big-investor tactic is making things even harder for active managers
FA Center: This big-investor tactic is making things even harder for active managers
The approach these investors are taking is known as “factor investing”, which breaks down the elements of a security or investment strategy to identify what is driving its performance.
ETF Focus: Bond ETF inflows top $100 billion for 2017
ETF Focus: Bond ETF inflows top 0 billion for 2017
Exchange-traded funds, which have hit record after record in terms of assets and adoption in 2017, can add another milestone to the list.
Market Extra: Passive investing is changing the stock market in ways investors don’t realize
Market Extra: Passive investing is changing the stock market in ways investors don’t realize
The massive adoption of passive investing products, including exchange-traded funds, is changing the stock market in ways investors don’t realize, says Goldman Sachs.
Video: A better way to 'buy the market'
Video: A better way to 'buy the market'
Sharon French discusses smart beta ETFs and how to use a sophisticated rules-based approach to create a custom index.
Video: What makes a good smart beta fund
Video: What makes a good smart beta fund
Investors need to know how quality is derived and if this approach make senses for them in the current environment.
Video: The pros and cons of smart beta funds
Video: The pros and cons of smart beta funds
They provide a rules-based, emotionless approach to investing, but few investors understand the product.
Video: The smartest ways to add smart beta funds to your portfolio
Video: The smartest ways to add smart beta funds to your portfolio
Todd Rosenbluth advises that investors work within the overall asset allocation framework they already have.