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  • Bank ETFs Dodge Dip from Downgrades

    Published June 22, 2012

    Financial-sector ETFs hold up well after bank downgrades.

  • Bond ETFs Get a Boost

    Published June 08, 2012

    Money poured into fixed income ETFs last month as inflows totaled $7.5 billion in U.S. bond funds.  

  • ETFs Still ‘Friending’ Facebook

    Published May 23, 2012

    While a number of investors shy away from Facebook’s volatile stock, others are anxiously awaiting the action, looking for alternative ways to invest in the social media network.

  • Bank ETFs Take a Beating

    Published May 14, 2012

    JPMorgan's multi-billion dollar loss is triggering questions from investors regarding the strength and stability of the financial sector, placing pressure on bank-sector ETFs.

  • No Need to Fear the Frontier Funds

    Published May 05, 2012

    Emerging markets are attracting investors' attention as rapid growth offers new investment opportunities.  

  • ETFs React to Tech Earnings

    Published April 19, 2012

    Following the first-quarter’s strong performance, some tech stocks are beginning to give back recent gains. Slower-than-expected earnings from a few of the sector’s bellwether stocks is hitting the market, casting a cloud over what has been an upbeat earnings season. 

  • Four Ways to Play the Water War

    Published April 12, 2012

    As the global population grows and emerging markets thrive, fund managers are turning the potential water crisis into a profitable business.   

  • ETF Inflows Set First-Quarter Record

    Published April 05, 2012

    The global ETF industry is off to its best start to a year ever, attracting record inflows of more than $67 billion during the first quarter, a 57% increase from one year ago. 

  • Funds in Focus

    Published March 29, 2012

    This week marks the first anniversary of Scottrade’s FocusShares, the online brokerage family’s 15 exchange-traded funds that track Morningstar indices. 

  • Do Mutual Fund Managers Matter?

    Published March 22, 2012

    Data shows that more than 84% of actively managed U.S. equity funds underperformed their S&P benchmark last year, and nearly 57% have underperformed over the last five years.