The ETF Report

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Imagine the bond market as a crowded swimming pool, except it's one where the water level drops whenever someone tries to leave.

Here's a trick question: Are Spanish stocks up or down this year? For someone sitting in a Barcelona cafe, the answer is obviously up.

Contrarian investing takes gumption.

Tax-loss harvesting can minimize your capital gains tax bill. But because of a specific IRS rule, you might want to replace your security with an ETF to...

Pimco's public feud with founder and legendary bond king Bill Gross is proving to be a lot more costly for the firm and its employees. 

Officials at the SEC and the NYSE are looking into issues surrounding massive ETF price plunges Monday, as market participants warn retail investors’ confidence in the market was rocked.

Executives from Nasdaq and S&P Dow Jones Indices signaled they are looking to expand their roster of index products through acquisitions.

When the Fed begins exiting its bond-buying program, it could put upward pressure on Treasury rates. Here's a new way to prepare your portfolio for the move.

Dave Says: Should a retiree dip into her IRA to pay off her home equity home? And what do you need to know before investing in an ETF?

If you sell your mutual funds to buy ETFs, be sure to do it for the right reasons.

Real estate investments are rising in popularity as a combination of strong fundamentals, near-record low mortgage rates and a drop in foreclosures supports the notion that housing is on a road to recovery.

The ETF boom may be leaving its architect behind.

Some of Wall Street's newest investment advisers don't have a degree in business or a corner office in Manhattan.

Is it worth it to pay a stock picker when index mutual funds are so cheap? More investors are saying no, and billions of dollars are jumping onto the index-fund bandwagon by the month.

Even the most pleasing ice cream on a hot summer day can result in a headache.

The Nasdaq 100 index changed the trading landscape when it launched in 1999. Here's the inside scoop on how it came to be, from its creator.

The New-York based company posted a 10% jump in net income as investors increasingly turned to the money manager's higher-fee stock funds.

Blackstone and State Street are teaming up to offer the first actively managed senior loan ETF for high-yield investors.

The market righted itself by day’s end, but at this time last year, the market stumbled and didn’t bounce until June.