Dividend ETFs are beating the S&P500 handily and it appears as though they have the propensity to do so into the foreseeable future.  There are some interesting happenings in both the broader Read more…

DVY, PEY, SDY, SPY, VIG

For the most part ETFs are index funds. But an index can go far beyond just market cap weighting. Most ETF insiders know this already that there is wide swath of opportunities, equal-weighted, market cap-weighted, fundamentally-weighted, some of them driving Read more…

DEF, FVD, PWV, SDY, VIG

Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb discusses the company’s new ETF and index fund offerings with MoneyWatch’s Eric Schurenberg. Eric touches on what investment vehicle, traditional funds Read more…

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Vanguard is expanding its index fund family, introducing new funds with ETF Shares to provide investors with additional low-cost stock and bond choices. The new ETFs will be available commission-free to Vanguard Brokerage clients. See the preliminary breakdown of each ETF below Read more…

BIV, BLV, BND, BSV, EDV, MGC, MGK, MGV, VAW, VB, VBK, VBR, VCIT, VCLT, VCR, VCSH, VDC, VDE, VEA, VEU, VFH, VGIT, VGK, VGLT, VGSH, VGT, VHT, VIG, VIS, VMBS, VNQ, VO, VOE, VOT, VOX, VPL, VPU, VSS, VT, VTI, VUG, VV, VWO, VXF, VYM

There are two main schools of thought in dividend investing and for whatever reason, investors tend to be polarized into one camp or the other.  On one hand, investors tend to be drawn to juicy Read more…

HYG, JNK, PFF, SDY, VIG

Morningstar’s Christine Benz discusses with Scott Burns his top picks for funding an IRA before the April 15 Read more…

VIG, XLU, video

A new tool for investors and traders will launch this Friday on the CBOE, options on the S&P 500 Dividend Index, ticker symbol DVS. Some may say “So what, is this really a new development Read more…

DLN, DTN, DVY, FVD, PEY, SPY, VIG

In this era of ultra low interest rates, income is hard to find almost everywhere.  Money markets yield next to nothing, treasury bonds and bills are about the same, and corporate dividends Read more…

DES, DTN, DVY, ETF BASIC NEWS, IRO, PEY, VIG

Ken Leon, Standard & Poor’s equity analyst, spent some time with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC last friday to discuss the S&P ETF rating system. S&P rates each etf on a scale from “overweight” to “underweight” Read more…

EFG, ETF BASIC NEWS, EWC, VIG