Michael Johnston:  In recent years ETFs have become increasingly popular as means of establishing cost efficient, low maintenance exposure to time-tested investment strategies. Russell recently rolled out a line of “investment discipline ETFs” that essentially automate the construction of Read more…

NYSE:GRPC, NYSE:SDIV, PEY, PFM, SDY, VIG, VOO

Remember the archery contest in Robin Hood where they are shooting arrows and each time they hit the bullseye, they move the target 10 paces further away and shoot again, with the fair Maid Marian watching all the while? I kind of get the feeling that’s how money Read more…

NYSE:DYY, SDY

Traditional income investors have been in despair for years now since the Fed adopted its zero interest rate policy and doesn’t appear to be changing course any time soon.  Conventional safe investments like savings, CDs and money markets have continued to actually lose money to real Read more…

SDY, SPY

With interest rates continuing to hover near record lows, investors accustomed to generating attractive current returns from high quality fixed income securities have been forced to get Read more…

NYSE:BDCS, NYSE:HYD, NYSE:HYLD, PCEF, SDY, VIG

Morningstar’s Scott Burns discusses investor demand for dividends, international TIPS, and deeper exposure to emerging-market consumers with State Street’s Read more…

NYSE:EDIV, SDY, WIP

The week ending on last Wednesday was not easy to investors: the biggest events in the week are the Japanese biggest earthquake in the last 20 years and its increasingly dangerous nuclear Read more…

NYSE:DVY, NYSE:EFA, PFF, PID, SAA, SDY, SPY

Oliver Pursche, President Gary Goldberg Financial Services, and Fritz Meyer, independent economist and market analyst, discuss the impact of Japan on the investment environment in Read more…

IWM, NYSE:CWB, NYSE:DBA, RSP, SDY, SLV, XHB

iShares, the largest issuer of U.S. ETFs by total assets, continues to make plans to expand its product lineup with the filing of three new ETFs. While the company has been expanding heavily Read more…

SDY

U.S. ETF assets topped $1 trillion for the first time in December, as a year-end rally in global equity markets and another strong month of inflows pushed the industry past the milestone. ETF assets Read more…

IAU, JNK, NYSE:BND, NYSE:DIA, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:HYG, PFF, SDY, SPY, TBT, UUP, VTI, VWO, VXX

I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, track Read more…

PFF, RWX, SCZ, SDY, SPY, VBR, XLE

ETF assets continued their climb higher in October, bolstered by both a continuation of the rally in global equity markets and impressive cash inflows. Industry assets finished the month at about Read more…

IAU, IVV, IWM, NYSE:AMLP, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GLD, SDY, VWO, XLF, XLK

I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETF Replay to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. Users can set up their own portfolios, Read more…

PFF, SCZ, SDY, SPY

Anthony Rochte, senior managing director of State Street Global Advisors, shares his perspective on three key trends for ETFS. Rochte discusses changes in the ETF industry in fixed-income investing, dividend Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SDY

After a small step backwards in August, the U.S. ETF industry got back on track in September as an unexpected equity market rally and impressive cash inflows combined to deliver an impressive Read more…

IAU, MDY, MINT, NYSE:AMLP, NYSE:ECON, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:GLD, SDY, SPY, VWO, VXX

As deflationary concerns continue to make headlines among investors, dividend paying investments, interest-bearing investments and cash become more appealing. Read more…

NYSE:BSV, NYSE:DBP, NYSE:DTN, NYSE:DVY, NYSE:GLD, PEY, SDY, SHY, SLV, TLT