David Fry:  In an era of low interest rates and perhaps a good deal of distrust of equity markets investing for income has become quite a challenge. There are many ETF sectors to choose from Read more…

ITR, LQD, NYSE:CFT, NYSE:CIU, NYSE:CORP, NYSE:CSJ, SCPB, VCIT, VCLT, VCSH

One of the first things I like to check every weekend is the ETF Trend Performance week-over-week report. It gives a great summary of what happened to more than 300 ETFs with respect to change Read more…

IEF, IYG, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:RKH, TIP, TLT, UYG, VCIT, VCLT, VGIT, VGLT, XLF

I have written recently about the ETF Scorecard at Alert HQ Premium (the free preview is still available, so check it out). This report ranks over 300 ETFs according to how strong their trends Read more…

LQD, PST, TBT, TLT, VCLT, VGLT

It doesn’t seem like all that long ago that investors around the world were bracing for the fallout from massive stimulus plans implemented to lift the global economy out of a recession. Read more…

LBND, MLN, SBND, TIP, TLT, VCLT, VXX

There’s more talk now about an impending deflationary period than we’ve heard in several years and the thing about this churn is that even if we don’t truly experience textbook Read more…

NYSE:DGZ, TLT, VCLT, VPU, XLU

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…

MGC, MGK, MGV, NYSE:BIV, NYSE:BLV, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BSV, NYSE:EDV, 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, VTV, VUG, VV, VWO, VXF, VYM

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…

MGC, MGK, MGV, NYSE:BIV, NYSE:BLV, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BSV, NYSE:EDV, 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

Rick Genoni discusses Vanguard’s seven  new bond ETFs with Scott Burns of Morningstar. Vanguard launched seven new Read more…

VCIT, VCLT, VCSH, VGIT, VGLT, video, VMBS

VALLEY FORGE, Pa.–Vanguard today introduced seven bond index funds with ETF Shares featuring expense ratios of 0.15%. The funds, which expand Vanguard’s bond Read more…

VCIT, VCLT, VCSH, VGIT, VGLT, VGSH, VMBS