David Fry:  This posting features a comprehensive review of the large cap ETF sector. To simplify matters for investors, and to be consistent with previous practices, we’ve highlighted what we feel are the top 10 choices in this category. Doing so makes sorting through the sector more manageable Read more…

IVV, IWB, IWD, IWF, NYSE:DIA, RSP, SPY, VIG, VTI

David Fry:  This posting features a comprehensive review of the dividend related ETF sector. There are over three dozen ETFs issued (including Elements not covered here) with more on the way to evaluate in this sector. To simplify matters for investors we’ve whittled choices down to 10. Read more…

IYR, NYSE:CVY, NYSE:DEM, NYSE:DVY, PEY, PID, RWX, VIG, VYM, XLU

For investors looking to generate current returns from the equity portion of their portfolio, there is no shortage of exchange-traded products offering attractive dividend yields in the current Read more…

NYSE:DGS, NYSE:DWX, NYSE:EFA, NYSE:FTY, NYSE:GMM, PFF, VIG, XLU

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

Catastrophic events in Japan left the world in shock, and brought an economic powerhouse to a temporary standstill seems to have had little impact on US equities as the immediate drama dies Read more…

NYSE:DIA, VIG

John Bogle, founder and former CEO of Vanguard, believes that ETFs may be one of the greatest Read more…

NYSE:BND, SPX, VEU, VIG, VTI, VWO

Last week, I addressed some of the tax issues investors need to be aware of when they own shares of various commodities ETFs, so this week I wanted to build on the tax theme by answering Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SLV, VIG, VTV

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund asset flows through September Read more…

IYR, NYSE:DVY, QQQQ, SLV, SPY, VIG, VNQ

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 were Read more…

IRO, NYSE:DES, NYSE:DTN, NYSE:DVY, PEY, VIG

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…

NYSE: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…

NYSE:DEF, NYSE: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…

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

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…

JNK, NYSE:HYG, 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