Michael Johnston: Innovation has become a common occurrence in the ETF industry in recent years, transforming the product lineup from a collection of blunt instruments into an arsenal of more than 1,400 investing tools. Among those products are a growing number of precise, targeted tools that allow investors an Read more…

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April was somewhat of a calming month for markets, as geopolitical concerns took a back seat to earnings reports and a relatively uneventful Federal Reserve meeting. This month saw two of the Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  Can a passive index fund accurately track its index when it has only one holding for every 423 holdings of the underlying index?  Last week (4/14/11), State Street Global Advisors Read more…

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