ETFs Spread Themselves Thin
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Some newer ETFs are facing low trading volume and wider spreads.
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Investor's Business Daily - Don't confuse exchange traded funds with mutual funds. ETFs are passive instruments; they sit there fully paid into whatever sector they have defined: silver, China or transportation stocks, for instance.
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The apparent end of a bull run in  Chinese stocks is prompting minor flows of funds into the  battered bond market -- but not enough to keep yields from  climbing.
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It's time to think a little about asset allocation.
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Investors are running back into mutual funds.
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A plan to launch a range of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on earnings has triggered skepticism among money managers who say earnings are too simple a measure of performance and too easy to manipulate to base a strategy on.
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Lower sales, bigger losses, and a sneaky-looking accounting change mean investors should watch their wallets.
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Diversification is usually a road to mediocrity for small companies. The truly great ones stay focused.
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Most mutual fund managers failed to beat the major market indexes last year, according to a report from Standard &amp; Poor's, reflecting a trend that shows passive investing delivers better returns over the long haul.
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Can there be such a thing as an excess of moderation? Mutual-fund investors seem bent on finding out. They have poured huge amounts of money lately into old-fashioned conservative stock-and-bond mutual funds.
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Wall Street's written off more than $100 billion in bum assets since summer. Now for the bad news.
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Some exchange-traded funds aren't for anyone.
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Investors in the market for mutual funds may want to consider a promising alternative: shares of asset management companies that sell the funds.
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Exchange-traded funds are a nifty idea, but itâs easy for investors to make mistakes with them. Here are four ETFs Morningstar likes.
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US mutual fund assets fell 2 percent to $7.4 trillion last month, as declining equity markets reduced the value of stock funds, according to a survey conducted by the Investment Company Institute.
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With the U.S. economy likely to slow next year, many investors are looking to add more international exposure to their portfolios in hopes of winning higher returns. A number of global mutual funds offer what seems like easy one-stop shopping, but experts warn that all are not created equal.
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What should an individual investor do when the domestic and foreign stock markets are shaky? One adviser says: Donât try anything fancy.