June 2009

News, Views: Mutual Funds, ETFs

Strong market injects mutual funds with double digit returns ...
Spring rally lifts broad range of mutual fundsNEW YORK — Wall Street's spring rally has allowed many mutual funds to score an achievement that has eluded them throughout the credit crisis and recession: a winning quarter. ... June 26th, 2009 Money ...

Mutual Funds Show Increased Activism in Voting - DealBook Blog ...
The association reviewed mutual fund proxy voting habits in 2008, and found that while most funds still voted with management 90 percent of the time, they were more likely than common shareholders to vote in favor of shareholder ...

Choose Mutual Funds Carefully to Help Diversify Portfolio at ...
Because an individual mutual fund invests in many different securities, it automatically brings a certain degree of diversification to your portfolio. And yet, you can't just purchase any combination of mutual funds and expect good ...

Mutual-Fund Giants Mixed on SEC Proposals
That's; Don't Ignore These Mutual Fund Basics Even after we've suffered a downturn in the market, mutual funds are still popular investments. They offer a way to diversify, are professionally managed, and are easy to buy and sell. ...

Market Rewind: ETF Rewind - Week 26 (06/26/09)
If you are interested in a significantly more thorough version of this weekly summary, consider taking a look at Market Rewind's new nightly ETFRewind Pro service (free trial). In addition to coverage of over 170 ETFs across twelve ...

Disadvantages of Mutual funds | Share market guide | Stocks | IPO ...
Disadvantages of Mutual funds. Dilution: Even though diversification reduces investment risk it dilutes returns. A mutual fund is a portfolio of number of assets. So the returns of a fund are the average return of securities in the ...

Calculate Mutual Fund Expenses | Stock Research Pro
Mutual fund fees and expenses refer to those charges investors of mutual funds incur associated with the fund's advisory fees, marketing fees and transaction and distributions costs. These costs are passed from the ... No-load funds are mutual ...

What's in my Portfolio: Vanguard REIT Index ETF | Uncommon Cents
We talked about Real Estate Investment Trusts not long ago, and we talked about Exchange Traded Funds awhile back. Now combine the two and we get one of my very small holdings, the Vanguard REIT Index ETF (VNQ). ...

Mutual Funds, ETFs News and Views

Why ETFs Could Threaten Actively Managed Funds | ETF Trends
The recent rally in the stock market has enabled actively managed mutual funds to regain some confidence, but exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to put the pressure on and make them less appealing. Over the last three months, primarily owing to ...

Best Performing Mutual Funds - Highly Effective Tips To Finding ...
The bottom line to finding the best performing mutual funds is to thoroughly do your research behind a fund that you are interested in. When choosing a mutual fund, one of the most important things to do is to research the board of advisory ... ...

3 ETF Investing Pitfalls And How To Conquer Them | Daily Markets
The question the many exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have is Is the worst over? Rather than focus on this, accept that the future is unforeseeable,

Free Money Finance: The Psychology of Selecting Mutual Funds
The mutual funds he studied were not able to beat the market for any long time period. Examining the performance of mutual funds for the period 1945 to 1964, Jensen concludes: "The evidence on mutual fund performance indicates that ...

How To Deal With Commodity ETF Volatility | Daily Markets
Food prices are affected by the daily movements within markets and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) as the international commodity prices are driven by.

Asset Flows Illustrate Why ETFs Are the Go-To Investment | ETF Trends
ETFs Are Trouncing Mutual Funds, But Why? May 11, 2009 – When it comes to exchange traded funds (ETFs) versus mutual funds, the latter is getting their behind kicked, in the race for popularity and assets.So why are mutual funds.

5 Thoughts On Investing From Jim Rogers | ETF Trends
ETF Advice Jim Rogers, a commodities investing guru, has some thoughts to share about investing, whether it's exchange traded funds (ETFs) or stocks. He's also got some strong opinions on consumers and where the global economy is headed.

Funds News and Views

Index fund pioneer John Bogle says investors getting killed by ...
It's one thing to dismiss index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) when the criticism is coming from a mutual fund executive or financial advisor hooked on the trailer fees provided by actively managed investments. ... A good example of the ...

Emerging Index: Emerging markets mutual funds.
The ranking below shows mutual funds performance since the beginning of the year. It is not surprise that Russian fund is the leader among BRIC region and emerging markets as such. Russian stock market had been punished from several ...

Active or Index ETFs, It All Comes Down to Choice | ETF Trends
ETF index funds As mutual fund companies enter the exchange traded fund (ETF) game, there may be a boom in actively managed ETFs. What could this development mean to you in the long run? Mutual fund leader BlackRock will be purchasing ...

Investors Turn To Index Funds | Institutional Partners
Several large investors are shifting to index funds from active managers.

Avoid Mutual Fund Transaction Costs - CBS MoneyWatch.com
Momentum funds: Mutual funds that specialize in stocks with fast-growing earnings — the momentum strategy — tend to buy shares in high demand. So their purchases help push up the price and the fund's transaction costs. Focused funds: These funds tend ...

How to Use ETFs As Market Indicators | ETF Trends
ETF Indicators Is there a better way to understand market trends and inter-related events in an effort to be a more keen exchange traded fund ( ETF) investor? Trang Ho for Investor's Business Daily talked to Chartered Market Technician Brandon ...

» Converting Mutual Funds Into Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs ...
Did you know that you can convert directly from mutual funds to exchange traded funds (ETFs) without incurring taxes? I didn't. I've been operating under the impression that selling the mutual fund shares would be a taxable event.

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5 Ways to Fight Inflation With ETFs | ETF Trends
Categories: Bond ETFs, Commodity ETFs, Currency ETFs, Current Affairs, ETF 101,

How Mutual Funds Can Paint Themselves into a Corner - Morningstar ...
Russel Kinnel is Morningstar's director of mutual fund research. He is also the editor of Morningstar FundInvestor, a monthly newsletter dedicated to helping investors pick great mutual funds, build winning portfolios, and monitor their funds for ...

Index Funds: The Only Way to Invest | ITA Wealth Management
I've never seen performance numbers this low for mutual fund managers. When I read research papers such as this one, I ask myself, are private investors smarter than professional managers or are they expert at self-deception? ... If your employer has ...

Disadvantages of Mutual Funds?
I had trouble finding a disadvantage of mutual funds that applied to every mutual fund. Of course, high fees are a disadvantage. The answer was to buy one of the thousands of mutual funds with low fees. High fees are not a disadvantage of mutual ...

RASHED'S COLLECTION: Mutual funds on the rise
An average trade by a mutual fund is much larger than that of an individual's portfolio lowering overall transaction costs, asset diversification in a large portfolio is easier to attain and mutual fundscan spread the cost of ...

unrealty - Chuck Jaffe: The 'active ETF' revolution is here: Most ...
unrealty. Chuck Jaffe: The 'active ETF' revolution is here: Most ETFs are index funds, and not portfolios base. Journal Info. unrealty. unrealty's to-do list · unrealty's memories · Tell a friend about unrealty · Search unrealty · Nudge ...

Weekend Reading: Mutual Funds, ETFs

The Best Mutual Funds for Your Money | Money Smart Life
The best mutual funds is a common headline in many financial magazines, followed by a list of the top mutual funds by performance or the best mutual funds of. ... Once you've answered these questions about yourself, you can begin to search for a ...

Mutual Funds Explained: Index Funds: Not an Option if it is Mandatory
Since Vanguard Group pioneered the index fund, the field has become crowded with imitators looking to cash in on what John Bogle saw as the only way to diversify. The idea of the index has been revamped (some fund families employ ... Exchange Traded ...

Wal-Mart's rich customers, Mutual-fund managers' poor clients ...
Good day for: Lowering standards, as sales in Wal-Mart stores rose by 5 percent in April while the recession battered rival retailers. One reason for Wal-Marts good fortune:

ETF's vs Mutual Funds
ETF's vs Mutual Funds · Novavax Climbs on news about their H1N1 vaccine · Triple Top Testing Thursday · Trader's Edge · By The Numbers · Dollar Gives Back Advance · Bank Of America Denies Our Merrill Shakeup Story (BAC) ...

Mutual Fund Assets At All-Time High
The combined average assets under management (AAUM) of mutual funds have exceeded the Rs 6 trillion-mark in May. Mutual Fund Assets At All-Time High. Last Updated: 03-06-2009 16:59:50 IST ...

2009 Ultimate Bond ETF Portfolio
Pacific Park Financial, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC, may hold positions in the ETFs, mutual funds and/or index fundsmentioned above. Investors who are interested in money management services may visit the Pacific ...

Important Secrets - Mutual Funds Investing Info | OBH.com
As a matter of fact, the best mutual fund to invest in is the one that suits your requirements. As you can see, there's no magic answer, no 'secret fund' that all the millionaires are using. The best thing about mutual funds is that ...

Pimco Launches First ETF; Files For Six More - News In Focus
Bond giant Pimco launched its first exchange-traded fund on Tuesday with the debut of the Pimco 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (NYSE Arca: TUZ) on NYSE Arca. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based asset manager originally filed to enter the ...

5 Lessons for ETF Investors | ETF Trends
ETF prepare As the stock markets start to normalize, investors will eventually start to buy up riskier investments in the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs). How can we be prepared to make better and wiser investing choices in the future? ...