Morningstar.com's ETF Investing Week
April 11-15: Tips, strategies, and picks for smart ETF investing.
Special Report
The arrival of the ETF is a foregone conclusion today--the investment vehicle is undoubtedly here. The question now is, how big will it be? In 2011, the number of exchange-traded products is fast approaching 1,200, a figure that has roughly doubled in four years. Meanwhile, after taking a short breather during the financial crisis, ETF assets under management have continued to climb to new highs, from about $600 billion in 2008 to $1.05 trillion in early 2011.
Charting the rise of the ETF may be interesting fodder for industry-watchers, but for investors, the more pertinent questions may be: how, when, and why should I use an ETF? Should ETFs supplant other holdings in my portfolio? How do I compare ETFs? What details should I know before diving in?
Morningstar.com's ETF Investing Week aims to bring clarity to this fast-growing investment vehicle with a focus not only on what it is, but also what it does--and how ETFs may be used as both a building block in a strategic portfolio and as a key instrument in the tactical investor's toolbox. With help from Morningstar's ETF analyst team, we'll key in on smart ETF selection, ETF taxation issues, commodity investing with ETFs, and much more.
Each day this week we'll update this center with links to new article and video reports, so be sure to bookmark this page and visit us often. You can also catch up with our coverage in Morningstar.com's ETF Center.
ETF Investing Week: Most Popular
- A Conservative ETF Portfolio for Retirees
- Should You Switch to an ETF From a Traditional Index Fund?
- Small ETFs That Deserve More Assets
- How to Home in on the Best ETFs
- How Much Should You Hold in Exchange-Traded Funds?
Monday: Your ETF Questions Answered
- What Is an ETF? (ETF Solutions Slideshow)
- How Much Should You Hold in Exchange-Traded Funds?
- Should You Switch to an ETF From a Traditional Index Fund?
- When Do ETFs Work Well? When Do They Struggle? (video)
- How Will Investing in an ETF Affect My Tax Return?
- Is There a Right Way to Use a Leveraged or Inverse ETF? (video)
- Bond ETF Pricing: Efficient or Erratic?
Tuesday: ETFs & Portfolio Management
- Do I Need ETFs in My Portfolio?
- Using ETFs for Portfolio Construction (ETF Solutions Slideshow)
- Using ETFs Opportunistically (ETF Solutions Slideshow)
- How to Home in on the Best ETFs
- ETFs for the Corners of Your Portfolio (video)
- Roadmap for Emerging Markets ETFs (video)
- What to Watch For When Investing in International ETFs
- Christine Benz's Model ETF Portfolios
--A Conservative ETF Portfolio for Retirees
--A Moderate ETF Portfolio for Retirees
--An Aggressive ETF Portfolio for Retirees
Wednesday: Income Investing with ETFs
- Picking the Right Dividend ETF (video)
- Avoiding the Dividend Trap
- Why Does My ETF Dividend Fluctuate So Much?
- Five ETFs With Low Interest-Rate Risk and High Yield
- Archive: Create Your Own Bond Portfolio Using ETFs
- Sizing Up the First Bank Loan ETF (video)
- ETFs: A Total Return Approach to Income (video)
Thursday: Commodity Investing with ETFs
- Why Add Commodities to a Portfolio? (video)
- Commodities Investing Goes Mainstream (video)
- Investing in Commodities with ETFs (ETF Solutions Slideshow)
- Commodity Exposure and the Question of Structure
- Speculating on Agriculture Prices with ETFs
- Has Silver Lost Its Shine?
Friday: ETF Picks
- Small ETFs That Deserve More Assets
- Searching for Undervalued ETFs
- Using ETFs to Piggyback Fund Managers' Broader Ideas
- See Our ETF Analyst Picks for Portfolio Builders
- Under the Hood of Our Hands-On and Hands-Free Portfolios (video)
- These Mutual Funds Give ETFs a Run for Their Money
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