Investors are increasingly asking about how to get U.S. exposure.
Barely months after slashing its management expense ratio (MER), ETF provider Schwab has reignited the ETF price war with a further reduction, reports FT.com. With its latest round of ratio cut, the MER on its U.S. small-cap funds falls to 8%, keeping it cheaper than 10% on rival Vanguard’s small-cap fund. Read: ETF price wars […]
Gold bashers are back in business. And for the first time since the 2008 meltdown, gold stashers seem to be at the losing end of the tug of war.
Even if an investor acknowledges that investing in an ETF involves risk, the next question is whether there is adequate reward, and whether the approach is optimal.
Vanguard’s shift away from MSCI indexes has a lot of ETF investors asking key questions.
Fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) enjoyed a boom last year as cost-conscious investors sought yield amid weak equity markets. By the end of 2011, fixed income ETF assets stood at $12 billion, a 43% rise from the end of 2010, according to Investor Economics.
First Asset is challenging the investment advisor community to help determine what's missing from the Canadian ETF landscape and help First Asset come up with a formula for its next ETF. In return First Asset is rewarding advisors through a generous charitable donation to an organization of their choice.
U.S. equities have been on fire, but there’s still plenty left in the tank for investors looking for strong returns, Jim Morrow, portfolio manager, Fidelity U.S. Dividend Fund, and John Roth, portfolio manager, Fidelity U.S. All Cap Fund, said at an event today in Toronto.
Tthe Horizons S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (HXT) has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management.
Investors should be enthusiastic about gold and gold-mining equities, says Doug Groh, portfolio manager and senior research analyst at Tocqueville Asset Management in New York. He revealed his predictions for the sector at the IMCA New York Consultants Conference, while also discussing how to help clients approach gold investing. He says, “[Investors] recognize the sector […]