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Active versus passive: the new debate

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have changed the nature of the debate between active management and passive investing. Passive investing once involved holding a broad-market index fund and comparing performance against an active manager who used the same benchmark. What essentially differentiated an actively managed fund was that it was exposed to individual stock risk, according to […]

By Scot Blythe |June 24, 2010

5 min read

Using ETFs for portfolio building: Part 1

Reader Alert: This is the first of a three-part series on how ETFs can help control costs when constructing core portfolios. Fundamental analysis is the stuff of cocktail parties, water-cooler gossip, and 24-hour financial news networks. Based on business facts, the main allure of fundamental analysis is the intellectual satisfaction it provides: it is logical. […]

June 22, 2010

3 min read

Claymore launches ETF contest

Think you have what it takes to pick a perfect portfolio? Claymore wants to put you to the test in their third annual ‘Next Top Model Summer ETF Contest’. During the 10 week contest, participants must pick a virtual portfolio of Claymore ETFs. In doing so, they will compete for weekly prizes and the grand […]

By Staff |June 9, 2010

1 min read

HNW clients want more ETF info

According to a BlackRock / iShares study, most high-net-worth investors rely on their financial advisors to introduce them to new products but they would like more updates and more recommendations, especially when it comes to exchange traded funds (ETFs). More than half of the HNW investors polled would like more information about ETFs from their […]

By John Powell |June 1, 2010

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