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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Emerging Markets Picks
Cash in by investing in companies that benefit from rising demand in their own domestic markets.
Mix It Up With Bond ETFs
We put together a diversified bond portfolio using inexpensive exchange-traded funds.
The Glitter of Precious-Metals ETFs
These five exchange-traded funds give investors a stake in gold, silver, platinum and palladium.
Discount Brokers Lower Fees in Battle Over ETFs
Fidelity lowers its commissions, raises the stakes in its rivalry with Charles Schwab.
ETFs Go After Hedge Funds
New exchange-traded funds sell short, invest in foreign currencies and engage in other esoteric strategies.
Ask Kim: How to Compare Funds, ETFs
Kimberly Lankford explains how to compare the performance of similar mutual funds and ETFs, whether you can get your Medicare Part B premiums reduced, and more.
ETFs for Income Investors
These exchange-traded funds offer low-cost ways to tap bonds and dividend-paying investments.
The Dangers of Leveraged ETFs
There are plenty, but these funds can have a place in your portfolio.
The Best ETFs for 2010
Here are this year’s top five stock exchange-traded funds, along with choice picks in bond ETFs.
Outback Bonds
Kimberly Lankford explains how to buy Australian bonds, how to get a better tuition tax break and more.
What's in Store for the Next Decade
We expect increased inflation, higher interest rates and tepid home-price gains, but also steady advances in green energy and biotechnology.
Exchange Traded Funds: A Primer
ETFs typically come with low expenses, but you need to separate good deals from risky choices.
How to Protect Your Profits
From increasing your cash holdings to buying options, we show you how to defend against a correction -- or worse.
ETFs for a Falling Dollar
Exchange-traded funds that invest in foreign currencies, commodities and overseas stocks can help protect your portfolio when greenback falls again.
Steer Clear of Hedge-Fund ETFs
These relatively new exchange-traded funds don’t have long enough track records for us to recommend them.
How Our No-Stock Portfolio Fared
Shortly after Thanksgiving last year, we created a Tofurky portfolio that managed to produce some tasty returns.
Schwab Launches Commission-Free ETFs
The expense ratios on the new exchange-traded funds from the nation's largest discount broker also are super low.
7 Ways to Protect Your Stock-Market Gains
From increasing your cash holdings to buying options, we show you how to guard against a correction -- or worse.
7 More Ways Your Money Will Never Be the Same
A lot has changed since the recession, including the roles stocks and bonds play in investors' portfolios.
Keep it Simple
We present six complex investments you might be tempted to buy and the common sense options you'd be better off choosing.
Commodities ETFs Squeezed by Uncertainty
Some exchange-traded funds have stopped issuing shares as regulators consider limits on commodities investing.
ETF Portfolios for Every Purpose
You can pursue any goal with nothing more than exchange-traded funds.
Low-Risk Option Funds
If you want to bet on options, consider Gateway Fund A and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio.
3 Quirky ETFs Are Beating the Market
Exchange-traded funds that target insider buying, spinoffs and share buybacks have taken off.
ETFs: Not So Simple Anymore
New funds come with tax headaches, tracking errors and other obstacles.
A Dividend ETF Disappoints
A fund based on a perfectly reasonable strategy gorged on financial stocks. The result wasn't pretty.
Welcome Additions: More Bond ETFs
Finally, these exchange-traded funds are catching on, giving investors a chance to invest in everything from munis to junk bonds at much lower costs than traditional bond funds.
Getting Past the ETF Clutter
With 800 choices, you can't just throw darts. We pick great ETFs in 13 categories.
Own the Market With Index Funds and ETFs
They're cheap and beat most actively managed funds. What's not to like?
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