Understanding how ETF distributions are categorized can alleviate a lot of hassle and potential headaches come tax season. ETF distributions are varied, as are their tax treatments, and there are ...

If you’re looking for an easy way to gain exposure to a broad range of assets with a single purchase, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a great option to explore. ETFs are investment funds that hold ...

The causes of the current economic malaise that continues to grip most of the world seem too many to count. A financial crisis in Europe, unemployment in the United States, a global housing market ...

The iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (USMV) offers broad U.S. equity exposure with lower volatility, targeting investors seeking risk reduction without sacrificing sector diversification. USMV has ...

An ETF is a collection of securities packaged and sold in a single basket, or fund. Most ETFs are passively managed and designed to mirror the performance of indices, such as the S&P 500. The funds ...

One of the top-performing thematic segments this year is cannabis. A major catalyst has been the proposed descheduling of it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances ...

Many investors use fixed-income investments to balance risk and provide regular income. Some investors choose individual bonds, while others invest in bond mutual funds. A fixed-income ETF is another ...

Although exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can offer you greater diversification, lower risk and the ability to track a particular index or market sector, one expert said it’s important to look at an ...

For individual stocks, liquidity is about trading volume and its regularity—more is better. For ETFs, there’s more to consider. If an ETF doesn’t trade a certain number of shares per day (e.g., 50,000 ...

Talk to one investor, and they’ll tell you that exchange-traded funds are the best investment around. Another might say that mutual funds are still the best way to make money on the stock market. Read ...

The quick thumbnail description of asset managers is that on the one hand you have the star portfolio managers who pick the right stocks at the right time—and on the other hand you have index managers ...