In the category of "He who speaks with forked tongue..." Index Icon and Vanguard Group founder John Bogle once again threw a curve ball while speaking at today's Bloomberg Portfolio Manager Mash-Up. [caption id="attachment_193" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="John Bogle, Vanguard Group founder"][/caption] Stating "ETFs are the greatest trading innovation of the…Read More
[slideshow] For those raising their hands high and asking for more high yield bond ETFs, iShares is serving up two more corporate bond ETFs that "will cover a spectrum of credit quality ranging from low-investment-grade to junk bonds." Both of the new funds will own corporates issued in US dollars,…Read More
Cantor Fitzgerald, the "broker's broker" that literally rose from the ashes of 9/11 to rebuild its business trafficking in multiple product types, including ETFs and options, and positions itself as an "agency-only" aka "conflict-free" broker, today announced the second phase of its plan to expand into the [often-conflicted] territory of…Read More
First Trust, the issuer of the first cloud computing ETF (SKYY) announced today they'll be coming to market with a basket full of fun in their AlphaDEX Fund series. Up to the plate for trading on Wednesday is a first string list of products: First Trust Canada AlphaDEX (NYSEArca :…Read More
[caption id="attachment_30" align="alignleft" width="60" caption="Barron's Brendan Conway"][/caption] Barron's debuts Brendan Conway's new column "Focus on Funds" with a pithy observation courtesy of veteran ETF trader and former UVa basketball titan Willy Dersch. See the blog roll here:Read More