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Exchange-Traded Funds
One way to avoid volatility with ETFs
Thursday 04 May 2017There are times when markets are hit by bouts of volatility. Panic can set in when share prices move wildly. There’s even an index that shows a 30-day expectation of the phenomenon, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index known as the ‘VIX’. There are plenty of ways to try and mitigate...
The key questions on ETFs
Thursday 20 Apr 2017Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the most successful passive financial products of recent years but there are some concerns about how these instruments perform and their implications for the rest of the market. One of the recent charges brought against ETFs is that, due to their low cost, investors...
More ways to prosper with ETFs: Part 3 of our fund series
Thursday 16 Feb 2017Investors are pouring in money in the hope that smart beta and factor-based ETFs will outperform ‘vanilla’ ETFs which just track broad stock market indices. They also attracted to smart beta and factor-based ETFs because they can add some extra diversification to an investment portfolio. In last...
Getting clever with ETFs: Part 2 of our fund series
Thursday 09 Feb 2017Product launches in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space over the past couple of years have been dominated by smart beta ETFs. These types of ETFs aim to be more sophisticated than straight index tracking vehicles. Smart beta ETFs fall somewhere between passive and active funds. Instead of...
ETFs demystified: Part 1 of our fund series
Thursday 02 Feb 2017You may have heard of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but have you actually invested in any? Over the next three weeks we will explain their appeal and how they can play an important role in your investment strategy. In the coming weeks we will also discuss how many ETF products are very clever in...