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Commission-Free ETF Push Continues

Nate Geraci October 24, 2013

Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.

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Charles Schwab recently introduced 16 additional commission-free ETFs on their Schwab ETF OneSource platform, which now features a total of 121 commission-free ETFs.  On our most recent radio broadcast, we explained the broader significance of this move and discussed where ETF commissions should factor into the decision-making process when evaluating ETFs for your own portfolio.  We also looked at the telling results of a new ETF investor survey from Schwab which, among other things, found that half of the respondents plan to increase their ETF holdings over the next year – a 22 percent increase over those who said the same in 2012.  Beth Flynn, vice president of Schwab’s ETF platform management, summed up the survey results, stating that “demand is up across the board, and investors who own ETFs appear to be more interested in the product than ever – we’re seeing less discussion of ‘if’ and more about ‘how’ investors will buy and use ETFs”.  On the show, we explained why a growing number of investors are moving to ETFs and why you shouldn’t expect to see this trend slow down any time soon.

In our weekly market update, we provided the key details on the last minute deal reached in Washington to reopen the government and raise the debt limit.  While politicians, once again, “kicked the can down the road”, continued dysfunction in Washington could ultimately become a real concern for the US economy and of course, the stock market.  In our ETF spotlight segment, we highlighted the Vanguard Small Cap ETF (ticker VB).  For longer-term investors, small cap stocks can offer the potential for growth and also some diversification benefits in your portfolio.  Since 1926, small cap stocks have outperformed large cap stocks by about 2% a year.  VB offers an extremely low cost, efficient way to access small cap stocks.  Learn more about VB and other Vanguard ETFs by visiting etfbuzz.com.

PureFunds Co-Founder Chanin on Natural Resource ETFs

Nate Geraci October 17, 2013

Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.

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At The ETF Store, we’ve long championed building highly diversified portfolios that include asset classes other than just traditional stocks and bonds.  While stocks and bonds will likely serve as the foundation for your portfolio, exposure to real estate, broad based commodities, and gold – to name a few – can offer diversification benefits and serve as good inflation hedges.  On our most recent radio broadcast, we explained how exchange traded products have made it easier than ever to access these alternative investments, particularly commodities and natural resources.  There are now over 150 exchange traded products in the commodity and natural resource space, with new and innovative products regularly coming to market.  One ETF provider offering inventive solutions in the natural resource sector is PureFunds, whose founder – Andrew Chanin – joined us on the show to discuss their unique lineup of ETFs.  Andrew also offered his thoughts on the pros and cons of investing in the stocks of companies involved in a commodity versus the commodity itself.

In our weekly market update, we provided the latest on the debt ceiling drama in Washington and examined the most likely outcomes (hint: prepare to do this all over again at the beginning of next year).  In our ETF spotlight segment, we highlighted the PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF (ticker SILJ), the first pure play ETF to hold silver explorers and junior silver miners.  Launched late last year, SILJ holds smaller cap companies looking to find the next big silver deposit and then produce that silver.  If you’re concerned about inflation or the devaluation of the US dollar and/or if you think the economy will continue to grow, silver could perform well and junior silver miners can function as a levered play on silver.  Learn more about SILJ and other PureFunds ETFs by visiting etfbuzz.com.

WisdomTree’s Schwartz Discusses ETFs, Emerging Markets

Nate Geraci October 10, 2013

Listen to The ETF Store Show every Tuesday at 9am on ESPN 1510 as we cover everything you need to know about Exchange Traded Funds and the world of investing.

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On our most recent radio broadcast, Jeremy Schwartz, WisdomTree’s Director of Research, joined us to discuss WisdomTree’s unique approach to ETFs and the role of emerging market stocks in a well-diversified portfolio.  Currently the fifth largest ETF provider with over $30 billion in assets and 53 ETFs covering asset classes around the world, WisdomTree pioneered fundamentally weighted ETFs.  While many ETF investors are familiar with the more traditional market cap weighted approach where individual holdings are weighted based on their total market value, fundamentally weighted ETFs (which weight holdings based on factors such as cash dividends paid or company earnings) could offer a more objective way to determine a company’s weighting than stock price alone.  On the show, we examined both sides of the debate – one that will only grow louder as more intelligent, or so-called “smart beta”, ETFs proliferate.

In our weekly market update, we continued our discussion on the US debt ceiling debate, examining the potential impact of a government default and outlining the most likely options to resolve this latest political quagmire.  We also offered some thoughts on how investors might cope with the resulting market turmoil.  In our ETF spotlight segment, we delved into the WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend ETF (ticker DLN).  This ETF selects the 300 largest US stocks (by market cap) that pay regular cash dividends and then weights those stocks based on the proportionate share of cash dividends each company is projected to pay over the coming year.  This approach can result in a higher quality tilt than you might find from other dividend focused ETFs simply looking at dividend yield.  Learn more about DLN and other WisdomTree ETFs by visiting etfbuzz.com.

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