ETF Report

 Updates December 2003

An ETF invests in dividend-yielding basket of stocks

ETF Report

 When A Loss Is Good: Swaps For Tax Savings

Like the World Series, election day and Thanksgiving, another classic
American tradition has returned this fall: year-end tax suggestions from ETF
analysts.

Features and News

Indexing and Corporate Governance

Should index funds and ETFs focus more on corporate governance as long-term investors?

Features and News

Joel Dickson Interview

Vanguard tax guru and fund co-manager discusses Vanguard's quantitative approach to managing its active stock funds.

Features and News

S&P Acquires Smith Barney Global Indexes

In a deal that could signal another significant reshifting of the index industry, S&P completed the long-awaited deal to acquire the SSB/Citigroup Global Indexes.

Features and News

Joined at the Hip – Vanguard’s VIPERS and index funds

Vanguard's exchange-traded funds are structured as separate share classes of its exisiting index funds. Industry insiders debate the merits of this structure vs. 'stand alone' ETFs.

ETF Report

 In at The Beginning

A profile of Kathleen Moriarty, who was instrumental in helping bring the first and largest ETF - the SPDR 500 - to market in the eraly 1990s.

ETF Report

 Launching ONEQ

Fidelity enters ETF business with first fund based on the Nasdaq Composite Index.