Dividend ETF Channel

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities or TIPS are an attractive hedge against inflation. BGI wins the race to introduce first exchange-traded fund covering the asset class.

Vanguard indexing guru discusses switch to new domestic MSCI benchmarks - and why the Russell 2000 reconstitution no longer keeps him up at nights. Also featured is Sauter's previous Journal of Indexes article on benchmark construction.

The Spitzer probe has caught many investors - and even some regulators - by surprise. The NY Attorney General says a hedge fund received preferential treatment at the expense of other investors.

Market timers often attempt to exploit time zone differences, and this can harm long-term investors. A number of index fund managers comment on the problem.

In a move that had the ETF marketplace abuzz, The Vanguard Group said at the end of July that it plans to launch several class shares of 11 new index funds (one large-cap and 10 sectors) and expand its VIPER shares across nine existing equity index funds. All 11 new funds track MSCI domestic indexes. The registration statements for the new funds and prospectus amendments to add the VIPER shares were filed July 31 with the SEC.