I recently chronicled the latest flare-up in the savage ETF fee war. In the span of two weeks, we saw filings for the first “free” ETFs, the launch of the cheapest (for now) ETF, and meaningful fee moves from four…
“If you lower it, they will come.” -Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas I recently declared the ETF fee war officially over: “My sense is the majority of companies offering plain-vanilla ETFs simply don’t have much room to drop fees any further. …
ETFs have democratized investing, but they haven’t democratized financial and ETF literacy. Several years ago, I was meeting a friend at a packed coffee shop when the conversation veered into a slightly heated debate over whether the average person…
The world’s premier ETF conference convened in Hollywood, Florida this past week with pretty much everyone who’s anyone in ETFs attending. Financial advisors, fund companies, and analysts were among the 2,300+ attendees preaching or being preached the ETF gospel. From…
There’s an old saying that “prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. Please. Check out my 2018 ETF predictions, where I’m going to give myself a little leeway and say I nailed 5 out of 5. You be the…
Another eventful year in ETFs is one best experienced in pictures. If you missed my earlier ETF pictorials, see here:
Earlier this year, I chronicled “Core Wars”, the ruthless ETF fee competition being waged over the core building blocks of a portfolio. Investors continue plowing money into the lowest cost ETFs, resulting in fund companies battling for those dollars by…
ETF innovation is truly staggering. After hosting ETF Prime for 7+ years and visiting weekly with the brightest minds the industry has to offer, I can only compare the sheer level of talent and entrepreneurial spirit to Silicon Valley. With…
Earlier this year, I put nearly 20 of my favorite ETF-related charts in a single spot. Images are often more powerful than words. Based on the response I received, I decided to compile some new favorites, all of which I’ve…
The first free index funds are finally here! Tomorrow, Fidelity will unveil two broad-based, self-indexed mutual funds with a 0.00% fee. In 2016, I made the prediction that several prominent ETFs will lower expense ratios to zero in 2017. I…
“This is an unexpected move by Vanguard, and absolutely the next salvo in the ETF fee war.” – Dave Nadig, Managing Director of ETF.com A ruthless ETF fee war escalated this week with Vanguard announcing 1,800+ ETFs (pretty much…
