Scott Frush

All about Exchange-Traded Funds

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

BUILD A SOLID, PROFITABLE PORTFOLIO WITH TODAY'S HOT TEST FUNDS

All About Exchange-Traded Funds delivers everything you need to know about ETFs-from A to Z. It begins with an overview of the history of ETFs before moving on to important-to-know topics, such as regulatory essentials, the benchmarks and strategies that ETFs track, valuation, and ways to actively manage a portfolio of ETFs. Whether you're a novice or experienced investor, you'll get valuable information about:

The advantages of ETFs over mutual funds and common stocks
The underlying indexes of ETFs, along with profiles on the top index sponsors
Various investing options-from broad-based and fixed-income to global and sector ETFs
Applying asset allocation to increase your portfolio performance
INCLUDES SAMPLE ETF PORTFOLIOS YOU CAN USE TO MODEL YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780071770118
• ISBN-10: 0071770119
• Artikelnr.: 33605339

Autorenporträt

Scott Frush is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner. He is president of Frush Financial Group and is the editor of the Journal of Asset Allocation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1: Basics Of Exchange-Traded Funds
Chapter 1 Getting Started: A Primer on Exchange-Traded Funds
Chapter 2 History and Milestones: The ABCs of the ETF Revolution
Chapter 3 Advantages and Drawbacks: Making the Case for ETFs
Chapter 4 Underlying Indexes: The Benchmarks and Strategies That ETFs Track
Chapter 5 Internal Workings: The Technical Features of ETFs
Chapter 6 Regulations and Issuance: Bringing an ETF to Market
Chapter 7 Players and Participants: The Who's Who of All Things ETFs
Part 2: Types Of Exchange-Traded Funds
Chapter 8 Broad-Based ETFs: Spiders, Diamonds, and Cubes, Oh, My!
Chapter 9 Sector and Industry ETFs: From Basic Materials to Utilities
Chapter 10 Fixed-Income ETFs: Bonding With Corporates, Municipals,
Treasuries, and More
Chapter 11 Global ETFs: Country, Region, Style, and Broad-Market
Opportunities
Chapter 12 Real Asset ETFs: The REIT Moves With Commodities and Currencies
Chapter 13 Specialty ETFs: Leveraged, Inverse, and Long-Short Funds
Part 3: Use Of Exchange-Traded Funds
Chapter 14 Risk and Return: Fundamentals of Investing 101
Chapter 15 Asset Allocation: An All-Important Overview
Chapter 16 Leading Misconceptions: Separating ETF Fact From Fiction
Chapter 17 Traditional Portfolios: ETF Models Based on Life Cycle and Risk
Profile
Chapter 18 Specialized Portfolios: Bullish, Bearish, Sideways, and Focus
Models
Chapter 19 Future of ETFs: Outlook, Perspectives, and Developing Trends
Appendix A: ETF Resources
Appendix B: Asset Allocator Questionnaire
Appendix C: ETF Closures by Year
Index