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Danger Zone 6/10/13: “Passive” Investors

June 11, 2013 – 8:24 am

Passive investors are in the Danger Zone for not recognizing that they are actually active investors.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged 1) ALPS/GS Risk-Adjusted Return U.S. Large Cap Index ETF, 2) iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, 3) iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund, AAPL, AEGR, Apple, ARCP, CLNY, Fidelity Salem Street Trust: Spartan Mid Cap Index Fund, FSMDX, Goldman Sachs, GS, GSRA, IAI, IGM, Inc.: Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers Index, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index Fund, iShares Goldman Sachs Technology Index Fund, IWC, IWN, IYW, KCG, Knight Capital Group, MAMQX, Morgan Stanley, MS, Mutual of America Institutional Funds, OCN, Ocwen Financial Corp, RDN, SPDR S&P 500, SPY, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, VRTS | Comments (0)

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs

May 28, 2013 – 7:39 am

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task. There are as many as 40 in any given style and at least 221 ETFs across all styles.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged Advanced Micro Devices, Altria Group, AMD, Danger Within, FAD, FNY, free ETF screener, free mutual fund screener, FTC, FVL, FWDD, GVT, IJK, Index, IWC, IWP, IWW, JKH, JKK), MO, QLD, RFV, SCHB, SCHD, SCHX, SPHB, TQQQ, TTFS, UDOW, UVT, VOO, VXF | Comments (2)

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style

May 8, 2013 – 12:30 pm

The All-cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 35 ETFs and 708 mutual funds in the All-cap Blend style as of May 1, 2013.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged ADI, Analog Devices Inc, EUSA, FNSAX, FNSIX, free ETF screener, free mutual fund screener, free stock screener, FVL, ITOT, KNOW, LKQ, LKQ Corporation, NFO, PDP, PEVEX, PKW, RMUIX, RSEMX, RSMCX, RYAKX, RYCMX, RYJ, RYRUX, SCHD, WCPSX | Comments (0)

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs

March 26, 2013 – 8:26 am

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task. We are here to make it simpler and smarter.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged AAPL, Amazon, AMZN, Apple, DAL, DDM, Delta Airlines, FWDD, GOOG, Google, Microsoft, MSFT, pensions, SCHB, SCHD, SCHX, TQQQ, TTFS, UDOW, underfunding, VIOO, VIOV, VOE, VONV, VOO, VOT, VTWG, VTWO, VTWV, VXF, WXSP | Comments (0)

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs

January 15, 2013 – 2:21 am

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task. There are as many as 40 in any given style and at least 217 ETFs across all styles.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged AdvisorShares Madrona Forward Domestic ETF, AdvisorShares TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF, FAB, First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund, FWDD, Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF, IJH, IJK, iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Growth, iShares Russell 2000 Growth, iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund, iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund, iShares Russell 3000 Growth Index Fund, iShares Russell Midcap Value Index, iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund, iShares S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund, ITOT, IVE, IWF, IWM, IWN, IWO, IWS, IWZ, PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Portfolio, ProShares Ultra Russell2000, ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth, ProShares UltraPro Russell2000, RYJ, SCHB, Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF, Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF, SCHX, SPHB, TTFS, UKK, URTY, UWM, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, VOO | Comments (0)

How To Find the Best Style ETFs

December 13, 2012 – 1:55 pm

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many ETFs to choose from.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged 3M, anguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, anguard Total Stock Market ETF, Chevron, CVX, Exxon MObil, IBM, IJR, IJT, International Business Machines, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund, IVV, K, Kellogg, MMM, owerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio, PKW, PowerShares Buyback Achievers, PowerShares QQQ, QQQ, SLYG, SPDR S&P 500, SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF, SPHQ, SPY, VIOG, XOM | Comments (2)

Best and Worst Funds: All Cap Blend Style

February 14, 2012 – 7:45 am

The All Cap Blend investment style ranks second out of the twelve investment styles as detailed in our style roadmap. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of fund ratings of all 661 funds in the style.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF & Mutual Fund Research | Also tagged FDSBX, FDSTX, FMAGX, FSTVX, Hennessy Funds Trust: Hennessy Cornerstone Large Growth Fund, HFLGX, HILGX, Humana, RIMGX, RYAKX, RYCMX, Rydex Series Funds: Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, RYRLX, RYRUX, SFSF, SuccessFactors Inc, VITPX, vtsmx, WCPIX, WCPSX, WQCEX | Comments (0)

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