All About Exchange-Traded Funds

by Scott Frush

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071770118
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/07/2011
Series:	All About Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

SCOTT PAUL FRUSH, CFA, CFP, is president and chief portfolio strategist of the wealth-management firm Frush Financial Group. Publisher of the ETF Market Watch newsletter and blog, Frush is the author of Commodities Demystified, Hedge Funds Demystified, Understanding Hedge Funds, and Understanding Asset Allocation.

Table of Contents

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