Here's what you should know about ETFs, how they work, and how to buy them. An exchange-traded fund, or ETF, allows investors to buy many stocks or bonds at once. Investors buy shares of ETFs ...

If you’re like many investors who’ve decided to go down the self-guided route, you’re probably already well on track to meet your retirement goals. Undoubtedly, there are many paths that a DIY ...

You can always go DIY and sell options yourself. Personally, I prefer index options - SPX and NDX, but ETFs work fine too, especially if you want to stick to covered calls. That being said ...

So how have practitioners put this research to work? Inconsistently, of course! The two exhibits below show the approaches taken by four ETFs focused on quality. Interestingly, at least one of ...

Specifically, the IMF researchers found that, while a 1 percentage point increase in the share of a bond held by retail ETF investors is associated with an 85 basis point decrease in volatility, a 1 ...