ETF Investing

Exchange-traded funds, like mutual funds, aren’t always appreciated… but ETFs can be the strongest investments in your portfolio. ETFs are essentially baskets of stocks, in which you buy yourself exposure to a number of sectors, industries and trends. These can be traditional in nature, with steady dividend payments, or more aggressive, with exposure to hot trends like marijuana. Either way, our analysts have covered it here.

The Best Way to Buy Tech Stocks

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Low fees, familiar names and a deep bench support the notion that Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) could be the best way to invest in tech stocks.

Avoid Latin America: 3 Countries That Are Getting Obliterated

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
These Latin America ETFs are being held back by Brazil, Mexico and several smaller countries that are plummeting to yearlong lows.

7 Dirt-Cheap Ways to Supercharge Your Portfolio

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Looking to juice your dividends? Get aggressive with growth? Well, these are some of the best ETFs to get the job done on the cheap.

Japanese Stocks: The Best ETFs to Play the Land of the Rising Sun

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Japan's market is going up faster than our own market, and these are the three best ETFs to buy for playing a rising Japan.

The 20 Cheapest ETFs on the Market

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
The cheapest ETFs on the market can help your nest egg over the long term by putting more of your investment dollars back in your pocket.

RSX ETF: Russian Stocks May Finally Be Worth the Risk

By Jeff Reeves
Russian stocks have outperformed in 2015, and the RSX Russia ETF is looking good. Investors may want to take a stab at this high-risk nation.

After Tech Earnings, What’s Next for Tech ETFs?

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Tepid reactions to the latest batch of tech stocks' earnings could be creating opportunity in some well-known, tech-heavy exchange traded funds.

How Much the Energy Sector Is Weighing on Dividend ETFs

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
Dividend ETFs may increase their energy exposure in the future to adjust for higher yields that energy stocks are now paying.

5 Best and 5 Worst Countries to Invest in Now

By Jeff Reeves
What are the best countries in the world to invest in right now? Here are five that are all up over 25% so far in 2015.

ETFs: 3 Ways to Play the Boom in Healthcare Stocks

By Brian Wu, InvestorPlace Contributor
Healthcare margins got a boost from the Affordable Healthcare Act. ETFs are your best shot at capturing the sector.

How to Use Sector Funds to Juice Your Returns

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
If used properly, sector funds are the best way to enhance portfolio returns while keeping a lid on risk. Here's how to do it.

3 Specialized ETFs For Conservative Investing

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Choose your ETF carefully, especially if you are looking at safe choices. These three ETFs are tailored for conservative investors.

HACK vs. CIBR: How Should You Buy Cybersecurity Stocks?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
No firm wants to fall prey to a hacking on the level of Mr. Robot. And these cybersecurity ETFs offer two different paths to capturing the resulting cybersecurity boom.

5 ETFs That Could Give Paypal (PYPL) a Diverse Home

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
PayPal's recent IPO saw PYPL stock earn a higher valuation than its parent, eBay. If you want to get in on a diversified basis, these ETFs are the way to do it.

Is This $20B Financial ETF About to Disappear? (XLF)

By Jeff Reeves
Splitting real estate and financial services into two sectors will complicate the future of the XLF ETF. Will SPDR just kill the fund as a result?

Buy Small-Cap Stocks to Ease the Q2 Earnings Slump

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Small-cap ETFs can stave off the blues during what is expected to be a terribly depressing earnings season.

BDAT: New PureFunds ETF Capitalizes on Big Data

By David Fabian, FMD Capital Management
PureFunds just might capitalize on big data through PureFunds ISE Big Data ETF (BDAT) the way it thrived on cybersecurity with HACK.

Yield Comes at a High Cost With This New ETF (ALTY)

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor
Global X's new Dividend Alternatives ETF (ALTY) could be a powerful income-generating idea, but investors need to be mindful of the fees.

The Latest Putin Dustup Could Sink the RSX ETF

By Josh Enomoto, InvestorPlace Contributor
Perennial bad-boy Vladimir Putin is up to his old tricks again, his testing of Western resolve threatening the stability of the RSX ETF.
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