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The Style Roulette And RAFI Strategy

By John West | July 26, 2010

The style merry-go-round provides ample opportunity for investors to be their own worst enemy.

Too Big To Succeed

By Rob Arnott | June 11, 2010

Should the top dogs be regulated, to mitigate their potential damaging effects?

An Emerging Conundrum

By John West | May 21, 2010

An economic super-trend deserves an economically weighted index, periodically rebalanced to stay on course.

Fifty Years Of The Popularity-Weighted Indexing

By Rob Arnott and John West | April 28, 2010

The top of the capitalization index is filled with companies at the height of their popularity and, judging by the amount of Fallen Angels, due for a fall.

The Folly Of Peer Group Analysis

By John West and Ryan Larson | March 22, 2010

Don’t be fooled by the ever-shifting sands of survivorship and backfill-biased peer group returns: Indexing is a smart bet.

Lessons From The 'Naughties'

By Rob Arnott and John West | February 24, 2010

Successful investors shun risk when markets seem tranquil, and seek risk when others are terrified.

Inglorious Debtors In Global Bond Indexes?

By Tyler Mordy | February 12, 2010

While bond ETFs do offer excellent noncorrelated exposures in balanced portfolios, choosing the right asset class exposures is key.

Was It Really A Lost Decade?

By Rob Arnott and John West | January 25, 2010

What long-term lessons can be gleaned from the last decade for how to best allocate assets and structure equity indexes?

Predictions For 2010

By J.D. Steinhilber | January 07, 2010

Five market predictions for the year ahead …

Passive Vs. Active: Commodity Investments

By Shaun Port | December 28, 2009

Can active managers help avoid sharp price declines and reduce commodity investment volatility?

Gold Mania: More Bluster Than Luster?

By Wilfred J. Hahn | December 02, 2009

Although gold prices have risen, the seeds of its collapse are already discernible.

'3D' Hurricane Force Headwind

By Robert Arnott & John West | November 25, 2009

Does the rally of the past eight months mean the good ole days are back and that mainstream 60/40 investing is alive and well?

Rip Van Winkle’s Investment Lesson

By Robert Arnott and John West | October 28, 2009

In the ‘take no prisoners’ market of 2008, a ‘don’t just do something, stand there!’ approach would not have been the worst investing method.

Look To Emerging Market Currencies

By Tyler Mordy | October 01, 2009

Ignore the dollar and its ugly duckling cousins like the euro; look to emerging markets for growth.

RAFI Strategy And Quality

By Robert Arnott and John West | September 29, 2009

In low-quality rallies, beware of ‘garbage’ floating to the surface.

ETF Snapshot: A Look At August Trends

By Tom Anderson | September 10, 2009

U.s. exchange-traded fund assets grew more than 3% in August, pushing 2009's year-to-date totals to an unprecedented level.

A Crisis Review Of Negative Alpha

By Robert Arnott and John West | August 19, 2009

Eliminating negative alpha should top investors’ ‘to-do’ lists.

Mazzilli: Leverage & Inverse ETFs Produce Outflows While TIPS Surge In July

By Paul Mazzilli | August 17, 2009

As uncertainty persists, bonds see surge in flows while commodity ETFs top $20 billion in net inflows by the end of July.

Not All ETFs Are Traded Equally

By Yan Zilbering and Donald Bennyhoff | August 15, 2009

As exchange-traded funds represent a larger share of equity trading volume, many investors wonder if trading is concentrated in just a few funds.

Testimony Of John Hyland Before The CFTC Regarding Commodity ETFs

By John Hyland | August 05, 2009

Here's the transcript of Hyland's presentation with charts and data.

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