DECEMBER 27, 2018

All week, WealthManagement.com is highlighting its best articles, videos, galleries and podcasts relevant to each newsletter. Thank you all for reading and Happy Holidays from the WealthManagement.com team.

ETFS

How Smart Are You About ETFs?

John Kador

Test your grasp of the terms, history, concepts and strategies associated with ETFs.

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ETFS

The 20 Fastest Growing ETFs of 2018

Aniket Ullal, First Bridge Data

These ETFs have raised the most capital relative to net assets so far in 2018.

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ETFS

The Top 20 ESG-Focused ETFs

Aniket Ullal, First Bridge Data

The 20 largest ESG-focused exchange-traded funds, ranked by 1-year returns.

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ETFS

2018 May Be Record Year for ETF Churn

WealthManagement.com Staff

In 2017, an all-time record of 138 funds shut down, but so far this year, there have been 97, outpacing last year’s number during the same time frame.

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ETFS

Vanguard’s Zero Commission Challenge for RIA Custodians

Mark Miller

Vanguard’s move to eliminate commissions on ETFs is a challenge for the big RIA custodians, even as the firm denies it’s moving back into the business.

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ETFS

Flows to Passive Funds Are Slowing

Dan Weil

“Passive investment is now growth-tilted, momentum chasing, biased toward popular-weighted indices. Why should you expect the best returns from that?” asks Research Affiliates’ Rob Arnott.

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ETFS

Arnott: Value Is Cheap All Over the World

Diana Britton

“Good ideas trading cheap will be ideas that have disappointed recently,” said Rob Arnott, at the Inside ETFs conference.

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ETFS

Holding Stocks in A Rising Rate Environment

Brad Zigler

Looking under the hood of three equity ETFs designed to outperform as debt yields increase.

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ETFS

Vanguard Wins Over E*Trade With ETFs Despite 'No Payment' Policy

Rachel Evans

E*Trade agrees to sell 32 Vanguard funds with no commission.

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ETFS

Larry Swedroe: ETFs? We Hardly Use Them

Michael Thrasher

Buckingham Strategic Wealth’s director of research shares what he thinks are the limitations of exchange traded funds and what attendees should seek out at conferences like Inside ETFs.

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