Appendix A
Great Web Resources to Help You Invest in ETFs
You can find anything online: gobs and gobs of information — and misinformation. And in the world of finance, there is more misinformation than information. If you pressed me, I’d put the ratio at about 7:2. Following are some websites you can trust to keep you informed about ETFs and other investment issues.
Independent, ETF-Specific Websites
www.etfdb.com: Boasts daily ETF news, educational articles, analysis, and an ETF screener. Find out which ETFs represent what asset classes for the lowest fees. Do double-check information, such as management fees for individual ETFs, as the website sometimes falls behind.
www.etftrends.com: A gossip column of sorts for ETF enthusiasts. There’s chitchat about new ETFs on the market, ETFs pending approval by the SEC, behind-the-scenes industry workings, and rumors.
www.etf.com: ETF news, commentary, and a very helpful screener. The website allows you to set up a watchlist and includes links to many other sources of information.
www.etfchannel.com: Includes an ETF finder, some interesting articles, lots of info on fund flows, and enough pop-up ads to make you want to scream.
www.morningstar.com (Click the ETF icon at the top of the screen): Thorough information on individual funds, along with industry news and Morningstar’s trademarked rating system. (One star is bad; five stars is grand.) See also http://etf.morningstar.com, which is the link to Morningstar’s ETFInvestor newsletter. ...
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