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October 17, 2005
ETF target-date retirement plans, Mon., Oct. 17, 2005, 3:15 PM
Readers know that I welcome Wall Street's greater use of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). There is a new trend developing that bears watching because, if both the fees and the performance work out, the passive investor might well be better served than buying mutual funds.
On the other hand, once traders get to better understand the features and benefits of ETF's, they will see how easy it is to actively trade them for the same purpose and goals as expressed in the following article by John Spence (MarketWatch).
ETF Investing: Firm launches first ETF target-date retirement funds
By John Spence MarketWatch 10/17/2005 12:01:00 AM
BOSTON (MarketWatch) " J. & W. Seligman & Co. Inc. is looking to cash in on two of the hottest trends in investing: exchange-traded funds and "target-date" retirement funds."
Posted by Posted by Bill Cara on October 17, 2005 03:17:15 PM | Category: ETF