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Avoid Worst Funds
August 4, 20200Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q20

Question: Why are there so many ETFs? Answer: ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
Avoid Worst Funds
July 25, 20190Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q19

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Avoid Worst Funds
May 1, 20190Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 2Q19

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Avoid Worst Funds
October 30, 20180Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 4Q18

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Avoid Worst Funds
July 30, 20180Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q18

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Avoid Worst Funds
May 1, 20180Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 2Q18

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
February 1, 20180Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 1Q18

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
October 26, 20170Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 4Q17

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
August 3, 20170Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q17

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
May 5, 20170Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 2Q17

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
February 9, 20170Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 1Q17

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving investors’ best interests. Here are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
New Constructs
November 16, 20160Comments

How to Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 4Q16

Question: Why are there so many ETFs? Answer: ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
August 12, 20160Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 3Q16

The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Here are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs:
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
May 24, 20160Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 2Q16

Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Here are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
February 26, 20160Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs 1Q16

Why are there so many ETFs? ETF providers tend to make lots of money on each ETF so they create more products to sell. The large number of ETFs has little to do with serving your best interests. Here are three red flags you can use to avoid the worst ETFs.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
May 8, 20130Comments

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style (May 2013)

The All-cap Blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 35 ETFs and 708 mutual funds in the All-cap Blend style as of May 1, 2013.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
January 15, 20130Comments

How To Avoid the Worst Style ETFs: January 2013

Picking from the multitude of style ETFs is a daunting task. There are as many as 40 in any given style and at least 217 ETFs across all styles.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO

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