30.09.2010 - ETFs: How to sort the wheat from the chaff
From Cityam.com: Innovation is not always a good thing, or at least, that is what David Norman of TCF Investment says about the boom in exchange traded funds (ETFs): “There’s been a big rush to launch products: a lot of innovation, not all of it is good. Say you want exposure to a certain emerging market, for example, which of the 25-odd indices do you track?” The ETF providers do not agree. Manooj Mistry from db x-trackers says: “There aren’t too many products. People should compare the ETF market to the fund market. There may be 25-odd ETFs giving you exposure to the Chinese market, but there will be hundreds of funds in that area. With due diligence and adequate research the choice is comparatively simpler.”.............................................Full Article: Source
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