VNQ’s increase is all the more striking when you consider that the rest of the field below US equities has suffered mediocre-to-negative results over the past year.

ETF investors have a plethora of ways to access international exposure in their portfolios that range from single country sector funds to broad-based global indices.

The cash that hedge funds, institutions and money managers raised – money from the yen and euro carry trade as well as money from the sale of assets during the first few weeks of October.

In our monthly ETF chart roundup video, we take the temperature of the market in relation to its long-term trend lines. Video length 9:01.

Dividend income investors are being offered new and exciting ways to invest in the stock market that previously did not exist.

Worrying about risk witnessed a revival last week amid a mix of heightened concerns on geopolitical and economic fronts.