Comments on: Are ETF’s contracting Mutual Fund-itis?

By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » How to avoid the pitfalls of exchange traded funds

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:05:56 +0000

[...] mused early this year whether exchange traded funds (ETFs) were contracting mutual-fund-itis: a product mangled by the excesses of the financial [...]

By: Interesting Reads - 21st Feb | OneMint

Interesting Reads - 21st Feb | OneMint — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:09:50 +0000

[...] 5. Are ETFs contracting Mutual Fund – itis by Thicken My Wallet: Thicken My Wallet discusses how ETFs are complicating stuff and layering them with fees. [...]

By: Manshu

Manshu — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:49:57 +0000

I think the convenience of ETFs over Mutual Funds makes people prefer them. This is now gradually being exploited and the general public needs to be made aware of this.

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:06:16 +0000

Thanks for the link Thicken. You can rely on the financial industry to take advantage of what is popular to sell product. They know that investors are getting interested in ETFs, so they are going crazy making more and more of them that make very little sense for most investors.

By: Friday Links | The Canadian Finance Blog

Friday Links | The Canadian Finance Blog — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:17:08 +0000

[...] Thicken My Wallet points out a disturbing trend of higher fees in certain ETFs. [...]

By: CanadianInvestor

CanadianInvestor — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:47:10 +0000

Excellent point. Some people seem to think there is something magical about ETFs such that they are all passive indexed products. Not so, as you point out. ETFs are just a legal structure for a security.

By: Million Dollar Journey

Million Dollar Journey — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:32:30 +0000

Great post TMW. It’s true, some of the “fancier” ETF’s are getting fairly expensive. Best to stick to the ones that track the major indices. Some of the vanguard dividend etf’s have lower mers than the rest in the 0.25-0.30% range.