All About Exchange-Traded Funds

Introduction<br/>Part 1: Basics Of Exchange-Traded Funds<br/>Chapter 1 Getting Started: A Primer on Exchange-Traded Funds<br/>Chapter 2 History and Milestones: The ABCs of the ETF Revolution<br/>Chapter 3 Advantages and Drawbacks: Making the Case for ETFs<br/>Chapter 4 Underlying Indexes: The Benchmarks and Strategies That ETFs Track<br/>Chapter 5 Internal Workings: The Technical Features of ETFs<br/>Chapter 6 Regulations and Issuance: Bringing an ETF to Market<br/>Chapter 7 Players and Participants: The Who’s Who of All Things ETFs<br/>Part 2: Types Of Exchange-Traded Funds<br/>Chapter 8 Broad-Based ETFs: Spiders, Diamonds, and Cubes, Oh, My!<br/>Chapter 9 Sector and Industry ETFs: From Basic Materials to Utilities<br/>Chapter 10 Fixed-Income ETFs: Bonding With Corporates, Municipals, Treasuries, and More<br/>Chapter 11 Global ETFs: Country, Region, Style, and Broad-Market Opportunities<br/>Chapter 12 Real Asset ETFs: The REIT Moves With Commodities and Currencies<br/>Chapter 13 Specialty ETFs: Leveraged, Inverse, and Long-Short Funds<br/>Part 3: Use Of Exchange-Traded Funds<br/>Chapter 14 Risk and Return: Fundamentals of Investing 101<br/>Chapter 15 Asset Allocation: An All-Important Overview<br/>Chapter 16 Leading Misconceptions: Separating ETF Fact From Fiction<br/>Chapter 17 Traditional Portfolios: ETF Models Based on Life Cycle and Risk Profile<br/>Chapter 18 Specialized Portfolios: Bullish, Bearish, Sideways, and Focus Models<br/>Chapter 19 Future of ETFs: Outlook, Perspectives, and Developing Trends<br/>Appendix A: ETF Resources<br/>Appendix B: Asset Allocator Questionnaire<br/>Appendix C: ETF Closures by Year<br/>Index