Table of Contents

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

About the Author

Scott Frush is a Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Planner. He is president of Frush Financial Group and is the editor of the Journal of Asset Allocation.