Much has been written about smart beta strategies, and it can get confusing for investors. Answers to these frequently asked questions here could help. Since my first smart beta blog post in 2014, ...

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD) debuted on 02/28/2017, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ...

Smart beta strategies aim to improve returns, lower risk and increase diversification through a transparent, rules-based approach. Smart beta is the middle ground between active and passive management ...

Investors who are nervous about stock-market swings and loathe to put assets in safer bonds are turning to smart-beta strategies. Smart-beta exchange-traded funds have proliferated in the past several ...

The smart beta train has definitively left the station. One of the fastest-growing ETF categories, smart beta is being used to target a variety of outcomes by a growing—and more diverse—group of ...

In recent years, investing publications have been full of articles exploring the promise of smart beta investment strategies. But what’s exactly so smart about smart beta? Smart beta enthusiasts and ...

A way to diversify and seek value. Smart beta funds provide diversification and the opportunity for additional income to investors since their strategy is to focus on a particular factor that delivers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I show you how to save and invest. The concept of smart beta has a lot of data to draw on. Many so-called factors such as value, ...

Whether markets are up or down, investors are always looking for ways to beat the odds. Everyone wants to feel like their investing strategy is as solid as it possibly can be, regardless of the market ...

Investopedia defines Smart Beta as “a set of investing strategies that emphasize the use of alternative index construction rules to traditional market capitalization-based indices . . . . such as ...

Increasingly, investors are embracing strategic beta to capture better risk-adjusted returns by isolating and blending specific risk factors such as value, low volatility, quality, size and others. It ...