All about exchange-traded funds : the easy way to get started / Scott Paul Frush.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Basics of exchange-traded funds. Getting started: a primer on exchange-traded funds -- History and milestones: the ABCs of the ETF revolution -- Advantages and drawbacks: making the case for ETFs -- Underlying indexes: the benchmarks and strategies that ETFs track -- Internal workings: the technical features of ETFs -- Regulations and issuance: bringing an ETF to a market -- Players and participants: the who's who of all things ETFs -- Part 2: Types of exchange-traded funds. Broad-based ETFs: spiders, diamonds, and cubes, oh my! -- Sector and industry ETFs: from basic materials to utilities -- Fixed-income ETFs: bonding with corporates, municipals, treasuries, and more -- Global ETFs: country, region, style, and broad-market opportunities -- Real asset ETFs: the REIT moves with commodities and currencies -- Specialty ETFs: leveraged, inverse, and long-short funds -- Part 3: Use of exchange-traded funds. Risk and return: fundamentals of investing 101 -- Asset allocation: an all-important overview -- Leading misconceptions: separating ETF fact from fiction -- Traditional portfolios: ETF models based on life cycle and risk profile -- Specialized portfolios: bullish, bearish, sideways, and focus models -- Future of ETFs: outlook, perspectives, and developing trends.