The bad boys of the ETF world

rcarrick@globeandmail.comWelcome to the investing mainstream, ETFs. You've got buzz, you've got momentum and now you've got issues.Exchange-traded funds are the smaller but faster-growing rival to mutual funds. This week, they received a unique endorsement when one of the country's biggest fund companies, Invesco Trimark, introduced a lineup of eight funds that are basically a vehicle that investment advisers can use to put ETFs in client portfolios (read more here: tgam.ca/DnR). Sat, Nov. 21, 2009

THE WEEK'S MOST READ ON REPORTONBUSINESS.COM

1. Home-buyers take risk with low mortgage rates Many Canadians are taking on extended terms with no down payment at low variable rates. But what will happen when rates inevitably rise?

Red ink flowing at record rate

Winning games hasn't done much for the Phoenix Coyotes' bottom line.The club is 12-9-0 as of yesterday, but it lost $5-million (all currency U.S.) in October, the first full month of the NHL season, according to documents filed in an Arizona bankruptcy court this week. Fri, Nov. 20, 2009

Thursday's MARKETS / WHAT HAPPENED

DOWNFinancials fall on Manulife share saleCanadian stocks fell for the first time in five days, led by financial companies, after U.S. mortgage delinquencies increased and Manulife said it plans to sell stock to build up capital. Manulife plunged 6.1 per cent, while Royal Bank fell 0.8 per cent.