If you’re not getting a chance to buy Facebook Inc. shares before Friday’s IPO, you’re not alone. Some specialized exchange-traded funds will be on the sidelines along with most everyone else -- at least for a while.

--Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index fund offers balanced blend of large-cap stocks --Fund's investments are roughly equal weighted --Expenses are well below average for comparable funds Bridgeway is dishing up a balanced blend of megacap stocks. The Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index BRLIX mutual fund creates its own benchmark of stocks constructed to provide a lower-risk and low-fee alternative to core holdings like the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.

Several large hedge funds and investment advisory firms sold large positions in Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK during the first quarter. The sales by some of the largest movers and shakers on Wall Street is a sign that the company was losing some its luster with key investors even before it was rocked by a governance scandal in April.

Coverage of Facebook has been universally positive. Contrast that with the tone of articles written about Google in August 2004, ahead of its IPO. Can we draw any conclusions?

With the markets in a bit of an unpredictable position, some are calling for new lows, others a return of the bull, managing the risk in your portfolio is of maximum importance, and we have one idea on how to do it.

But not every correction leads to a bear market. There is no telling when the next opportunity will arise.

ETFs covering the financial sector are not created equal, writes Chuck Jaffe. Pop the hood on the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index and you can see the problem, he says.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is worth a little more than $230 million, which would make him the richest occupant of the White House ever if he defeats President Barack Obama in this fall's election.

The Argentine government’s takeover of YPF SA looks like a clear signal to foreign investors that their investments aren’t safe, at least in Argentina. But investors should try to answer two questions before they make reach that conclusion.

With 10-year Treasurys paying less than 2% and the average one-year certificate of deposit yielding next to nothing, it’s no surprise investors are hunting for higher yields. But investing in master limited partnerships and business development companies could be a mistake, writes Robert Powell.