The ETF boom has made it easier for regular retail investors to add various new asset classes, sectors and markets to their portfolios with a single trade. Features like intraday tradability, low expenses and access to foreign issued shares make them a great way for investors to build market beating portfolios. Overall, the use of ETFs continues to rise and a recent survey by INVESCO shows that these products will make up 24% of portfolio allocations over the next 12 months and 33% over the next three years [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. Those positive factors haven’t been lost on institutional investors either. ETFs are creeping into more hedge fund and professional manager’s portfolios as the security-type continues to gain acceptance. Either as a parking place for excess accumulated cash or a tactical bet on the economy or a sector, the growth in professionals using [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Free ETF Trading: Comparing All The Options GDX vs. GDXJ: A Better Way To Play Gold? 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn ETFs: The $10 Billion Club Ten New Year’s Resolutions For ETF Investors