ETFs for the Long Run: What They Are, How They Work, and Simple Strategies for Successful Long-Term Investing

LAWRENCE CARREL, as a senior writer, took over the weekly ETF and mutual fund columns at TheStreet.com in 2007. Prior to that, he created SmartMoney.com's "ETF Focus" column, a weekly look at the ETF industry from the individual investor's point of view. Before joining SmartMoney in 1999, Carrel was a founding member of the Wall Street Journal Online, where he covered the stock market, edited breaking news, and was one of the writers of the "Cyber Investing" column. Carrel holds a bachelor's degree in applied economics and management and communications from Cornell University.