Jason Kephart

Jason was a reporter at InvestmentNews from 2011 to 2014, before moving on to work for Morningstar. Connect on Twitter: @jasonkephart

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Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon
INVESTING ETFS APR 17, 2012
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon

Add the online broker to the growing list of firms queuing up to offer actively managed ETFs

Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI
INVESTING ETFS APR 17, 2012
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI

New research from industry groups shows that macroeconomic events are more to blame for volatility than exchange-traded funds

2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 13, 2012
American Funds is the biggest loser in shift toward passive investments

More than any other mutual fund company, American Funds is bearing the brunt of investors' latest infatuation with passive investing.

Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze

“There have been hundreds of money fund bailouts, where the funds would have broken the buck if the manager hadn't stepped in,” said Robert E. Plaze, deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management

SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints

Walter wants industry participants to cool the rhetoric, refrain from issuing public statements; 'destructive disengagement'

Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds

Investors are plowing cash back into tax-free bonds and Pacific Investment Management Co. is ready to take advantage of investors' renewed enthusiasm.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 11, 2012
Vanguard Primecap manager dies at 84

Fuss to investors: Avoid these fixed-income ETFs
INVESTING ETFS APR 11, 2012
Fuss to investors: Avoid these fixed-income ETFs

Legendary bond investor not a big fan of market-cap-weighted fixed-income funds; 'who's supposed to go broke here?'

Vanguard cuts expenses on six big ETFs — but denies fee war
INVESTING ETFS APR 10, 2012
Vanguard cuts expenses on six big ETFs — but denies fee war

Fund giant reduces expense ratios on its $21 billion emerging-markets fund, five others