Better performance and State Street's distribution muscle are key success factors.
Plus: Gold investors love this Fed, really cheap ETFs, and an alternative to summer reading
Real estate-focused exchange traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in new money in June, followed by $1.3 billion the month before, according to FactSet.
Plus: Buying at the top, saving for retirement or else, and good funds with short track records
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Investors are flocking to junk bond ETFs, showing another leg of risk-on investing.
Plus: Indexers take over the world, building trust with clients, and some summer reading ideas for advisers
Plus: The real cost of socially responsible investing, how to invest in bonds, and qualified charitable distributions
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> It's a brighter growth outlook, not low rates, that's fueling the latest rally.
Some advisers tweak the model, others remain pure.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Should you care if a portfolio manager is investing in a fund he or she is managing? It depends.
