Much of the movement away has been led by advisers looking for cheaper and easier ways to build client portfolios.
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<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If you're happy with the stock market, you can thank the existence of high-frequency trading.
Customizing portfolios introduces human frailty and failure.
As with equities, passive funds are often the better bet.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> REITs soon will have their own classification on the S&P 500 and other major indices.
Janus bond manager pushes for 'helicopter money' pronto
Of the muni bond funds tracked by Morningstar Inc., OppenheimerFunds stands out as the biggest fan of debt issued by financially-strapped island nation.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Snoop Dogg on why celebrities don't always have a will: You can't worry about something when you're dead, because you're dead.