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NEWS RIAS SEP 08, 2016
Fidelity rolls out factor-based ETFs

The funds merge active-management strategies with low cost, passive structure.

Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 07, 2016
Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology

Five candid reponses on how he will lead the firm, the virtues of robo-advice, and rooting for both the Cubs and White Sox.

Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2016
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios

The funds take advantage of the SEC's reporting rules on derivatives to make their high fees look smaller than they actually are.

Moody's upbeat on mutual-fund companies for the third quarter
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2016
Moody's upbeat on mutual-fund companies for the third quarter

Outflows at Franklin and Waddell & Reed mask overall healthy inflows.

Don't count small-cap funds out because of looming interest rate hikes
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 30, 2016
Don't count small-cap funds out because of looming interest rate hikes

ETFs and active small-cap funds still lead the market despite Federal Reserve chatter.

SEC hot-button topics that advisers need to know about
NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2016
SEC hot-button topics that advisers need to know about

Priorities include business continuity plans, cybersecurity and fee disclosure.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 29, 2016
What grade does your state's college savings plan get?

Age-based 529 plans for this year's freshmen don't always get high marks.

What grade does your state's 529 plan get?
NEWS RIAS AUG 29, 2016
What grade does your state's 529 plan get?

Age-based plans for this year's freshmen don't always get high marks. New York, Pennsylvania and Iowa funds get an A, but other states have more homework to do.

California, fund industry spar over automatic retirement savings plan Secure Choice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2016
California, fund industry spar over automatic retirement savings plan Secure Choice

The Investment Company Institute blasts the state over its plans to exclude mutual funds from the proposed Secure Choice program.

DOL rule bad for fund company profits
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 23, 2016
DOL rule bad for fund company profits

Trend toward low-cost passive mutual funds will reduce margins.