The SEC advice rule's continuing education requirement for advisers would help advance the profession.
Two biggest socially responsible ETFs both have positions in Facebook
Most assets in exchange-traded funds are in market cap-weighted index funds.
Some firms are making it more expensive to buy Vanguard funds, but investors agree with Jack Bogle that "you get what you don't pay for"
The DoubleLine manager's fund has barely beat its benchmark over the last three years
Unique challenges ahead for new CEO of the second-largest money manager in the world.
Legendary endowment chides "fee bashers," saying what really matters is net returns. But traditional styles of active management are now available as low-cost index, or smart beta, funds.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 14.8% this year through August, including dividends, while the S&P 500 is up 7.8%
Set aside that money at the beginning of workers' careers in order to leverage the magic of 50 years of compounding returns in a 50-50 portfolio. Of course, they'd have to pay the money back.
Value stocks never have and never will dance to the rhythm of business or market cycles.
