Taking on too much risk to stay on top.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.
Mutual funds argue an SEC proposal would save millions of trees, while paper companies say going digital would harm elderly investors.
One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.
The agency is scrutinizing ETFs because of instances of sharp volatility, and has launched an initiative to evaluate how mutual funds can better inform investors about costs.
Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management
Plus: Saving society through active management, hedge fund investors head for the hills, and eating healthier food that actually tastes like food
High demand, stock market valuations, stingy bond yields and unorthodox monetary policy may be stoking the rally, which seems to have legs.
Financial advisers should diversify into credit-risk strategies.
Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.
Plus: Central bankers have altered the financial world, the ABCs of smart-beta due diligence, and seven steps to transforming your advisory practice
Plus: The end of hedge fund fees, a mutual fund for the marijuana industry, and the economics of not getting married.
Plus: Breaking the active management habit, the active-passive research conundrum, and recalculating retirement savings calculators
Plus: Gold is investing in monetary chaos, corporate bonds fly off the shelves, and more fuzzy employment math
Better performance and State Street's distribution muscle are key success factors.
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.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Investors are flocking to junk bond ETFs, showing another leg of risk-on investing.
Asset managers must expand the depth and breadth of their offerings to become more relevant and differentiated.
Plus: Diversification varies when it comes to ETFs, Wall Street starts cutting pay, and the next President will need to figure out how to handle Congress
