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SunEdison's hard lesson for renewable-energy investors
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2016
SunEdison's hard lesson for renewable-energy investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> SunEdison's collapse shows that advisers should understand the steep side of the mountain renewable energy is trying to climb.

INVESTING ETFS APR 05, 2016
DOL rule silver lining? It may trigger a shift of $1 trillion to ETFs

Five specific aspects of the DOL's new rule that could send assets flooding into ETFs.

Stock buyback plans do little for long-term investors
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 05, 2016
Stock buyback plans do little for long-term investors

Corporate execs and activist investors get the biggest bang from repurchase plans.

American Funds says low fees, manager ownership can save actively managed funds
INVESTING ETFS MAR 29, 2016
American Funds says low fees, manager ownership can save actively managed funds

Top money manager finds two key elements that can help identify which funds are more likely to beat their benchmarks.

Vanguard raises some expense ratios
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 29, 2016
Vanguard raises some expense ratios

One of the lowest-cost fund companies gets into a war of words with an analyst over how it calculates expense ratios.

INVESTING ETFS MAR 28, 2016
When it comes to ETFs, the rule is the bigger the better

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Larger funds tend to be cheaper, more liquid and better constructed.

Low expenses the biggest trend in the fund industry, experts say
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 28, 2016
Low expenses the biggest trend in the fund industry, experts say

Smart beta may be the most popular new strategy for mutual fund companies, but the real trend is towards funds with lower expenses.

SEC derivatives rule could limit investors' ability to diversify portfolios, critics say
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2016
SEC derivatives rule could limit investors' ability to diversify portfolios, critics say

The comment period for the rule, which was introduced in December, closed on Monday.

Transamerica teams with BlackRock to offer smart-beta ETFs in variable annuity portfolios
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2016
Transamerica teams with BlackRock to offer smart-beta ETFs in variable annuity portfolios

Offerings meant to help counter a trend toward passive index strategies.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 22, 2016
The full list of 2016 Lipper Fund Awards winners

An interactive list of all the funds to be honored, across all years of return and categories

Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2016
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs

Exchange-traded funds have achieved a new feat, producing dozens of funds that are riskier than the most volatile individual stocks in the Standard and Poor's 500 stock index.

INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 21, 2016
SEC adds ETFs, variable annuities to exam priorities

The Securities and Exchange Commission will be looking at ETF sales strategies, trading practices and disclosures, as well as suitability and sales supervision of variable annuities.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 17, 2016
Socially responsible investing is coming of age

Investing strategies focused on environmental, social and corporate governance causes continue to gain momentum, even if they're not mainstream just yet. </br><b><i>(Related: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160306/FREE/160309952/the-top-performing-socially-conscious-funds&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">The top-performing socially conscious funds</a>)</b></i>

Smart beta continues to confound advisers
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 16, 2016
Smart beta continues to confound advisers

Ill-named strategy finds place between passive and active.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 15, 2016
Advisers who ignore ETFs are missing out on the product evolution, and so are their clients

Plus: El-Erian's gloomy forecast, what it will take to save Social Security, and it's time to start taking cannabis investing seriously

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 11, 2016
Will anybody ever be prosecuted for the 2008 financial crisis?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> So far, nobody has been prosecuted for contributing to the 2008 financial crisis. &#8220;This gags me,&#8221; said Elizabeth Warren.

More than 20% of mutual funds shuttered over last five years
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 11, 2016
More than 20% of mutual funds shuttered over last five years

Competition from index funds could hold the death rate steady going forward.

The top-performing socially conscious funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2016
The top-performing socially conscious funds

A look at the ESG funds that have performed the best as socially responsible investing has grown in popularity.

Investors pile into gold funds, ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 07, 2016
Investors pile into gold funds, ETFs

The precious metal is already up nearly 17% from the start of the year, and some analysts are now suggesting the case for gold is getting even stronger.

Morningstar expands access to ESG fund scores for socially conscious investors
INVESTING ESG MAR 06, 2016
Morningstar expands access to ESG fund scores for socially conscious investors

Investors can see how funds rate when it comes to sustainability factors. But public access could mean more pressure and focus on ESG issues from clients.