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SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 04, 2016
SEC report revisits sting of unsolved Aug. 24 market slide

That date still leaves some ETF fans shaking in their boots. The report tells us what happened, but not why or what to do to prevent future recurrences.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 31, 2015
India cover story

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 29, 2015
Passive strategies put another mark in the win column in 2015

Plus: You ain't seen lame until you've seen Congress next year, money manager M&A peaks, avoiding financial fraud, and how the rich get and stay rich

LPL to pay $1.4 million fine and return investor money for certain nontraded REIT sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 29, 2015
LPL to pay $1.4 million fine and return investor money for certain nontraded REIT sales

Broker-dealer agrees to a $1.4 million fine and will return investor money on approximately 2,000 sales of nontraded REITs. Firm also settles with states regarding leveraged ETFs.

'Smart beta' tops the list of 2015 financial-term searches
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2015
'Smart beta' tops the list of 2015 financial-term searches

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Smart beta was the top financial search term on Investopedia in 2015, and for good reason.

Guggenheim plays the value card with new Dow dividend-focused ETF
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2015
Guggenheim plays the value card with new Dow dividend-focused ETF

Flip-flopping the weightings of the traditional Dow 30 stocks

Rough week doesn't derail the outlook for ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Rough week doesn't derail the outlook for ETFs

Cerulli sees ETF assets more than doubling to $6T by 2020

Third Avenue fund collapse may be 'much bigger problem' for bond ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Third Avenue fund collapse may be 'much bigger problem' for bond ETFs

Fund closure could put the spotlight on fixed-income ETFs, which are vulnerable because they are more liquid than their underlying assets.

F-Squared haunts Virtus as fund distributor pays $16.5M to settle false performance claims
INVESTING ETFS DEC 18, 2015
F-Squared haunts Virtus as fund distributor pays $16.5M to settle false performance claims

SEC cites lax oversight of subadviser data.

INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
The junk-bond selloff is raining on the Fed's rate-hike parade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Just when the Fed felt it was safe to move off a zero-rate policy, all kinds of heck is busting loose in the high-yield bond market.

Debunking 4 common myths advisers have about mutual funds
INVESTING ETFS DEC 09, 2015
Debunking 4 common myths advisers have about mutual funds

In the age of ascendant ETFs, some have written off mutual funds as irrelevant, but advisers need to know the nuances of each type of fund

Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 04, 2015
Manager of a fake hedge fund faces real prison time

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Security guard/waiter/travel agent posing as a hedge fund manager has been convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from 17 investors.

Mutual fund outflows add to the pain of capital gains distributions
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 02, 2015
Mutual fund outflows add to the pain of capital gains distributions

Mutual fund outflows can spell capital gains disaster and this year, some funds with low turnover are reporting sizable capital gains distributions as managers sell securities to meet investor withdrawals.

This new ETF tracks the green version of the S&P 500
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
This new ETF tracks the green version of the S&P 500

The SPDR S&amp;P 500 Fossil Fuel Free ETF is a greener version of the world's first and largest ETF.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 30, 2015
Eaton Vance announces rollout of first NextShares

INVESTING ETFS NOV 30, 2015
How Vanguard pulls billions from Wall Street every year

While Washington has long been debating how to reform big Wall Street banks, Vanguard is quietly doing just that as the company and its army of index funds remove about $20 billion a year in revenue from the financial industry.

BlackRock's iShares taking in money fast and furious
INVESTING ETFS NOV 30, 2015
BlackRock's iShares taking in money fast and furious

For the first time, fund manager saw roughly equal deposits into equity and fixed-income ETFs as investor demand for bond products increased.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Blending Mars, Venus can energize a fund

Appears that mixed-gender portfolio management teams tend to generate better performance

Icahn, BlackRock's Fink battle over high-yield ETFs
INVESTING ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Icahn, BlackRock's Fink battle over high-yield ETFs

Carl Icahn criticized asset management firms such as BlackRock for selling ETFs that give an illusion of liquidity for &#8220;extremely illiquid, and extremely overpriced&#8221; securities such as high yield bonds. But BlackRock CEO Larry Fink disputed the characterization.

How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 20, 2015
How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles

Emphasizing defense and true diversification in ETF choices can provide protection.