Expense ratios on 'core' exchange-traded funds to drop to as low as 0.03%; new fund launched.
Stability of funds in volatile markets remains a concern for investors and regulators.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The financial markets are likely to be swept up in the immediate unrest following Friday's terror attacks in Paris.
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) has attracted nearly $10 billion worth of inflows in its life but has only $2.8 billion to show for it today.
ARK Investment Management says the capricious cryptocurrency is a buy in the wake of emerging market volatility
Poor performance could send the income-generating category back to direct investing, where it belongs.
Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.
Massachusetts' top securities cop is investigating the failure of an accounting platform he said delayed correct pricing for billions of dollars in mutual funds and ETFs.
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 offers easy way into a popular sector rotation strategy.
New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.
Market turmoil of Aug. 24 prompts examination of how exchange-traded products are priced and traded.
Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A dead asset no longer, gold shines bright above its 200-day moving average for the first time in five months.
The debate over whether investors are 100% rational 100% of the time continues to drive investment innovation.
Reports find understanding remains scanty and strategies used don't always match goals.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The third quarter was not kind to active fund managers, with two-thirds unable to beat their benchmarks.
RIA custodian is also "taking a look" at role of Morningstar in selecting funds and considers sharing data on advisers, according to an executive.
The goal of alt funds, which track such things as commodities and hedge fund strategies, is to provide returns that don't move broadly in tandem with stock and bond markets. Here's how they did.