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BlackRock lowers fees on seven ETFs as it turns focus to price-conscious investors
INVESTING ETFS NOV 19, 2015
BlackRock lowers fees on seven ETFs as it turns focus to price-conscious investors

Expense ratios on 'core' exchange-traded funds to drop to as low as 0.03%; new fund launched.

ETF scrutiny continues after chaos of Aug. 24 but little consensus emerging on solutions
INVESTING ETFS NOV 18, 2015
ETF scrutiny continues after chaos of Aug. 24 but little consensus emerging on solutions

Stability of funds in volatile markets remains a concern for investors and regulators.

Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 16, 2015
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks

<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.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 16, 2015
China casts a pall over global markets in third quarter

ETF for rising rates draws billions but dashes investors' hopes
INVESTING ETFS NOV 14, 2015
ETF for rising rates draws billions but dashes investors' hopes

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.

ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2015
ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging

ARK Investment Management says the capricious cryptocurrency is a buy in the wake of emerging market volatility

Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 28, 2015
Investors facing the dark side of MLP investing

Poor performance could send the income-generating category back to direct investing, where it belongs.

Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 26, 2015
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase

Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.

Massachusetts' Galvin investigates fund pricing glitches
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin investigates fund pricing glitches

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.

Advisers flocking to an ETF that costs more than a mutual fund
INVESTING ETFS OCT 24, 2015
Advisers flocking to an ETF that costs more than a mutual fund

First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 offers easy way into a popular sector rotation strategy.

Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 22, 2015
Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs

New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.

Recent market volatility draws SEC scrutiny of ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 21, 2015
Recent market volatility draws SEC scrutiny of ETFs

Market turmoil of Aug. 24 prompts examination of how exchange-traded products are priced and traded.

INVESTING ETFS OCT 18, 2015
Bond funds slump amid global crises and Fed inaction

A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 15, 2015
A new option for income generation: High dividend, low volatility ETFs

Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk

Gold rises from the dead
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 14, 2015
Gold rises from the dead

<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.

Second-generation passive investing fueling new smart-beta ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 11, 2015
Second-generation passive investing fueling new smart-beta ETFs

The debate over whether investors are 100% rational 100% of the time continues to drive investment innovation.

Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 05, 2015
Advisers pouring more money into smart beta funds

Reports find understanding remains scanty and strategies used don't always match goals.

Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 01, 2015
Active fund managers took it on the chin in the third quarter

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The third quarter was not kind to active fund managers, with two-thirds unable to beat their benchmarks.

TD Ameritrade weighs charging fund companies on its commission-free ETF platform
INVESTING RIAS SEP 29, 2015
TD Ameritrade weighs charging fund companies on its commission-free ETF platform

RIA custodian is also &quot;taking a look&quot; at role of Morningstar in selecting funds and considers sharing data on advisers, according to an executive.

Which alternatives ETFs won and lost during the market's bout of volatility
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2015
Which alternatives ETFs won and lost during the market's bout of volatility

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.