ETFs

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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 26, 2014
Nontransparent ETFs a step backward

Less transparency for new products seems in conflict with the SEC's interest in increased disclosure of mutual fund holdings.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 24, 2014
Yellen to the markets: Don't say you weren't warned

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Yellen warned us. Plus: SEC probes Pimco ETF over asset pricing, America's 401(k)s are failing investors, and how Obama's attack on corporate inversions flunks basic math.

INVESTING RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Nasdaq acquires top RIA in 'smart beta' play

Major index provider armors up for adviser interest in 'ETF alchemy.'

INVESTING ETFS SEP 18, 2014
ETF firm backed by ex-iShares leader Kranefuss launches first fund

Now executive chairman of European ETF firm, he calls the industry &#8220;rather stale&#8221;

INVESTING RIAS SEP 18, 2014
Distinguishing financial planner from investment adviser

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Distinguishing financial planner from investment adviser. Plus: Gold looks tarnished, the Russell 2000 heads into 'death cross' territory, buying stocks in a buyback cycle, bank stocks in a rising-rate market, and another tax penalty, courtesy of Obamacare

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2014
Advisers take stock as ETF portfolio manager F-Squared faces legal action

Wary advisers are taking a closer look at F-Squared Investments, the largest manager of exchange-traded-fund portfolios, which is under investigation for misrepresenting past returns.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 15, 2014
Are active ETFs finally growing in popularity?

The industry blames transparency concerns for a lack of active ETFs, but others aren't so sure

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2014
BlackRock's iShares steps back from target date ETFs it helped pioneer

iShares fund closures suggests ETFs have a long way to go before they achieve a place in retirement plans.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 11, 2014
Dan Fuss: Risk in geopolitics, high-yield, leveraged funds

Loomis Sayles bond fund manager says the firm is &#8220;as cautious as we've ever been&#8221;

INVESTING ETFS SEP 05, 2014
F-Squared says regulators considering action over performance claims

Exchange-traded fund portfolio builder gets Wells notice from SEC.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 04, 2014
Not all strong dividend ETFs are the same

Two top-ranked iShares Core exchange-traded funds are both cheap, but their holdings and exposure are quite different.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 02, 2014
Avoid hedge funds' ETF termite problem

Some of the smartest investors, like John Paulson, are bad role models in their choice of exchange-traded funds, which are often celebrated for their low costs.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 29, 2014
Bears are giving up and that could be a bad sign

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's it mean when bears capitulate? Plus: The housing market recovery and homebuilder ETFs; 529s not so popular and here's why; Apple's big news; and the long-term-care insurance question.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 18, 2014
Proliferation of ETFs both good and bad

A big issue for advisers and investors is the ever-expanding universe of ETFs.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 18, 2014
iShares and Pimco to shut 22 ETFs

The funds include iShares' target-date lineup and Pimco's foreign-bond trackers.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 15, 2014
BlackRock says it's making inroads with wirehouses and RIAs

BlackRock, fielding question on rival Vanguard, says it's best suited to educate the market about the power of ETFs.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2014
Multialternative mutual funds gain in popularity

But funds are built differently and due diligence is critical.

INVESTING BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
For fund managers, high-yield pullback comes with liquidity risks

Lower broker-dealer bond inventories and growing use of high-yield funds could test markets, increase price swings.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS AUG 11, 2014
Equity ETF investors kept the pedal to the metal in the second quarter

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 09, 2014
Liquid alts to get their own benchmarks

New measures aim to combat challenge of assessing performance; investible products may not be far behind.