As ETFs gain recognition, they're trying to cut better deals with index providers
Labor Department disclosures encourage more consideration of "cheap' ETFs in plans
Investment in vice paying off handsomely; antistocially conscious
More proactive stock picking leading to more robust results
View this interactive timeline of events to see how ETFs began and where they are now.
Cole III's special board committee to review bid but still prefers own plan.
American Funds had net inflows of $964 million in January, the first month of net inflows since May 2009, according to Lipper Inc.
American Funds will launch three bond funds in 2013, but the company insists the move is not a reaction to heavy stock outflows.
Some experts see correction, followed by a leveling off of major indexes
Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?
Shorting large caps now at lowest level since 2007; very very bulllish = bearish
Investors chasing yield find it in real estate investment trusts
