Professors offer an interesting take on the age-old question. Sorry, monkeys.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The nation's biggest banks, like JPMorgan Chase, are lumping their broker-dealer units in with other 'non-essential' operations.
Not having access to the market has been protecting mutual-fund investors from fast declines.
Thomas M. Rampulla's return to the U.S. comes after the firm recast itself as a patron of an industry that once saw it as a threat.
ETF holds up better than other funds that own riskier, lower-rated debt, which had their worst monthly outflows ever.
If the island can't pay back all of its debts, some fund holders could suffer haircuts.
At its annual conference, Morningstar rolls out the Active/Passive Barometer, a tool that compares the performance of actively managed mutual funds net of fees to comparable passive products.
Douglas S. Swanson will step aside, starting Oct. 1.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's a rising backlash for record-level stock-buyback programs, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren issues charges of 'stock manipulation.'
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If you've got a really strong stomach, the time looks ripe to buy the fear and jump into Greek equities.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Pimco's Income Fund (PIMIX) is shining bright under Dan Ivascyn, raising the question: Bill Gross who?
After a disappointing 2014, intermediate-term bond managers have found their footing.
Many share classes exist only to hide fees paid by mutual funds to brokers in exchange for feeding them business
Top portfolio manager takes another perspective on an issue that BlackRock's Fink and other corporate critics have championed.
The 5-10% allocation most advisers are using is not enough to manage risk
Fund company's new products attempt to capitalize on the growth of smart beta.
Just because your house hasn't burned down yet doesn't mean you can skip insurance.
Kara Stein says mutual funds and ETFs that use complex, illiquid strategies 'operate in a gray area'
Fund managers like DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach are arriving late to the ETF game and sound ambivalent about how popular ETFs will become &mdash; but they don't want to be left behind. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150419/ETF042015"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener">Our full Spotlight on ETFs special report</a>)</b></i>
