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INVESTING OPINION DEC 01, 2018
Investor confusion about target-date funds is alarming

Survey highlights the level of misunderstanding, which could lead to disappointed plan participants and suboptimal behavior.

Fear dictates ETF flows
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 30, 2018
Fear dictates ETF flows

As investors steer clear of risk, ETFs holding utilities, consumer staples and health care companies benefit.

Bitcoin ETFs stymied by lack of safeguards, says SEC chief Jay Clayton
INVESTING ETFS NOV 28, 2018
Bitcoin ETFs stymied by lack of safeguards, says SEC chief Jay Clayton

Clayton said concerns about cryptocurrency being manipulated or stolen are keeping the agency from approving a bitcoin ETF.

Traders put $1.3 billion into emerging-market ETFs
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS NOV 26, 2018
Traders put $1.3 billion into emerging-market ETFs

Hopes for a pause in the Fed's rate hikes and Trump's coming meeting with China's president have fueled bullishness.

Value and growth ETFs stage tug of war
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2018
Value and growth ETFs stage tug of war

Flows into both sectors reflects division over the outlook for the economy

Waddell & Reed settles 401(k) lawsuit for $4.9 million
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2018
Waddell & Reed settles 401(k) lawsuit for $4.9 million

The active fund manager is one of several investment firms to settle self-dealing lawsuits in the last few years.

As credit concerns grow, short-term bond ETFs see huge inflows
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 20, 2018
As credit concerns grow, short-term bond ETFs see huge inflows

At the same time, investors are pulling funds from high-yield bond funds.

Q&A with Abigail Johnson and Kathleen Murphy of Fidelity Investments
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2018
Q&A with Abigail Johnson and Kathleen Murphy of Fidelity Investments

The Fidelity CEO, along with the president of personal investing, discuss record earnings, allegations of sexual misconduct and the challenges facing a changing industry.

Vanguard cuts investment minimums in escalating price war
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2018
Vanguard cuts investment minimums in escalating price war

The move follows Fidelity's debut of zero-fee index funds and the 40% drop in overall fund fees over the past two decades.

Investors sour on market strewn with bombs
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 16, 2018
Investors sour on market strewn with bombs

Whether it's crude oil, General Electric, bitcoin or bonds, things keep blowing up

Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2018
Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads

With the measure's demise, will the SEC's advice reform sustain the momentum?

SEC commissioner warns about use of leverage in ETFs
INVESTING ETFS NOV 12, 2018
SEC commissioner warns about use of leverage in ETFs

Products that employ derivatives to boost their returns threaten the reputation of the ETF market, says Robert Jackson.

Tech sell-off becomes the roughest since 2011
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2018
Tech sell-off becomes the roughest since 2011

Rising Nasdaq volatility reflects investors' skittishness about the sector.

Finra finds Commonwealth Financial overcharged these investors
INVESTING RIAS NOV 12, 2018
Finra finds Commonwealth Financial overcharged these investors

Broker-dealer returns to investors the nearly $900,000 it gained by placing clients in higher-cost funds.

JPMorgan says bond ETFs may help neutralize a 'credit bomb'
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2018
JPMorgan says bond ETFs may help neutralize a 'credit bomb'

Exchange-traded funds' greater liquidity through the secondary market might leave them less damaged than other alternatives, JPMorgan strategists say.

USAA retreats from asset management business with $850 million sale to Victory Capital
INVESTING RIAS NOV 08, 2018
USAA retreats from asset management business with $850 million sale to Victory Capital

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Don't bet on a post-midterm market rally
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 06, 2018
Don't bet on a post-midterm market rally

Trade tensions and the prospect of the U.S. economy overheating could limit any upside in stocks.

ETF investors hunker down in cash
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 05, 2018
ETF investors hunker down in cash

Two ETFs that invest in Treasury bills drew a combined $1.5 billion last week.

Active managers failed to shine as equities tumbled last month
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 02, 2018
Active managers failed to shine as equities tumbled last month

Growth managers did the worst, while value managers managed a better showing.

Shorts piled into stock ETFs reach fever pitch
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 02, 2018
Shorts piled into stock ETFs reach fever pitch

Experts say rally of the last three days propelled by buyback of ETFs and stocks.