Mutual Funds

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D.A. Davidson is latest broker-dealer snagged for overly expensive fund shares
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 01, 2018
D.A. Davidson is latest broker-dealer snagged for overly expensive fund shares

Firm will repay $447,000 to clients it overcharged for more than seven years.

ETF buyers seek defensive plays amid market turmoil
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 01, 2018
ETF buyers seek defensive plays amid market turmoil

$4.7 billion funneled into US-listed funds in October was light compared to $23 billion or more during each of three previous months.

More reps bolt from Waddell & Reed, including some it would have liked to have kept
INVESTING BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2018
More reps bolt from Waddell & Reed, including some it would have liked to have kept

The broker-dealer lost 56 brokers and advisers in the third quarter, and not all of them low-producers the firm wants to shed.

Answering 'Is that an ETF?' may get easier under plan put to SEC
INVESTING ETFS OCT 29, 2018
Answering 'Is that an ETF?' may get easier under plan put to SEC

Proposal would bar leveraged products from describing themselves as exchange-traded funds

Advisers revisit bond ladders as rates rise
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2018
Advisers revisit bond ladders as rates rise

As interest rates head higher, pushing bond prices down, advisers seek safety in individual bonds.

Investors jump into ETFs that took a beating in the latest sell-off
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 29, 2018
Investors jump into ETFs that took a beating in the latest sell-off

Funds that track areas like small-cap stocks and semiconductor manufacturers are seeing inflows.

Investors shovel $4 billion into U.S. stock ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 25, 2018
Investors shovel $4 billion into U.S. stock ETFs

Flows into two big exchange-traded funds tracking the S&P 500 were the highest in over a month.

Fidelity ramps up 401(k) managed account distribution
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2018
Fidelity ramps up 401(k) managed account distribution

Company plans to bypass record keepers and ask plan sponsors directly if they will offer its managed accounts to retirement plan participants.

Best- and worst-performing international funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2018
Best- and worst-performing international funds

Best- and worst-performing fixed-income funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2018
Best- and worst-performing fixed-income funds

By category, ranked by one-year total returns.

Best- and worst-performing equity funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 20, 2018
Best- and worst-performing equity funds

By category, ranked by one-year total returns.

Cheap is great; free will usually cost you
INVESTING OPINION OCT 19, 2018
Cheap is great; free will usually cost you

In the financial services industry, free simply doesn't exist. It can't.

Market volatility brings alternative investments back into focus
INVESTING RIAS OCT 19, 2018
Market volatility brings alternative investments back into focus

Asset managers struggle to get investors on board before it's too late.

Tech turnaround might seem familiar to whipsawed investors
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 17, 2018
Tech turnaround might seem familiar to whipsawed investors

Biggest ETF tracking the Nasdaq 100 has experienced five sell-offs so far this year.

New ETF team at Bank of America picks funds
INVESTING ETFS OCT 17, 2018
New ETF team at Bank of America picks funds

Just last year, a new law lifted a U.S. regulatory ban on brokers putting buy or sell ratings on exchange-traded funds.

ETF investors are rewriting the rules on hedging risk
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 16, 2018
ETF investors are rewriting the rules on hedging risk

Amid rising rates and a stock sell-off, traders head to safety via routes like utilities and ultra-short fixed income.

Largest financials ETF sees outflows
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2018
Largest financials ETF sees outflows

Investors head out as bank earnings kick in

Wealthfront risk parity fund accused of underperforming
INVESTING FINTECH OCT 12, 2018
Wealthfront risk parity fund accused of underperforming

Criticism mounts but robo-adviser defends its strategy.

Vanguard experiences technical problems during Wednesday sell-off
INVESTING FINTECH OCT 11, 2018
Vanguard experiences technical problems during Wednesday sell-off

Some customers had a hard time accessing the mutual fund firm's website as stocks plunged.

Market slide awakens nervous investors, puts advisers back to work
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2018
Market slide awakens nervous investors, puts advisers back to work

Some reach out to clients who need hand-holding, while others see decline as opportunity to drum up new business.