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BlackRock sees outflows from equity products
INVESTING ETFS JUL 16, 2018
BlackRock sees outflows from equity products

Inflows into iShares products totaled $17.8 billion during the second quarter, the lowest level in two years

Prospect of high cash distribution has investors chasing dividends through ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 13, 2018
Prospect of high cash distribution has investors chasing dividends through ETFs

Funds that are seeing inflows largely steer clear of sectors like utilities.

Morningstar to replace funds in its managed portfolios with nine of its own
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 12, 2018
Morningstar to replace funds in its managed portfolios with nine of its own

New sub-advised funds, offered exclusively through financial advisers, are intended to lower costs and provide 'greater flexibility.'

MassMutual offers active target-date funds managed by T. Rowe Price
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 10, 2018
MassMutual offers active target-date funds managed by T. Rowe Price

Tactical asset allocation funds will be available only in MassMutual-managed plans.

Bill Gross's bond fund sees $580 million of outflows in first half
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 10, 2018
Bill Gross's bond fund sees $580 million of outflows in first half

Withdrawals came as his fund posted the worst performance among its peers.

Vanguard isn't taking in as much money; neither is anyone else
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2018
Vanguard isn't taking in as much money; neither is anyone else

Giant asset manager's inflows were down 42% in the first half.

Goldman Sachs poses new threat to active mutual fund managers
INVESTING ETFS JUL 05, 2018
Goldman Sachs poses new threat to active mutual fund managers

Firm has created the ETF equivalent of a killer cyborg fund.

Muni closed-end funds may be ripe for tax-loss sales
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 05, 2018
Muni closed-end funds may be ripe for tax-loss sales

The vast majority of the funds have posted a loss this year, pressured by the rising cost of leverage.

Strategists see a blowout second half
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 02, 2018
Strategists see a blowout second half

Investors have pulled $24 billion out of U.S. equity funds in the past week

Trade fight puts ETF investors on the defensive
INVESTING ETFS JUL 02, 2018
Trade fight puts ETF investors on the defensive

Cash has poured into exchange-traded funds tracking consumer staples and energy, and out of holdings in industrial and financial companies.

Vanguard expands commission-free trading to 1,800 ETFs
INVESTING ETFS JUL 02, 2018
Vanguard expands commission-free trading to 1,800 ETFs

The commission-free ETFs include most of Vanguard's offerings, as well as ETFs from BlackRock, Schwab, and State Street Global Advisors.

SEC proposes making it easier to start ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 28, 2018
SEC proposes making it easier to start ETFs

Rule is expected to give exchange-traded funds a boost, but complex products wouldn't be eligible for the streamlined process

Vanguard files for two ETFs with ESG focus
INVESTING ESG JUN 27, 2018
Vanguard files for two ETFs with ESG focus

One fund to be U.S.-oriented, one will be international.

Celebrated investor Jim Rogers launches ETF
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUN 21, 2018
Celebrated investor Jim Rogers launches ETF

The perennially bearish Rogers will look for volatility trends, aided by artificial intelligence.

Americans still have no emergency savings, poll finds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 20, 2018
Americans still have no emergency savings, poll finds

Despite stronger economy, 1 in 4 of the highest-income households either have no emergency savings or just enough to cover less than three months.

Alternatives in target-date funds can increase retirement income, lower risk: report
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 20, 2018
Alternatives in target-date funds can increase retirement income, lower risk: report

Georgetown report also notes diversification of TDFs requires education for participants and oversight by plan sponsors.

Concerns about trade war play out in ETF flows
INVESTING ETFS JUN 20, 2018
Concerns about trade war play out in ETF flows

Investors are hell-bent on industrials-to-small-caps rotation trade

ETrade adds 32 Vanguard ETFs to its no-transaction-fee platform
INVESTING ETFS JUN 20, 2018
ETrade adds 32 Vanguard ETFs to its no-transaction-fee platform

Also adds ETFs from iShares, Direxion and others

Mutual funds feel the pinch of platform fees
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 20, 2018
Mutual funds feel the pinch of platform fees

No-transaction-fee options are a big hit with investors, but funds wind up paying the costs — and passing them on.

BlackRock to close 16 smart-beta, multifactor ETFs
INVESTING ETFS JUN 19, 2018
BlackRock to close 16 smart-beta, multifactor ETFs

Closures occur as the company puts more emphasis on factor investing.