Mutual Funds

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INVESTING ETFS MAY 14, 2018
The passive-investing bid for equities is roaring back

About $5.7 billion poured into ETFs tracking the S&P 500 last week

INVESTING ETFS MAY 11, 2018
Slow Adoption of Actively Managed ETFs: Unveiling the Reasons

Only a few see big inflows; even Vanguard's offerings get little love from investors.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS MAY 08, 2018
Emerging Asia is where the growth is, but your index fund might not find it

An expanding middle class is fueling economies, but emerging market indexes are light on consumer stocks.

Target-date-fund fees fall for ninth consecutive year
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 08, 2018
Target-date-fund fees fall for ninth consecutive year

Nearly 95% of net TDF inflows in 2017 went to passive series, Morningstar says.

All that smart beta can obscure the big picture
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2018
All that smart beta can obscure the big picture

Every factor involves uncertainty, regardless of whether it works during a certain period.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 04, 2018
Funds that let you tap into M&A fever

These investments let investors take advantage of the current merger boom

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 03, 2018
What active share can and can't tell you

Real active management or closet index? Active share can help you figure it out

INVESTING ETFS MAY 01, 2018
Bond ETFs are awash in cash

More than $14 billion flowed into exchange-traded debt funds in April.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 01, 2018
No matter how bad the share-class violation, SEC won't oppress those who self-report

Agency clarifies in FAQs that it will not impose a civil monetary penalty, but will require advisers return 'ill-gotten gains' to clients.

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2018
SEC bars Howard Present, former head of F-Squared Investments

Unless Howard Present pays $12.4 million in penalties, interest and disgorgement, he can't be reinstated

INVESTING ETFS APR 30, 2018
'Father of ETFs' warns about leveraged funds

Jim Ross of State Street says exchange-traded funds that use leverage are too dangerous for retail investors.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS APR 30, 2018
Top-performing junk bond fund moves out of junk

Absalon Global High Yield, which beat 97% of its peers last year, is no longer buying triple-C credits.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 30, 2018
Funds that let investors tap into M&A fever

These investments let your clients tap into the current M&A boom.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2018
More advisers use alts, but few understand them

Alternative investments are complex and difficult to define, let alone explain to clients?

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 27, 2018
Fund fees head south

Average fee for U.S. mutual funds and ETFs declined by about 8% last year, Morningstar data show.

INVESTING ETFS APR 24, 2018
U.S. exchange-traded products slowed in first quarter on market volatility

Q1 growth pace of 0.5% was the lowest since 2015

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2018
Mutual funds stand to gain as muni investors get first look at fees

Brokerage firms must start disclosing the fees they charge to buy and sell state and local government debt.

INVESTING ETFS APR 20, 2018
Multifactor ETFs thrive, but how do you use them?

They offer active strategies at a low price, but multifactor exchange-traded funds are still untested.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2018
Principal sued for stacking its TDFs with proprietary funds

The firm allegedly used high-cost, underperforming index funds in its hybrid target-date funds.

INVESTING FINTECH APR 18, 2018
Wealthfront cutting costs on its risk parity mutual fund

The digital adviser says it's moved $500 million over to first proprietary fund.