Poor performance could send the income-generating category back to direct investing, where it belongs.
Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.
Massachusetts' top securities cop is investigating the failure of an accounting platform he said delayed correct pricing for billions of dollars in mutual funds and ETFs.
First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 offers easy way into a popular sector rotation strategy.
New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.
Market turmoil of Aug. 24 prompts examination of how exchange-traded products are priced and traded.
Potential is there to meet investors' objectives of capital preservation, growth and income without taking on unacceptable risk
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A dead asset no longer, gold shines bright above its 200-day moving average for the first time in five months.
The debate over whether investors are 100% rational 100% of the time continues to drive investment innovation.
Reports find understanding remains scanty and strategies used don't always match goals.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The third quarter was not kind to active fund managers, with two-thirds unable to beat their benchmarks.
RIA custodian is also "taking a look" at role of Morningstar in selecting funds and considers sharing data on advisers, according to an executive.
The goal of alt funds, which track such things as commodities and hedge fund strategies, is to provide returns that don't move broadly in tandem with stock and bond markets. Here's how they did.
Recent fund performance is leaving higher-profile competitors in the dust.
Remedies include clarifying rules for canceling trades, loosening short-selling restrictions and protecting small investors by restricting some orders.
Stock market volatility drives up the appetite for alternative strategies.
New liquidity rules would require mutual funds and ETFs to develop risk management programs and allow for 'swing pricing.'
Schwab's fund platform is expanding to 198 the number of ETFs that trade without commissions.
The trick is knowing when and where to move in or out.
