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ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2016
Smart beta finds fixed income

Plus: Here comes the bear market for bonds, Vanguard leads the way in net inflows this year, and Obamacare continues to crumble

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS SEP 15, 2016
Jack Bogle looks back on the 40th anniversary of the index fund

Vanguard's founder weighs in on passive investing, his critics, robo-advisers, Donald Trump and the fiduciary rule. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=Events&amp;eventID=Morningstar2013&amp;bctid=2498789058001&amp;date=20130621&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>John Bogle's advice to advisers</a>)</i></b>

By Bloomberg
Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market
EQUITIES SEP 15, 2016
Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market

Embracing the reality of where the money is headed.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial-sector ETFs bet on a possible interest-rate hike pays off
EQUITIES SEP 12, 2016
Financial-sector ETFs bet on a possible interest-rate hike pays off

Performance anticipation push financials to the head of the pack in August.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2016
Morningstar to help advisers compare ETFs to mutual funds

Lumping ETFs and mutual funds into the same peer groups.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES SEP 01, 2016
Investors gobbled up risk assets in August

Plus: The Fed's new spin, Wall Street women dish out career advice, and how to spend away a summer

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS AUG 29, 2016
Bond bubble? CFAs say yes

But GDP forecasts say, &quot;Not so fast.&quot;

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Blaming the 401(k) for lack of retirement savings

Plus: U.S. oil production could derail oil rally, a cash management strategy ahead of October's rule change, and bond ladders still make sense

By Jeff Benjamin
The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income

Advisers should not forget overall portfolio construction objectives when chasing dividend yields.

By Jeff Benjamin
When outperformance puts active managers out of business
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
When outperformance puts active managers out of business

Taking on too much risk to stay on top.

By Jeff Benjamin
What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Gender diversity becomes an investment strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.

By Jeff Benjamin
The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read

Mutual funds argue an SEC proposal would save millions of trees, while paper companies say going digital would harm elderly investors.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
ETF providers scramble to put Aug. 24 'flash crash' in rearview mirror

One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS AUG 23, 2016
SEC zeroes in on ETF risks and mutual fund charges

The agency is scrutinizing ETFs because of instances of sharp volatility, and has launched an initiative to evaluate how mutual funds can better inform investors about costs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar

Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
Presidential candidates should focus on ETFs in 401(k) plans

Plus: Saving society through active management, hedge fund investors head for the hills, and eating healthier food that actually tastes like food

By Jeff Benjamin
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2016
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?

High demand, stock market valuations, stingy bond yields and unorthodox monetary policy may be stoking the rally, which seems to have legs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk
ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2016
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk

Financial advisers should diversify into credit-risk strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin