Investment experts worry about the longevity of the bull market.
Regulators are cutting the red tape involved, but firms say they can still help with setting up fund infrastructure.
The world's biggest bond ETF tracks a benchmark that contains 9,917 bonds, many of them illiquid.
Variable annuity sales were down again, however.
Even physical demand has been slowing.
Companies aren't noted for their savvy when it comes to buying back shares.
Going forward, the fixed-income environment may favor more sophisticated active approaches, such as flexible 'best ideas' strategies.
Only a few see big inflows; even Vanguard's offerings get little love from investors.
Bank plans to slash minimum buy-in to $100,000 from $10 million.
'Professionals pretty much everywhere will probably outperform amateurs.'
Growth has outperformed value in recent decades, but higher rates and more normal volatility levels could give value investments a boost.
Move will affect 54,000 policyholders with older policies.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust Series ETF took in more than $2 billion last week
New regulation requiring brokers to disclose their markup or markdown on corporate and municipal bonds goes into effect today.
Demand at short end could ease funding costs and make stocks look better by comparison.
About $5.7 billion poured into ETFs tracking the S&P 500 last week
Only a few see big inflows; even Vanguard's offerings get little love from investors.
This is both good and bad news for advisers — clients may be declined coverage more often, but those with policies may see fewer rate hikes.
Iowa insurance regulator asserts the current rule is protecting investors and worries that the SEC is defining 'best interest' differently than what it means under state law.
If we look at the past 30 years, large-company growth funds have gained an average 9.23% a year, while large-company value funds have gained 9.01% a year.
