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MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 29, 2017
Don't overlook funds that lagged S&P 500 in 2017

Well-known funds were tops in their categories, but unloved on Wall Street.

By John Waggoner
RIAS DEC 28, 2017
RIAs hedge market risk with actively managed funds

Advisers worry that, as the bull market gets long in the tooth, passive funds may falter.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 28, 2017
Time to remind clients why they won't beat the Dow this year

Less risky, balanced portfolios will underperform market indexes, even though they are in clients' best interests.

By John Waggoner
ALTERNATIVES DEC 27, 2017
Nuveen jumps into changing nontraded REIT market

Nontraded REIT sales finishing 2017 near a low, though one variety generating new life.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 27, 2017
Some fund managers see heavy outflows despite solid performance gains

Several crushed the S&P 500, but still saw investors yank billions from their funds.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 22, 2017
Faith-based funds shine in 2017

Tech stocks work wonders for some religious mutual funds

By John Waggoner
ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2017
Digital marketplaces aim to ease RIA access to alternative investments

New platforms provide a curated menu of products like private equity, private credit, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds.

By Ryan W. Neal
FINTECH DEC 22, 2017
Avoid these bond-buying pitfalls

Consider all attributes of a bond and choose a trading platform that is aligned with your clients' best interests.

By Jason T. Ware
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2017
4 questions to ask before doing a 401(k) plan re-enrollment

A re-enrollment is a large undertaking, but advisers can easily determine if one is warranted.

By Aaron Pottichen
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 21, 2017
Outlook 2018: Fund companies weigh in

This year looks good — but not great — for stocks and bonds, barring a spontaneous collapse in prices.

By John Waggoner
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2017
Silver lining in BDC fundraising figures

The current environment is one step along the continuum toward transparent pricing in alternative assets.

By Robert Grunewald
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 21, 2017
Active Management: Why Challenge the Index?

While market-cap weighted strategies are popular, we believe their reputation doesn't match reality.

By Gillian Albert
ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2017
Advisers fear private equity's reach into VAs

Voya latest firm to unload variable annuity contracts to PE firms.

By Greg Iacurci
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2017
Political ETFs have fair share of haters

Getting even a rough sense of how governments influence share prices is a task fraught with peril.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 20, 2017
Two more bitcoin ETFs test luck with SEC

The GraniteShares Bitcoin ETF and the GraniteShares Short Bitcoin ETF would trade on the Cboe BZX exchange.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 20, 2017
GMO favors emerging markets value stocks

Firm's seven-year projection for EM value stocks far outshines U.S. large-company stocks.

By John Waggoner
FINTECH DEC 20, 2017
Morningstar sells Broadridge its board consulting services business

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 19, 2017
ESG investing: Assessing the 'E,' 'S' and 'G'

Mutual funds that invest based on environmental, social and governance factors are all the rage. But is one factor more critical to performance?

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2017
Vanguard lags BlackRock in ETF sales

iShares welcomed $198.4 billion into its exchange-traded funds through November.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 14, 2017
Regulators showing renewed interest in cracking down on investment fees

SEC, Finra targeting high-fee share classes, 12b-1 fees and failure to give sales load discounts and waivers to investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.