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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2018
Startup offers annuities online on a subscription plan

Blueprint Income's founders aim to save America from retirement insecurity.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 28, 2018
Fidelity unlikely to scrap star system

But adding a team approach reduces fund volatility — and possibly harassment claims.

By John Waggoner
ETFS FEB 28, 2018
Smart-beta ETFs are hot for teachers

Well-known academics are signing up to advise asset managers on factors for smart-beta funds.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 28, 2018
Ameriprise hit with enforcement action over expensive share classes

SEC has made a crackdown on high-fee funds a top priority, including a program for self-reporting failures.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 27, 2018
Lipper awards: Vanguard the new victor

T. Rowe Price and American Funds clobber in target-date-fund categories.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 27, 2018
Passive becomes the new active

With millions of indexes out there, a passive fund manager's choice of an index is an active decision.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2018
Full list of 2018 Lipper Fund Awards winners

An interactive list of all the funds honored, across all years of return and by category.

By Ellie Zhu
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2018
Stocks could drop 25% if 10-year yield hits 4.5%, Goldman says

But on the bright side, the economy would probably muddle through

By Bloomberg
ETFS FEB 26, 2018
Worried about rising rates? These ETFs may offer limited value

Few of the exchange-traded funds designed to cope with climbing interest rates are shining

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2018
Fidelity may rein in star stock pickers

Firm considering move to team management approach, says Wall Street Journal.

By InvestmentNews
EQUITIES FEB 26, 2018
Morgan takes on Goldman with bullish bond call

Treasury bonds' bear market is over and yield curve will continue to flatten, analysts say

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2018
Even the strongest retirement plans can be derailed by health care costs

New guide offers ideas for estimating and funding retiree health care.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FIXED INCOME FEB 26, 2018
Finra panel awards five UBS clients $521,000 in damages over Puerto Rican bonds

Puerto Rican residents charged the firm with fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.

By InvestmentNews
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 23, 2018
The sunny side of rising rates

Returns on money funds and CDs could outpace inflation this year

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 23, 2018
Investing in bond funds when interest rates rise

As rates head higher, returns on cash can outpace returns on long-term bonds.

By Michael Finke and David Blanchett
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2018
Is the REIT sell-off over?

Real estate investment trusts have gotten clobbered amid concerns about rising rates.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES FEB 22, 2018
Inflation is a bigger threat to stocks than rates

Data show stocks have held up well during rising rate environments, but not so well during periods when inflation was picking up.

By Ben Carlson
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 22, 2018
IRI seeks Republican support for bill to expand auto-401(k) plans

Legislation by Rep. Richard Neal would require most small businesses to establish a retirement plan and automatically enroll employees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2018
Stocks tremble, but savers cheer rising rates

Rates on money funds and CDs could outpace inflation this year.

By John Waggoner
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2018
Bond dilemma requires new thinking

Innovative strategies are needed as investors face the end of the long bull cycle in fixed income.

By Karan Sood