Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.
The firms all say in their mid-year outlooks that investors should seek dividends and diversification. Some are betting on bond markets, gold and cash.
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NYSE, Nasdaq and Bats want to address four goals, with an emphasis on reducing and improving procedures around trading halts.
Leaning on technology to streamline the process.
Big contrast with gloomy forecasts from BlackRock, State Street Global Advisers and TIAA.
Agency's Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies wants people with a Series 7, 65 or 82, or a CFA, to be eligible to buy unregistered securities.
Investors continue to ignore market hedging strategies.
The REITs are paying distributions to shareholders that exceed cash flow, in some cases by a wide margin.
Massachusetts securities regulator says agents for six B-Ds and an RIA submitted unauthorized proxy votes for nontraded REITs controlled by a Nicholas Schorsch firm.
Move would generate fees and income from 20-year management agreements.
ETFs convey substantial benefits to investors while providing liquidity to our markets
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Most traditional IRA investors start with rollovers.
UDF IV also has suspended distributions to shareholders.
