Returns on money funds and CDs could outpace inflation this year
As rates head higher, returns on cash can outpace returns on long-term bonds.
Real estate investment trusts have gotten clobbered amid concerns about rising rates.
Data show stocks have held up well during rising rate environments, but not so well during periods when inflation was picking up.
Legislation by Rep. Richard Neal would require most small businesses to establish a retirement plan and automatically enroll employees.
Rates on money funds and CDs could outpace inflation this year.
Innovative strategies are needed as investors face the end of the long bull cycle in fixed income.
Uncertainty over the Labor Department rule, in addition to a potential SEC fiduciary regulation and others from the states, was a primary contributor to the industry's slide.
The reductions in fees are modest but continual.
SPDR T-Bill ETF took in $580 million last week, tops among U.S. fixed-income products.
Benchmark Treasury note is nearing the 3% yield level, which could spark a wave of risk repricing.
Fees are one of the most important metrics for advisers and plan sponsors when selecting TDFs.
Many accounts are unfunded and not receiving contributions, group finds.
Matt Hougan will stay on as chairman of Inside ETFs, even as he takes on a new position with Bitwise Asset Management.
Morningstar award winners' low-for-longer view on rates faces big test.
The highest since co-founder Bill Gross quit the firm in Q3 2014.
Advisers should position the products more like fixed income than equities.
There's no hard-and-fast rule, but too many can overwhelm participants and breed bad decisions.
Corporate bond funds succumb to rate fears that have gripped stocks and Treasuries
Industry executives call for clearer classification of exchange-traded products after the XIV ETN plummeted last week.
