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Investors and money managers caught off guard by commodity markets.
The $3.2 billion fund, launched in 1969, will be merged into smaller large-cap growth fund.
Insurance products represent a huge pot of money for fraudsters as baby boomers retire at a rapid clip
Sometimes an ETF isn't exactly an ETF
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Much of the movement away has been led by advisers looking for cheaper and easier ways to build client portfolios.
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EGA is a provider of emerging markets smart-beta funds.
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Those as well as energy-producing states are seeing worsening balance sheets.
Regulator is looking into whether firms have a process and supervisory procedures in place to waive fees.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If you're happy with the stock market, you can thank the existence of high-frequency trading.
Customizing portfolios introduces human frailty and failure.
The investment strategy has only outperformed buy and hold 24% of the time since the end of 1990, according to S&P Global.
As with equities, passive funds are often the better bet.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> REITs soon will have their own classification on the S&P 500 and other major indices.
Janus bond manager pushes for 'helicopter money' pronto
