Many funds with these strategies bested their indexes in the past year.
Famed Vanguard founder says venturing outside the US involves unnecessary exposure to currency risk, economic risk and societal instability risk.
With domestic stock valuations high, investing overseas could finally pay off.
BlackRock, Vanguard, Schwab among the top
The nation's largest fund company lowers fees on three mutual funds and 14 ETFs; raises fees on one fund
The market's moods are hard to read.
Position a portfolio to look forward and not just backward.
The company remains the top seller of U.S. ETFs while fending off Vanguard and shielding much of its business from the punishing effects of price competition.
Walter Marino allegedly profited from advising elderly clients to buy new contracts.
Equities are bullish on economic growth, while bonds take a more pessimistic view.
The 20 funds with the largest inflow come from two firms.
The executive chairman discusses how the firm plans to maintain its bond with its legion of astonishingly loyal investment advisers.
Some firms that currently allow advisers to report indexed-annuity sales as outside business are considering bringing it in-house to better monitor their brokers, control risk and potentially take a cut.
