Mutual Funds

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Investors pour money into ETF ahead of index reorganization
INVESTING ETFS SEP 19, 2018
Investors pour money into ETF ahead of index reorganization

Impending change benefits State Street's communications exchange-traded fund.

By Bloomberg
How to get investors excited about ESG ETFs
INVESTING ESG SEP 18, 2018
How to get investors excited about ESG ETFs

Funds focused on socially responsible investing hold just 0.2% of all ETF assets, but there are steps providers can take to rev up interest.

By Eric Balchunas
Advisers warn against fleeing stocks in favor of bonds
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 17, 2018
Advisers warn against fleeing stocks in favor of bonds

Flight to quality overlooks the risks to fixed income that come with rising interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC penalizes RIA more than $2 million for 12b-1 violations
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2018
SEC penalizes RIA more than $2 million for 12b-1 violations

Pennsylvania advisory firm invested client funds in expensive share classes when less costly ones were available.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fidelity CEO says zero-fee funds aimed at attracting new customers
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2018
Fidelity CEO says zero-fee funds aimed at attracting new customers

Johnson says way to prosper in financial services is 'by building relationships.'

By Bloomberg
How do you spell investor relief in a bear market? E-T-F
INVESTING ETFS SEP 13, 2018
How do you spell investor relief in a bear market? E-T-F

The nine-year-old bull market is giving some investors the jitters, but the ETF industry is trying to calm their fears.

By John Waggoner
Fidelity launches two more zero-fee funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2018
Fidelity launches two more zero-fee funds

One fund will track an index of large-cap companies and the other an index of midsize and small firms.

By Bloomberg
Cadaret Grant punished for failure to supervise brokers selling complex products
INVESTING ETFS SEP 11, 2018
Cadaret Grant punished for failure to supervise brokers selling complex products

Disgorgement and penalties in SEC case total $938,194; Finra imposes $800,000 fine.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra fines Citigroup $100,000 for overcharging clients
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 10, 2018
Finra fines Citigroup $100,000 for overcharging clients

Investors placed in the wrong mutual fund share classes were overcharged by more than $260,000.

By Jeff Benjamin
A market sell-off could mean more 401(k) lawsuits
INVESTING OPINION SEP 10, 2018
A market sell-off could mean more 401(k) lawsuits

Negative returns and fiduciary risk are positively correlated for 401(k) fiduciaries.

By Aaron Pottichen
Slow down! Lessons from a flash crash
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS SEP 08, 2018
Slow down! Lessons from a flash crash

Just because an ETF allows investors to trade immediately doesn't mean they should.

By John Waggoner
Structured ETFs offer fresh twist on popular variable annuity strategy
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 06, 2018
Structured ETFs offer fresh twist on popular variable annuity strategy

Downside protection and upside caps without the commission or lockups that come with VAs.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave
INVESTING RIAS SEP 06, 2018
SEC-registered advisers continue riding the fee-based wave

Report provides a glimpse of the RIA universe under the SEC's new disclosure rules

By Jeff Benjamin
Mutual fund fee wars will encourage bad behavior
INVESTING OPINION SEP 06, 2018
Mutual fund fee wars will encourage bad behavior

When it comes to investing, humans are more fallible when costs are low.

By Jared Dillian
DOL fiduciary rule caused $14 billion in stock losses for investment firms: report
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 05, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule caused $14 billion in stock losses for investment firms: report

But the election of Donald Trump gained those firms back $56 billion in market value, as investors expected a rollback of financial regulations.

By Greg Iacurci
In latest A-share discount snafu, broker-dealer pays $1.37 million to clients
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 05, 2018
In latest A-share discount snafu, broker-dealer pays $1.37 million to clients

Lincoln Investment Planning overcharged certain clients for 7 1/2 years.

By Bruce Kelly
Crypto craze puts retirement savings at risk
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 29, 2018
Crypto craze puts retirement savings at risk

Regulators and Congress should protect investors by slamming the door shut on efforts to bring cryptocurrency into the world of retirement savings.

By Tim Chen
Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts
INVESTING RIAS AUG 29, 2018
Advisers in a pickle over low-yielding cash sweep accounts

As interest rates climb, advisers are forced to rethink the cash management fund links to brokerages and custodians.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers
INVESTING RIAS AUG 23, 2018
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers

Growing pressure on fees and disclosures drives fund industry limits on C-share investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Active managers fall further behind indexes
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 23, 2018
Active managers fall further behind indexes

Just 36% of actively managed stock funds topped indexes through June, down from 43% in 2017.

By Bloomberg