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EQUITIES NOV 29, 2015
Morningstar announces its Managers of the Year

Standouts from Vanguard, Pimco and American Funds top the list. Did your favorite make the cut?

By John Waggoner
ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Blending Mars, Venus can energize a fund

Appears that mixed-gender portfolio management teams tend to generate better performance

By Jeff Benjamin
Icahn, BlackRock's Fink battle over high-yield ETFs
ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Icahn, BlackRock's Fink battle over high-yield ETFs

Carl Icahn criticized asset management firms such as BlackRock for selling ETFs that give an illusion of liquidity for “extremely illiquid, and extremely overpriced” securities such as high yield bonds. But BlackRock CEO Larry Fink disputed the characterization.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2015
Investing in women a worthy strategy

How financial advisers can put this strategy into practice and begin to invest with a gender lens

By Kathleen McQuiggan
How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2015
How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles

Emphasizing defense and true diversification in ETF choices can provide protection.

By James Norman
BlackRock lowers fees on seven ETFs as it turns focus to price-conscious investors
ETFS NOV 19, 2015
BlackRock lowers fees on seven ETFs as it turns focus to price-conscious investors

Expense ratios on 'core' exchange-traded funds to drop to as low as 0.03%; new fund launched.

By Bloomberg
ETF scrutiny continues after chaos of Aug. 24 but little consensus emerging on solutions
ETFS NOV 18, 2015
ETF scrutiny continues after chaos of Aug. 24 but little consensus emerging on solutions

Stability of funds in volatile markets remains a concern for investors and regulators.

By Randy Diamond
EQUITIES NOV 16, 2015
Gold goes on a safe-haven rally in the wake of Paris attacks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Gold jumps, with futures up more than 1% even as riskier assets like stocks find reasons to rally.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks
EQUITIES NOV 16, 2015
Financial markets brace for fallout from the Paris terror attacks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The financial markets are likely to be swept up in the immediate unrest following Friday's terror attacks in Paris.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS NOV 16, 2015
China casts a pall over global markets in third quarter

By Tom Roseen and InvestmentNews Data
ETF for rising rates draws billions but dashes investors' hopes
ETFS NOV 14, 2015
ETF for rising rates draws billions but dashes investors' hopes

ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) has attracted nearly $10 billion worth of inflows in its life but has only $2.8 billion to show for it today.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2015
The unique nature of target-date fund benchmarking

The wide dispersion of glide paths and asset allocations makes evaluation much more complex. And yet, TDF choice is likely the biggest investment decision for a plan.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo launching 'completely different' target date funds that take an active approach
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2015
Wells Fargo launching 'completely different' target date funds that take an active approach

The retirement funds, the firm's second to market, seek to give investors 80% pre-retirement income replacement.

By Greg Iacurci
ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging
ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2015
ETF that bet on bitcoin has been surging

ARK Investment Management says the capricious cryptocurrency is a buy in the wake of emerging market volatility

By Bloomberg
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 10, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach plans new global bond fund

DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach plans a new global bond fund just as a potential Fed hike could create new risks and opportunities for managers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
The endless and irrelevant financial woes of presidential candidates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Presidential candidates are not always good at managing their own money, and voters don't care, or need to.

By Jeff Benjamin
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach
EQUITIES NOV 04, 2015
DFA breaks into target date fund market with unique investment approach

Manager is hoping to garner assets in a crowded market through a strategy targeting the stability of investors' retirement income stream.

By Greg Iacurci
Chinese stocks go from a sell to a buy just like that
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2015
Chinese stocks go from a sell to a buy just like that

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Emerging-markets fund manager who darted out of Chinese stocks at the best possible time is now moving back in.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2015
Active target date managers make tweaks ahead of Fed rate hike

Active managers have made small changes on the margins of their TDF portfolios, which could give them a short-term advantage over passive managers.

By Greg Iacurci
BlackRock to manage $87 billion money market assets for Bank of America
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 02, 2015
BlackRock to manage $87 billion money market assets for Bank of America

Deal comes as big banks grapple with new SEC regulations that force institutional prime funds to adopt a floating share price.

By Bloomberg