But there's plenty of resistance from plan sponsors
ETF assets have more than doubled every four years since 2000. Financial markets willing, global ETF assets could reach a best-case $3.1 trillion by yearend, up from 2013's $2.2 trillion. Those numbers have people like Deutsche Bank's Sebastian Mercado making interesting correlations.
'Plowhorse economy' ambled along despite some negative news; how much upside room is left?
Wall Street leaders including Lloyd Blankfein and James Gorman, who have courted business in Vladimir Putin's Russia, are facing a dilemma as tensions over Ukraine escalate.
Coffee is up 80% this year. Lean hogs are up 28%. Corn is up 13%. Gold is up 12%. Most of these same commodities were down last year, and any of them could fall at the drop of a hat. How can an investor take advantage of these markets...and sleep at night?
Expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates leads to biggest selloff since '10
Regulator says a decision will come in November.
ETFs that lend portfolio securities can generate additional income, but disclosure on those activities isn't forthright
90% of the assets put in ETFs in quarter went to low-cost provider.
<i>Friday's menu:</i> Consumers still left in the loan lurch. Plus: Which manager just jumped into the liquid alts pool? Some stocks for a rising-rate cycle; commodities are hot again; European banks ride the wave; and Merrill trims its housing outlook.
With two money manager acquisitions in the bank this week, industry watchers see more on the way. Which firms are top targets?
