The $24 billion Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund saw $1.8 billion of outflows last week
Absence of Santa Claus rally triggers talk of bear markets and recession.
Giving advisers access to millions of retail investors expands the discount brokerage's move into the custodial space.
The combined Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund will create a $25 billion large-cap growth portfolio
A few are paying interest of more than 2% on savings accounts.
Small firms face headwinds ranging from higher rates to the trade war.
The Boston-based fund company has added more than $50 billion this year, mostly from inflows.
Long out of favor, liquid alt funds shine as noncorrelated portfolio ballast.
Funds are built for professional investors sick of waiting for SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF.
Investors had started warming up to developing-nation funds well before last week's optimism about U.S.-China trade tensions and the outlook for Fed policy.
Investors worry rising rates might slow lending and raise the amount the banks have to pay customers in interest.
Assets under management with environmental, social and governance strategies have grown 44% over two years in the U.S.
Wall Street is split on whether good news on the Fed and easing of trade tensions were enough to overcome weakening economic fundamentals.
Survey highlights the level of misunderstanding, which could lead to disappointed plan participants and suboptimal behavior.
As investors steer clear of risk, ETFs holding utilities, consumer staples and health care companies benefit.
Clayton said concerns about cryptocurrency being manipulated or stolen are keeping the agency from approving a bitcoin ETF.
Hopes for a pause in the Fed's rate hikes and Trump's coming meeting with China's president have fueled bullishness.
Flows into both sectors reflects division over the outlook for the economy
The active fund manager is one of several investment firms to settle self-dealing lawsuits in the last few years.
At the same time, investors are pulling funds from high-yield bond funds.
