Mutual Funds

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MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 12, 2018
ETF fans, bulls versus bears, and booth people

Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments was among the speakers at the conference.

By John Waggoner
ETFS JUN 12, 2018
Advisers seek guidance on ETFs

Their questions involve how to fit exchange-traded funds into portfolios.

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS JUN 11, 2018
Clock ticking for RIAs to self-report sales of high-fee mutual fund share classes

SEC offers favorable settlement terms through Monday to investment advisers who acknowledge they didn't use the lower-fee option available in a fund.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ETFS JUN 08, 2018
Investors dump junk ETF

Exchange-traded fund that tracks short-term junk bonds has lost $1.5 billion over the last two weeks.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUN 07, 2018
Watch out for stock ETFs with the largest inflows

For advisers, checking monthly flows for stock funds might be a useful exercise.

By John Waggoner
ETFS JUN 07, 2018
Focus on fiduciary boosts ETFs

Pricing transparency and the shift toward fee-based advice are benefiting exchange-traded funds, BlackRock executive says.

By Jeff Benjamin
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross
OPINION JUN 07, 2018
Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross

The factors Magellan's manager uses to beat the index can be accessed more cheaply via ETFs.

By Nir Kaissar
ETFS JUN 06, 2018
Glut of smart-beta ETFs is pushing issuers toward bonds

Launches of new equity exchange-traded funds have slowed as investors crowd into just a few products.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUN 05, 2018
Small-cap ETFs see surge in inflows

Trade reform, trade tiffs and strong dollar are all benefiting domestically oriented small-caps

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2018
Vanguard: More than half of 401(k) participants invest solely in target-date funds

Annual report also finds voluntary and default savings rates are converging.

By Robert Steyer
EQUITIES JUN 05, 2018
Neil Hennessy: Active managers can grow their assets with acquisitions

Make an acquisition the same way that you'd buy a stock.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2018
Invesco sued for 'indiscriminately' loading 401(k) plan with in-house funds

At least 93% of the funds in the Invesco 401(k) plan are proprietary investments, according to the plaintiffs.

By Greg Iacurci
EMERGING MARKETS JUN 01, 2018
International funds continue to disappoint

Rising dollar, falling Europe add to 2018 losses in May, but international funds are still a good relative value.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2018
Advisers can learn a lesson from Costco

Investors fare better when they're presented with a few curated, low-cost options.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2018
Is David Lerner still chomping on the proprietary product apple?

Firm once fined by Finra over nontraded REIT transactions is still pushing its own series of mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAY 31, 2018
Some small-caps win in the long term — but which ones?

Value pays off when it comes to investing in small-cap funds.

By John Waggoner
More institutional money managers joining the $1 trillion club
ETFS MAY 30, 2018
More institutional money managers joining the $1 trillion club

But the gap between the top two and the rest is growing.

By Rick Baert
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 30, 2018
Bill Gross had nightmare day as fears about Italy roiled markets

His $2.1 billion bond fund fell about 3% Tuesday, leaving it trailing 96% of its rivals.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2018
Legg Mason hopes to reverse TDF fortunes with MassMutual deal

The firm tried launching two different target-date series within the past decade, both of which closed after failing to gain much traction.

By Greg Iacurci
EQUITIES MAY 30, 2018
Some small-caps win in the long term — but which ones?

Value pays off when it comes to investing in small-caps.

By John Waggoner