'Professionals pretty much everywhere will probably outperform amateurs.'
Growth has outperformed value in recent decades, but higher rates and more normal volatility levels could give value investments a boost.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust Series ETF took in more than $2 billion last week
Demand at short end could ease funding costs and make stocks look better by comparison.
About $5.7 billion poured into ETFs tracking the S&P 500 last week
Only a few see big inflows; even Vanguard's offerings get little love from investors.
An expanding middle class is fueling economies, but emerging market indexes are light on consumer stocks.
Nearly 95% of net TDF inflows in 2017 went to passive series, Morningstar says.
Every factor involves uncertainty, regardless of whether it works during a certain period.
These investments let investors take advantage of the current merger boom
Real active management or closet index? Active share can help you figure it out
More than $14 billion flowed into exchange-traded debt funds in April.
Agency clarifies in FAQs that it will not impose a civil monetary penalty, but will require advisers return 'ill-gotten gains' to clients.
Unless Howard Present pays $12.4 million in penalties, interest and disgorgement, he can't be reinstated
Jim Ross of State Street says exchange-traded funds that use leverage are too dangerous for retail investors.
Absalon Global High Yield, which beat 97% of its peers last year, is no longer buying triple-C credits.
These investments let your clients tap into the current M&A boom.
Alternative investments are complex and difficult to define, let alone explain to clients?
Average fee for U.S. mutual funds and ETFs declined by about 8% last year, Morningstar data show.
Q1 growth pace of 0.5% was the lowest since 2015
