Mutual Funds

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ETFS AUG 23, 2016
SEC zeroes in on ETF risks and mutual fund charges

The agency is scrutinizing ETFs because of instances of sharp volatility, and has launched an initiative to evaluate how mutual funds can better inform investors about costs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bernstein: Passive investing is worse for society than Marxism
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 22, 2016
Bernstein: Passive investing is worse for society than Marxism

The rise of passive asset management threatens to fundamentally undermine the entire system of capitalism, say analysts at research and brokerage firm Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

By Bloomberg
DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO

New regulation was catalyst for broker-dealer to impose uniformity, says LPL Financial's Mark Casady.

By Bruce Kelly
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar

Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach favors gold, and little else

Plus: Jim Cramer's mad method, prime money funds shrink, and how to have fewer regrets when you retire

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers should think twice before adding volatility ETFs to client portfolios
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2016
Advisers should think twice before adding volatility ETFs to client portfolios

By John Waggoner
Decision in AXA excessive-fee lawsuit preserves the status quo
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 18, 2016
Decision in AXA excessive-fee lawsuit preserves the status quo

One attorney called the lawsuit an "attack" on the investment-management structure within variable annuities.

By Greg Iacurci
EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
Presidential candidates should focus on ETFs in 401(k) plans

Plus: Saving society through active management, hedge fund investors head for the hills, and eating healthier food that actually tastes like food

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors' lust for bonds continues in their hunt for yield
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 18, 2016
Investors' lust for bonds continues in their hunt for yield

Intermediate-term bonds took in $15 billion last month — the largest inflow of any Morningstar category.

By John Waggoner
iShares, VanEck Vectors commodity ETFs lead comeback as supplies dwindle
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 18, 2016
iShares, VanEck Vectors commodity ETFs lead comeback as supplies dwindle

Even coal, which has seen hundreds of mines close worldwide, is riding the commodity rally.

By John Waggoner
When clients call the stock market a big bubble, here's what to say
FINTECH AUG 17, 2016
When clients call the stock market a big bubble, here's what to say

By John Waggoner
Looking for stock tips from hedge fund managers? Try active manager Fidelity, instead
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2016
Looking for stock tips from hedge fund managers? Try active manager Fidelity, instead

By John Waggoner
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2016
What's behind the gold price rally, and will it hold?

High demand, stock market valuations, stingy bond yields and unorthodox monetary policy may be stoking the rally, which seems to have legs.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Why aren't there more women fund managers?

Men still overwhelmingly dominate investment management, but women have made inroads, especially in money market funds.

By John Waggoner
SEC to audit RIAs over the types of mutual fund share classes they sell to clients
RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2016
SEC to audit RIAs over the types of mutual fund share classes they sell to clients

The agency is particularly interested in conflicts of interest where the adviser is also a broker-dealer or affiliated with a broker-dealer that gets fees from sales of particular share classes.

By John Waggoner
Fidelity files with SEC for new type of actively managed ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2016
Fidelity files with SEC for new type of actively managed ETF

Complex tracking basket that would be published daily a key component of the product.

By John Waggoner
Legendary mutual-fund manager Bill Miller cuts ties with Legg Mason
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2016
Legendary mutual-fund manager Bill Miller cuts ties with Legg Mason

The stockpicker reached a deal to buy out Legg Mason's stake in the entity housing his funds, which he'll continue to run.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2016
No easy choices for investors looking to buck the herd with contrarian funds

Offerings from Fidelity, Columbia, Janus and others look for inflection points of maximum pessimism about a particular stock or industry.

By John Waggoner
State Street Global Advisers to shutter 12 unloved ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2016
State Street Global Advisers to shutter 12 unloved ETFs

By John Waggoner
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk
ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2016
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk

Financial advisers should diversify into credit-risk strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin