Plus: Breaking the active management habit, the active-passive research conundrum, and recalculating retirement savings calculators
For the past 12 months, assets in the discount broker's funds grew 39.7%, to $47.9 billion.
Popular fund is riding wave of investors' love of dividends.
Plus: Gold is investing in monetary chaos, corporate bonds fly off the shelves, and more fuzzy employment math
Financial advisers say it's crucial to get investors to stay focused on diversification, dividends and their long-term goals.
He cuts a much lower profile and his comments about the market are filled with introspection.
The independent broker-dealer is paying restitution for failing to waive sales charges for some retirement plans and charitable organizations, according to Finra.
Better performance and State Street's distribution muscle are key success factors.
Real estate-focused exchange traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in new money in June, followed by $1.3 billion the month before, according to FactSet.
Bond market losing allure amid hunt for yield, says fund manager Kathleen Gaffney
Five candid responses on his annual predictions, Donald Trump's campaign, active management, low yields, and reading up on Christian best practices.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Investors are flocking to junk bond ETFs, showing another leg of risk-on investing.
Vanguard, BlackRock funds see the biggest inflows, largely because they're the largest providers of passively managed funds.
Brandes, Invesco funds add a helping of Brazil.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Should you care if a portfolio manager is investing in a fund he or she is managing? It depends.
Asset managers must expand the depth and breadth of their offerings to become more relevant and differentiated.
Plus: Diversification varies when it comes to ETFs, Wall Street starts cutting pay, and the next President will need to figure out how to handle Congress
Treasury yields hit the floor while stocks hope for the best.
