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Why isn’t gold soaring?
Inflation fears and the declining dollar haven't pushed gold much higher — yet
Outlook 2018: Fund companies weigh in
This year looks good — but not great — for stocks and bonds, barring a spontaneous collapse in prices.
State Street cuts fees, renames 15 ETFs
Reductions range from five to 48 basis points and three funds will track new indexes.
General Electric 401(k) participants sue over poor-performing GE Asset Management funds
Plaintiffs allege GE breached fiduciary duties by selecting proprietary funds.
Record $132 billion flowed into ETFs in first quarter
Fixed income had best quarter ever, while equity inflows continued at blistering pace
Meet the ETF Class of 2016
Most are majoring in smart beta.
Outlook for 2017: Strategists from Vanguard, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Ameriprise, BlackRock and others weigh in
Unusual number of variables in the New Year.
USA Mutuals Vice Fund’s winning strategy in election year: Guns, booze, tobacco and gambling
The fund has beaten the S&P 500 in three of the last four presidential election cycles.
Bipartisan support from Democrats and Republicans bodes well for infrastructure investments
Infrastructure mutual funds and ETFs are currently beating the S&P 500.
Technology can offer support to advisers with aging clients
Software could help with recognizing and planning around clients' loss of cognitive function.
Fidelity fires the latest salvo in ETF fee war
No more commissions for 18 BlackRock ETFs.
Testing the limits of ETF tax efficiency
Index tweak forces ETF providers to get creative.
Bond-fund investors feel the sting of rising Treasury yields
The yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury note has jumped from 1.37% in early July to 1.70 Thursday.
Gender diversity becomes an investment strategy
Breakfast with Benjamin In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.
ETF providers scramble to put Aug. 24 ‘flash crash’ in rearview mirror
One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.
State Street Global Advisers to shutter 12 unloved ETFs
State Street Global Advisors is sending 12 of its exchange-traded funds to Palookaville, citing limited market demand.
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans
Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.
BlackRock, State Street, TIAA: Expect lower returns, higher volatility ahead
The firms all say in their mid-year outlooks that investors should seek dividends and diversification. Some are betting on bond markets, gold and cash.
Fidelity, American Century and Jefferies offer upbeat outlooks for second half of 2016
Big contrast with gloomy forecasts from BlackRock, State Street Global Advisers and TIAA.
ETF providers step up to defend the status quo
As comment period ends, firms hope to ensure the SEC knows that ETFs help, and don't hurt, liquidity, price discovery.
