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Vanguard, TD Ameritrade latest digital services to struggle with market downturn
With more people than usual logging in to check their accounts or make trades, some platforms are slowing down
Vanguard puts private equity investments on the menu
Its new partnership with PE specialist HarbourVest initially targets nonprofits but eventually will be available to individual investors
Sales, returns push TDF assets up by $290 billion in 2019
Vanguard still accounts for 37% of the market for target-date funds, Morningstar data show
State Street tells companies ESG moves no longer optional
The asset manager says it is prepared to take voting action at companies in major stock indexes that are underperforming their peers on environmental, social and governance issues
Index fund giants draw antitrust scrutiny in U.S. merger reviews
U.S. antitrust officials have begun asking companies about communications with their biggest shareholders as part of merger investigations
Active equity funds bled $41.4 billion in 2019: Morningstar
In sixth straight year of net inflows, passive funds pulled in $162.8 billion
BlackRock puts climate at center of $7 trillion strategy
Changes outlined in CEO Larry Fink's annual letter include doubling BlackRock's lineup of sustainable ETFs
Brand-name loyalty is not always the best investment strategy
Advisers are too focused on the largest and most popular fund companies, according to Cerulli research
Advisers bypass zero expense ratios for brand-name ETFs
Fund that pays investors 5 basis points annually attracts just $6 million
Assets managed by robos up 10% so far in 2019 to $283 billion
Full-service wealth management firms see the fastest growth in digital assets.
Trump tax cut sets off boom in taxable munis
Once sleepy corner of municipal bond market has seen issuance double this year
Robo adviser SRI portfolios outperform traditional investing styles
New report from Backend Benchmarking provides good news for the outlook of sustainable investing.
Lower bond yields leave advisers pursuing controversial income strategy
Dividend-paying stocks are becoming the go-to replacement for fixed-income allocations.
The key to avoiding mutual fund capital gains distributions
Some strategies work better than others, but low portfolio turnover is a good predictor of potential tax consequences.
The key to avoiding mutual fund capital gains distributions
Some strategies work better than others, but low portfolio turnover is a good predictor of potential tax consequences.
Passive investing hasn’t taken over the world
Mutual funds and ETFs have a high public profile, but they are only a small part of the investing universe.
Negative yields find their way into U.S. investor portfolios
Some bond index funds have no choice but to maintain large weightings in bonds with negative yields.
What is keeping negative bond yields from reaching the U.S.?
The Fed is not expected to go negative, but global market forces will continue to drive U.S. yields lower
Vanguard digital-only tool could pinch Wealthfront, Betterment
Firm's digital advice tool isn't even out yet, but industry experts suggest other robo providers start innovating.
Are 401(k) advice fees headed to zero?
Vanguard's low-cost digital-only planning and investing tool will undercut many target-date funds and managed accounts.
