ETFs

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BlackRock expanding efforts on impact investing
INVESTING ETFS DEC 17, 2014
BlackRock expanding efforts on impact investing

BlackRock sees a future in portfolios that emphasize social goals.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
More advisers are turning to donor-advised funds
INVESTING ETFS DEC 17, 2014
More advisers are turning to donor-advised funds

Popularity is rising among philanthropically inclined investors hoping to offset capital gains taxes.

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING ETFS DEC 17, 2014
Goldman Sachs details plans for liquid alts, 'smart beta' ETFs

New filings by the liquid alts mutual fund manager offer details for its long-anticipated ETF debut.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 17, 2014
Collapsing oil prices get real with no bottom in sight

Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring serious speculation about how bad oil prices might get. Plus: Russian equities take a direct hit, gold prices tank on a Swiss no-vote, and using Cyber Monday to satisfy your inner foodie.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ETFS DEC 15, 2014
Goldman Sachs explores liquid alternatives in the ETF world

Can Goldman Sachs put ETF investors on a liquid diet?

By Bloomberg
INVESTING RIAS DEC 11, 2014
Mutual Fund Store, once skeptical of ETFs, joins the fray

RIA with $9.5 billion from ordinary people branches into the funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 11, 2014
Citigroup dealt second fine for prospectus lapses

Finra said the firm failed to deliver documents after ETFs were purchased by clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 11, 2014
Didn't get in on the Alibaba IPO? These ETFs did

Strategic moves by two exchange-traded fund managers underscore the uniqueness of the offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 10, 2014
SPY: The ETF that's challenging Vanguard for world's biggest fund

The SPDR S&amp;P 500 Trust is a favorite of both long-term investors and short-term traders, and a good example of how an ETF can work for all kinds of investors with all kinds of goals.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 09, 2014
Troubled SAC Capital hedge fund becomes a family office

Breakfast with Benjamin is back. Today: SAC Capital is now a family office; gold and silver start to shine; navigating bonds with ETFs; another debt-ceiling fight; cheaper gas in 2014; and the biggest product flops of 2013.

By Jeff Benjamin
Janus sees Gross as a 'game changer'
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 08, 2014
Janus sees Gross as a 'game changer'

After years of redemptions and on its third CEO, Denver investment company is giving the ball to the Bond King.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ESG DEC 08, 2014
The top 25 socially conscious funds

Ranked by one-year total return

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING ETFS DEC 08, 2014
Wells Fargo expanding bond fund and ETF use in SMAs

Firm's managed accounts can make greater use of products like bond mutual funds and ETFs over individual bonds in model portfolios.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ETFS DEC 04, 2014
IndexIQ plans two ETFs to give advisers more exposure to hedge fund strategies

New products will add to existing lineup, allowing investors to custom build alt portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING OPINION DEC 04, 2014
Give me a (tax) break: ETFs and tax efficiency

Breaking down some key differences between ETFs and mutual funds so you can help clients avoid unpleasant surprises.

By Grant Engelbart
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs
INVESTING ETFS DEC 03, 2014
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs

A proposal backed by major active mutual fund managers gets rebooted.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ETFS DEC 03, 2014
SEC set to approve novel Eaton Vance exchange-traded product

Less than a month after rejecting nontransparent ETFs, the SEC is ready to back a new and possibly cheaper way to trade funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2014
Finding some glitter among gold-mining stocks

Gold price disconnect signals a value play for select miners and ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ETFS DEC 02, 2014
How to avoid the unexpected capital gain gift

Even if an investor didn't sell shares in a fund this year, if a manager took profits or sold to meet redemptions, the investor shares in the tax burden.

By Todd Rosenbluth
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2014
ETFs in need of an exorcism

Performance makes funds seem bedeviled, but sometimes curse lifts.

By Bloomberg