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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.

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Bipartisan support from Democrats and Republicans bodes well for infrastructure investments

Infrastructure mutual funds and ETFs are currently beating the S&P 500.

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Little bloodshed in bond market so far as interest rates rise

Despite redemptions, largest bond funds hold up well.

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Seeing green, asset managers ramp up purchases of ESG shops

Eaton Vance, Goldman Sachs, FOLIOfn among those firms going for goodness.

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Who needs ETFs? Nobody, study says

Academic study in Germany concludes that poor fund selection and rotten market timing contribute to poor performance

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Morningstar launches ETF analyst ratings for 250 funds

Morningstar has rolled out analyst ratings for 250 exchange-traded funds worldwide, 100 of which are U.S.-based. The…

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Eaton Vance to buy Calvert Investments

Acquisition of $12.3B social investment manager marks big step into the ESG market.

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Commodities funds may offer inflation hedge, but many overweight energy

Also, with the exception of some metals funds, most funds don't own the actual commodity.

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Volatility seen as best way to hedge against political risk

According to a study by Unigestion, investors worried about the outcome on Nov. 8 should forget gold and Treasuries.