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Trevor Hunnicutt

Trevor Hunnicutt looks at a lot of charts and reports on fund flows as a reporter covering asset management for financial advisers. But he’s not all fun and games. From time to time you might also find the seafood aficionado shucking oysters on the waterfront in Brooklyn.

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BlackRock warns of stock-bond correlation, suggests illiquid real estate

Chief investment strategist says liquid investments are being challenged to offer competitive returns.

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  • ETFs
  • July 13, 2015

Vanguard Group hires a smart beta expert from pioneer Research Affiliates

Index investing giant has challenged the marketing of smart beta funds. Now it's turning to someone whose research has helped those funds grow.

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Advisers choosing hedge-style stock-pickers face ‘beta’ challenge

Closet indexing, market timing are among the risks in long-short equity: analysts.

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Focus Financial takes stake in $1 billion wealth adviser

Northbrook, Ill.-based Relative Value Partners brings to 35 the number of affiliates of the deep-pocketed firm led by CEO Rudy Adolf.

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SEC appeals own judge’s decision in case on custodians’ payments to advisers for fund picks

The regulator is fighting a decision by its administrative judge to dismiss charges accusing two financial advisers of not informing clients they were paid by Fidelity Investments to sell certain mutual funds.

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Dan Fuss’ Loomis Sayles Bond Fund underperfoms, hit by dollar’s rise

Investors stick with $22.6 billion fund as famed manager calls reason for negative returns temporary phenomenon.

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Automated advisers attract much smaller clients than humans: Morningstar

Digital investment platforms with human advisers bring in account balances 10 times higher on average than regular robo-advisers.

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Wells Fargo faces major test of broker liability for selling F-Squared

A 68-year-old widower claims wirehouse did insufficient due diligence on the troubled money manager.

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Vanguard, Goldman Sachs agree that advisers face tall order in picking alts fund managers

Diametrically opposed firms find common ground on importance of manager selection, differ on value of hedge funds.

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China stock plunge reignites debate over when and whether U.S. investors should get in

Not having access to the market has been protecting mutual-fund investors from fast declines.