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TD Ameritrade introduces new retail robo-adviser platform
Custodian offers five portfolios with investment selected by Morningstar professionals.
Schwab cuts ETF fees again, as expense war with rivals BlackRock, Fidelity and Vanguard heats up
Charles Schwab & Co. (SCHW) re-entered the ETF fee war Friday, announcing fee cuts to five of its…
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.
What you need to tell clients about new money fund rules
Here’s what you need to tell your clients about the new money market fund rules that take effect…
Stress tests still unpopular with fund industry
Industry trade group, as well as some mutual fund giants, push back against Financial Stability Board's proposal for stress tests.
Investing in the largest funds isn’t the biggest mistake you can make
Unless, of course, you want to beat the S&P 500 over the long term.
Expect higher than average capital-gains distributions this year: Morningstar
Long bull market, big outflows from active funds are the main culprits.
Fidelity’s billionaire Johnson family vs. the average investor
Plus: BlackRock applies more low-fee pressure, the fallout from the falling pound, and don't work where you don't belong
For ETF providers, penetrating target-date fund market a challenge
The primary reason: TDFs built on institutionally priced mutual fund shares or collective trusts can produce as low or lower fees than ETFs.
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses
Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Fidelity’s eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers
Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. (More: The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule)
Managed payout funds a tough sell to investors
The funds are more flexible than annuities, but can't guarantee a set payment for life.
Wave of new strategic beta ETFs make passive investing more complicated
But it's tough to know if the ETFs' investing rules produce superior returns.
Fidelity rolls out factor-based ETFs
The funds merge active-management strategies with low cost, passive structure.
Looking for stock tips from hedge fund managers? Try active manager Fidelity, instead
Your clients may be showing you stock ideas from hedge fund managers such as Carl Icahn (Allergan!) and…
Fidelity files with SEC for new type of actively managed ETF
Complex tracking basket that would be published daily a key component of the product.
No easy choices for investors looking to buck the herd with contrarian funds
Offerings from Fidelity, Columbia, Janus and others look for inflection points of maximum pessimism about a particular stock or industry.
Active ETFs produce few stars and even fewer fans
Mutual fund firms move defensively toward active ETFs.
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.
