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Being Tactical With ETFs Is Tough When The Market Still Looks Attractive

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Tactical strategies offer alpha and risk management, but can struggle to add value when indexes are cheap.

Advisors May Get More Small-Business Clients If DOL Move Is Successful

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New DOL regulations would make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement plans to employees.

Advisors, Clients Not Discussing Trump Tax Reform, Survey Says

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Nearly 20 percent of surveyed clients said they had to bring up the subject with advisors.

Slumping Semiconductors Trigger Flight From VanEck's Chips ETF

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October has been the worst month for semiconductor stocks in more than six years.

Debt Likely To Be ‘Ground Zero’ In Next Financial Crisis, Says Oaktree's Marks

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Holding a defensive positioning, while not bailing out of investments completely, is the best approach, he says.

Markets Not Pricing In Midterms' 'Tail Risk' That Could Roil U.S. Yield Curve

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A decisive win by one party has a higher probability than forecast and poses a sizeable risk, says this strategist.

Advisors Say Improving Tax Expertise Means Opportunity, Especially Now

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More people want tax and financial planning from the same source, say these advisors.

Foreigners Dumping Saudi Stocks

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The crisis triggered by the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is hurting Saudi plans to attract and retain investors.

CEOs Give Employees Time Off To Vote In Hotly Contested Midterms

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A record 44 percent of U.S. firms will give workers paid time off to vote Nov. 6.

N.J. Senate President Counting On Taxpayer Rage To Cut Pensions

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He wants to tap N.J. homeowners’ disgust with high property taxes to cut pension benefits.

Weed Vaping Start-Up Pax Raises $20 Million From Investors

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The creators of wildly popular Juul for nicotine vaping formed Pax to make marijuana vaporizers.

Taking A Risk-Aware Approach To International ETF Investing

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Factors may enhance and simplify investing beyond the U.S., said panelists at the ETF Strategy Summit.

Older Investors Lack Responsible Investing Knowledge, Survey Says

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Crossmark Global Investments found more young people know about responsible investing.

Goldman Says Time To Buy The Dip In Beaten-Down Emerging Markets

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Months of underperformance relative to U.S. peers won’t last much longer, the firm's analysts said.

Saudi Crisis Shows Wall Street Struggle Between Ethics And Cash

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Human rights have never been too persuasive in Wall Street’s calculus.

Future Of 10-Year Treasury Yields Is Below 3%, PGIM's Tipp Says

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The sheer weight of global savings will pressure yields lower,, Robert Tipp said.

Robot ETF Leaves Pros In Dust, Scoring Wins On Small-Cap Fliers

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The AI Powered Equity ETF is up 11.81 percent from its debut a year ago.

Ric Edelman: Retirement Won't Exist In The 21st Century

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Advisors have to start adapting to a world where people don't stop working and going to school, he said.

Once Feared On Wall Street, Dodd-Frank's Watchdog Is In Retreat

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Non-banks are now less likely to be stuck with the systemic-risk label.

Nobel Winner Romer Sees Fear Of Next Crisis Stifling Investment

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Economists and investors are on the lookout for signs of the next crisis.