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State Street Sees New Sector ETF Reaching $2 Billion This Week

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The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund, or XLC, has taken in more than $683 million this week.

PGIM Launches High-Yield Bond ETF

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The actively managed product is the second ETF from PGIM Investments.

Advisors, Get Ready For New CFP Board Rules

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The CFP Board prepares advisors for expanded fiduciary rules, amid some confusion.

True Retirement Readiness Must Go Beyond Assets And Income

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A panel of retirement experts said advisors should address clients' physical and emotional well-being.

Active Management Helps Fixed Income Do Its Job, Says Manager

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Western Asset Management manager Doug Hulsey explains why active fixed-income management can outperform passive.

Helping Newly Widowed Clients Deal With Loss

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Susan Bradley discusses better ways to deal with clients who have experienced loss.

Shareholders Aren't Gaining From Tax Cuts As Much As Some Think

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Look more closely, and dividends and buybacks aren't that exciting.

Private Medicare Plans Faulted By Watchdog Over Denials Of Care

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Privately run Medicare health plans used by millions may be improperly denying patients care.

Financial Guidance Can Save A Military Career

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Service members can pay a steep price when they get into financial trouble.

Fed Raises Rates And Says More Coming, Brushing Off Trump Jabs

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The move reflected an upbeat assessment of the economy.

Buying A High-Flying Marijuana ETF Gets Harder As Custody Shift Spooks Banks

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It’s a wonky, but important, challenge for the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF.

John Hancock Goes Interactive. Should You Be Worried?

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In late-September, this news nearly sent shivers through the insurance world.

Family Offices Show Best Investment Performance Since 2012, UBS Says

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The equity bull market helped them average a 15.5 percent return in 2017.

Morgan Stanley: 2018 Poised For Worst Returns In A Decade

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Real yields are negative across most asset classes.

Gartman, Yusko Sound Recession Alarm For 2019

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Gartman puts the chance at 50/50; Yusko says its close to 100 percent.

Lagarde Says Technology Will Kill 26 Million Jobs

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Women will disproportionately be hurt, she added.

Wells Fargo Suspends Employees Over Tax-Credit Probe

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The suspensions came amid a U.S. inquiry into the bank’s purchase of low-income housing tax credits.

In Search Of Earth-Friendly Bonds

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Green bonds are a growing channel in the fixed-income space.

World's Largest Pot ETF Doubles Up On Tilray, Expands Portfolio

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The Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF came under fire for not holding one of Wall Street’s hottest pot stocks.

13 Planners Lose Right To Call Themselves CFPs

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The CFP Board disciplined more than a dozen advisors for violations of CFP standards.