by Eric Uhlfelder
Rydex is rolling out six
new equity ETFs that collectively offer global equity exposure in a different
way than do conventional index funds.
State Street Corp. said it will cut
1,400 jobs beginning this week and trim real estate costs as interest
rates near zero erode profit. Barclays also is preparing to eliminate jobs, sources say.
by Marla Brill
Once the bad boys of the bond market, emerging market debt is now seen as less risky.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Responsible investors focus on this dirty industry's brighter spots and alternatives.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Their mission: making big endowments and big business socially responsible.
As financial advisors increase their use of ETFs, money
managers are moving further into the low-cost arena, laying the
groundwork to launch additional active and passive funds.
With total assets in exchange-traded funds
approaching $1 trillion, the rapid growth of these products is coming
under fire from critics who contend that ETF proliferation has created
new risks...
ETFs, not high-frequency trading, pose the greatest
danger to stock-market stability and may trigger more disruptions like
the May 6 selloff, according to the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The world's largest stock exchange company has made a big commitment to
green investing with the introduction of 66 new indexes that track the
clean energy and environmental sectors, as well as...
(Dow Jones) When it comes to gold, financial advisors are finding themselves in an
all-too-familiar role: that of mom and dad slapping hands away from the
cookie jar.
by
Karen DeMasters
Pelleton Capital Management Ltd. has launched a model investment
portfolio that includes exchange-traded funds focusing on sustainable,
green investments.
One of the exchange-traded fund industry's latest innovations aims to
answer a long-standing criticism of bond mutual funds.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
TD Ameritrade's new ETF Market Center is offering a list of 100
commission-free ETFs for retail investors and independent RIAs
interested in long-term investing.
by Michelle Knight
In an investment world where volatility has become the new normal, consider these techniques to help you work effectively with clients.
by Marla Brill
REIT ETFs have staged a strong rebound after a nearly two-year drubbing of real estate stocks that drove prices down by as much as 60%.
If an investment expert says something important, funny or clever in a forum where no one reports it, does it make a sound?
(Dow Jones) Investors are funneling cash into exchange-traded funds that
track emerging markets, pushing these volatile holdings toward
year-to-date highs.
by Dow Jones
(Dow Jones) As speculation mounts that U.S. lawmakers will let Bush-era tax cuts on
dividends lapse, some wealth managers are considering revising clients'
portfolios to minimize the tax hit.
