Portfolio

How investors' fear of stock market turmoil may be shaping the future of certain ETFs.

Stable investors tend to downplay periods of performance and periods of underperformance.

Missed compounding opportunities, steep taxes and penalties and the possibility of forced early retirement, that's why.

"If you're a financial services company and you're not thinking of yourself as a financial tech company, then you're probably in a declining business model," says Rob Foregger, co-founder of NextCapital.

Some wirehouse branch managers have made the transition to the independent channel, but doing so takes careful planning, experts say.

Bill McNabb declined to speculate how low fees may go at his firm, which has the majority of its assets in passive funds.

In contentious Senate testimony, White fended off accusations that the regulatory body has dragged its feet. Again, she did not offer a timeline for implementing a fiduciary rule from the SEC.

Demand for ETFs soars; costs dominate adviser concerns, plus other key trends in portfolio management.

Fewer Federal Reserve officials expect the central bank to raise interest rates more than once this year, as policy makers gave a mixed picture of a U.S. economy where growth is picking up and job gains are slowing.

The goal is to own investments that can withstand risk, even if it means some sacrifices.