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As the S&P 500 bottomed in late March, mom-and-pop darlings enjoyed weeks of inflows. Since then, the trend has shifted.

Many of the executives selected this year say the industry’s future may lie in its sudden change to a fully virtual business model.

Funds advised by Katie Koch, whose firm has about $1.8 trillion under supervision, are beating their benchmarks at an 80% rate in 2020.

As soon as the program was announced, I not only advised my small business clients to apply; I also tried to figure out how to take advantage of it myself.

It’s the latest example of how firms who spent the past decade battling low yields are now raising cash to seize on deep discounts from the coronavirus.

Standard General accused Tusk Strategies of “blanketing the media with false and misleading proxy materials” on behalf of a “secret client.”

There’s a lot to complain about these days, from the effectiveness of the government’s $3 trillion stimulus package to unlimited quantitative easing.

This year’s honorees discuss how their firms are coping with the coronavirus pandemic and how this period may reshape the industry.

I am advising some clients to ladder maturities to lock in more dependable tax-free income streams — especially for those in states with high income taxes, like California.

Fallout from the deepest worldwide downturn since the Great Depression has magnified economic and social inequality across the globe.

Analysis of their performance — and fees — may reveal some surprises.

Hedge fund managers, market academics and risk experts are channeling their data-mining smarts to the world of clinical sciences.

With the industry facing ridicule for high fees and low returns, clients have pulled a net $33 billion from the industry in the first quarter, the most over a decade.

With few corners of the fixed-income industry safe from harm, investors’ faith in managers appears to be intact — for now.

Find more information and the nomination form for Financial Planning's recognition of people, leaders and firms that have demonstrated innovation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

A new fund from Pacer ETFs will track an index of companies offering products, technologies and services that are currently in high demand.

Dubbed Disco III, the fund will target leveraged loans, high-yield bonds and collateralized loan obligations.

Some of the industry’s largest names took a hit in last month’s market tumult, including funds run by Ray Dalio, Michael Hintze and Adam Levinson.

The holdings in these top-performers “are companies that will be replaced, from a performance standpoint, over the next decade,” an expert says.