ETFs

Advisors cited better liquidity, lower expenses and higher tax efficiency as among the reasons they like ETFs, the market for which has topped $11 trillion.

The model they want to follow creates an exchange-traded fund as one of the share classes of a mutual fund, a move that ports the famous tax efficiency of the younger structure to the older vehicle.

Regulatory approval would be a big win for asset managers seeking to shrink clients' tax bills and expand into the $12.6 trillion ETF industry.

Two studies from Morningstar dive into the subtleties across the various categories of funds and the sources of the gap between actual and total investment returns.

"It doesn't take but one comment or one market-moving data point to cause ETFs to shift the market pretty considerably," said Ajay Thomas, head of public finance at FHN Financial.

Now in its fourth year, the annual beachside conference is bigger than ever, with satellite events planned throughout the year.

The F/m Compoundr High Yield Bond ETF (CPHY) and the F/m Compoundr U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (CPAG) began trading this week.

In an increasingly choppy sector, experts say investing with caution and an eye on diversification is key.

In a record-setting bull market, the products offer investors a straightforward way to protect against downside risk. But not all financial advisors are convinced of their utility.

Panelists at the Morningstar conference acknowledged the difficulties, even as they pointed out the ongoing opportunities from active management.

Wall Street's latest tax-smart ETF is engineered to turn a publicly traded fund into a tax-minimizing machine.

The industry is awaiting SEC approval for dozens of applications, even as Vanguard's shareholder case highlights some of the tax complexity of the looming shift.

Through collaboration with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street, professionally managed model portfolios with alternative allocations are available via the firm's unified managed accounts.

Investors have been gravitating toward actively managed strategies, which have absorbed about 40% of industry inflows amid this year's market turbulence — the highest share ever.

U.S. regulators have asked Wall Street firms racing to launch solana exchange-traded funds to revise their paperwork.

With the industry awaiting the regulator's looming actions, the index fund giant is seeking to apply its dual share class structure to actively managed strategies.

A unique mutual fund type is gaining ground with advisors, according to the FPA's newest survey. Advisors say the data points to a broader trend of planners shifting away from investment management.

Advisors who have experience with these ETFs say they can offer an easy, secure entry point for investors. However, choosing the right one requires further discretion and research.

The immediate dispute centers on two proposed funds from ETF firms REX Financial and Osprey Funds that would allow investors to earn rewards by deploying ether and solana tokens to help validate blockchain transactions, a process known as staking.