ETFs

Liquidations and delistings reached 98 in 2016, an all-time high.

Here's how clients can get around income limits and continue making contributions. Plus, tips for updating a client's financial plan now and dramatically increasing wealth after the IRS gets paid.

Earnings are below their peak, major technology companies don’t pay and banks are still lagging.

Anticipation of auto enrollment features is expected to change the way advisers serve their clients.

The fiduciary rule was an unintended gift for those who focus on income distribution planning.

The fiduciary rule was an unintended gift for those who focus on income distribution planning.

The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF's $4.9 billion of inflows, the most it has amassed over one week in last three years, is one sign of "Trump-inspired bullishness," an analyst says.

These funds have similar goals, but there are significant differences.

"Advisers cannot just sell an all-Vanguard portfolio and hope to afford their fee," says Jonathan Steinberg, WisdomTree's CEO.

Companies that pay cash distributions are all the rave, but the allure may just be smoke and mirrors. Plus, last minute tips for entrepreneurs in 2016.

Larger ETFs provide more liquidity and are better constructed.

Clients age 65 and up have to move fast to load up on medical expenses and get these benefits. Plus, considering MLP ETFs after the recovery of the energy sector and how certain mutual funds can charge a capital gains.

Why one asset manager says the high alpha of an equity long/short hedge fund may outweigh the cost benefits of similarly structured mutual funds.

Money from brokers and RIAs accounted for about 50% of Vanguard’s $225 billion in inflows this year.

The firm's move comes after BlackRock intensified the price war in the industry by reducing expenses on 15 of its funds.

The fund provider is the latest firm expecting more advisers and long-term investors will turn to passive investing because of the regulation.

The funds have had the fastest growth since 2012, with nearly $100 billion of inflows, helped by record emerging-market investments.

Mounting regulatory pressure will push firms to decrease the number of products available due to compliance risks, Cerulli Associates says in a new report.

Goldman Sachs and rival firm JPMorgan are making strides in the ETF market and taking on giants such as BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard.