ETFs

With billions of dollars in revenue at stake, wirehouses and broker-dealers are keeping an eye on a potential regulatory change in favor of the ETF industry.

Only two out of nine firms included the total amount of money involved in revenue sharing — a practice critics say should be ended entirely — in their disclosures.

The industry conflict of interest takes many common, controversial or outright confusing forms. Here's what financial advisors and investors should know.

Optimism is building that a game-changing fund design that will help asset managers shrink clients' tax bills will soon be approved by the SEC.

Fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence and its associated infrastructure, many technology ETFs have experienced phenomenal growth.

Bonds have always been a haven for investors, but new products could draw financial advisors and clients seeking higher yield than those of passive ETFs.

While actively managed ETFs may promise higher returns, passive ETFs are still an attractive option for investors.

As the tax deferral method grows in popularity, experts caution that the benefits come with important caveats for financial advisors to keep in mind.

To some market-watchers, that undercuts the spirit of what private equity investments are supposed to provide.

Fidelity Investments is launching new ETF model portfolios to compete in the growing multi-trillion dollar asset management industry.

Cat bonds, as they're called, can bring in significant returns, but they carry serious risk as well.

Dimensional Fund Advisors' latest research adds to existing literature highlighting sometimes-overlooked downsides with the ongoing rush to low-cost ETFs and other products.

With promises of potentially beating the market, actively managed ETFs can appear attractive to investors. But with higher fees and more potential volatility, are they worth it?

In the year ahead, private equity, exchange traded funds and tax-loss harvesting promise to be top priorities for advisors leading the pack.

Out of more than 2,000 moves reducing prices over nearly 50 years, the company says this round represents the largest in its history.

Four years after handling the first conversion of a hedge fund to an ETF, Wes Gray is gearing up to lead a surge of tax-busting deals aimed at investors.

Funds that use Section 351 conversions are rolling out in 2025, led by the launch of one with the ticker TAX. Here's what financial advisors and investors should know.

Funds in areas including bitcoin, technology and clean energy were especially successful.

In December, the BlackRock Investment Institute stated that giving bitcoin a 1% to 2% weighting would produce a similar share of profile risk as the so-called Magnificent Seven technology stocks in a standard 60/40 portfolio.

The tax-efficient, low-cost funds may have an even greater advantage over traditional mutual funds due to the IRS's lack of a definition for "substantially identical" securities.