ETFs

It’s the first U.S.-domiciled index ETF of ETFs with access to the global investment-grade credit universe, the firm said.

Wealth management will soon have to measure up to the needs of its customers, rather than requiring customers to suit the needs of the industry.

The active versus passive debate rages on — but one fund type wins when it comes to tax-loss harvesting.

A growing chorus of firms such as Fidelity, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs have announced plans for a variety of services around cryptocurrency trading.

Microsoft and Amazon.com are the fund’s top-two holdings.

Clients only get to reap the rewards of returns after investment expenses are paid.

While the industry scores relatively low in its digital capabilities, firms that invest in technology are growing nearly twice as fast as their peers.

More than half of advisors would consider buying a smart beta muni bond ETF for clients, according to a Columbia Threadneedle poll.

One fund traded more than 800,000 shares in August, its second-largest monthly volume since inception.

The Fidelity Zero Total Market Index Fund attracted $753.5 million through Aug. 31, while the Fidelity Zero International Index Fund gathered $234.2 million, according to Fidelity’s website.

Fees were nearly half the price of the top-performing active funds.

Forget bond ladders. Laddering defined-maturity exchange traded funds may be a safer fixed-income strategy for clients.

The SPDR fund’s assets have surged over 23% this year to a record $16 billion as the retailer inches closer to America’s second trillion-dollar company.

The fund took in about $22 million in August.

To experience higher potential gains, clients need to be willing to tolerate losses at least occasionally. Striking the right balance between risk and reward is the tricky part.

There was some aggressive call options buying as sentiment pushed the country’s equities lower.

The fund hasn’t seen a day of inflows since June.