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Among some 500 large-cap U.S. mutual funds, those with at least one-third of manager positions held by women have beaten those with none, data show.

“Given the moment that we’re at in history with all of the threats to racial, gender and climate justice, it really felt like it was time to expand what we were doing.” Rachel Robasciotti says.

While stimulus talks have stalled, better-than-feared economic data and corporate earnings have instilled optimism that a recovery is taking shape.

Innovator ETFs, an asset manager, will debut its so-called buffer funds at a time when Treasury yields are hovering near historic lows and duration risk climbs.

It’s enough to frustrate star traders, leaving them vulnerable to poaching by hedge funds willing to pay more.

A significant push to use the precious metal as portfolio insurance may create a self-reinforcing spiral that upends its appeal as a hedge.

The “set it and forget it” balanced approach may not work as well anymore, an expert says.

An iShares ETF investing in companies it says has “positive environmental, social and governance characteristics” has more than tripled gains of the S&P 500.

Despite besting the broader market over the long-term, those at the top have underperformed in the first half of 2020.

Recognizing the elephant — and donkey — in the room can lead to a broader conversation about long-term investing

With Treasury yields now hovering around zero, and likely to stay there for years, expected gains from the traditional asset mix are in doubt.

Cboe’s first new entry will be a suite of four volatility indexes with different tenors based on the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

The court has suggested that federal law bars awards from going further, blunting a legal tool that critics say the agency has abused.

“The stocks that I hadn’t heard of three months ago all of a sudden are the most active — that’s not where investors go, that’s where traders might go or hobbyists might go,” says a private wealth advisor at UBS.

As inflows soar and market dislocations vanish, an industry that consigned to history two major disruptions of the pandemic crash is back.

How the Fed proceeds is key for investors who have plowed into steepening bets, a move that peaked with last week’s surge in 10- and 30-year yields.

The central bank’s own data show that slightly more than half of U.S. households own stocks. But that doesn’t come close to telling the whole story.

One strategist — who last month warned about owning stocks — said that he now believes he was “far too cautious” during the current market rally.

Don’t expect significant changes anytime soon to longstanding complaints about conflicts of interest in the “issuer pay” model of the ratings business.

Banks and insurers have trailed the S&P 500 by 20 percentage points, their worst performance at this point of a year on record.