Investment costs

The cheapest 20% attracted nearly $1 trillion in new client cash last year.

The new data will allow retail investors to better compare active and passive funds.

Let’s face it, portfolio management will never be free.

RIAs are repeatedly told to adopt new technology to stay competitive. Carson says his business is an example for the industry to follow.

Technology will bring down price. Will advisors fight it or embrace it?

While clients cannot determine their health care expenses and taxes in retirement, they can improve their prospects by minimizing investment fees and diversifying their portfolios.

Sometimes it makes sense to pay more.

When the markets post 10% returns, everyone feels great. So why do investors only glean a small portion of those gains?

New retirees are often anxious about spending to much, depriving themselves of some comforts of life for fear of outliving their nest egg.

Providers have been slashing fees. But with expenses already so low, some question the sense of switching just to save a few basis points.

The new move amounts to an estimate of $7 million cumulative savings. Plus; other launches.

"There is an effort underway in our industry to redefine value," Tim Hockey, TD Ameritrade's chief executive officer, said about the lower commissions.

The firm says its trading commission will be lower than even Vanguard's.

Larger ETFs provide more liquidity and are better constructed.

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

The fifth-biggest bank in the U.S. strikes deal with BlackRock’s FutureAdvisor to offer automated investing service.

While discount pricing can create confusion, these funds can also create opportunities for clients to unlock long-term cash flows.

The funds often benefit from a low-cost halo, but they don't all deserve to bask in that glow.

One approach enables clients retiring with large positions of highly appreciated company stock in their 401(k) accounts to save thousands on taxes.

Bill McNabb declined to speculate how low fees may go at his firm, which has the majority of its assets in passive funds.