Investment strategies

Donald Trump has all but promised to dispute the election outcome if he loses. Wall Street’s taking him at his word.

In the first half of the year, fewer than a third of U.S. domestic equity fund managers delivered annualized returns that outpaced the S&P Composite 1500.

“Investors are going into lower, more passive mutual funds because they don't want to pay the fees,” an expert says.

“A typical Gen Z-er may not be as interested in owning a mutual fund," says Contrafund's Will Danoff.

A rising appetite for achieving specific investment objectives, such as sustainable investing, is the main driver behind the projected rise in their popularity.

The pandemic has underscored the need for more socially and environmentally responsible financing.

“Everyone is looking ahead to the elections and what tax policy could look like in various administrations," says Ben Huneke, head of investment solutions in the firm's wealth management division.

Funds that buy debt backing sustainability matters grew 12% from the end of 2019 globally, reaching a record $209.5 billion of assets, data show.

JPST, which tracks investment-grade securities maturing in a year or less, has attracted over $3.7 billion in flows this year.

Hundreds of strategies that outperformed in backtesting are failing to live up to their hype once they are packaged up and sold as ETFs, a study finds.