Investments

It's the latest innovation in the increasingly saturated $7 trillion ETF industry.

The strategy has been portrayed as both an essential investing tool and overhyped approach. The reality is somewhere in between.

Judging by a recent survey, reports of the classic investment strategy's "death" are greatly exaggerated.

Devoting an ETF to a single bond may not just be a gimmick. It could solve a lot of the problems with bond trading, writes Jared Dillian.

Officials say the additional information would help agencies gain a better understanding of the industry's potential as a source of systemic risk.

A little-noticed change to "overflow" money will push down customers' yields at a time of rapidly rising interest rates — unless they opt out.

Studies show that the market has created a "Goldilocks" moment for alternatives. But technology and the industry need to work together to get it "just right."

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, worth roughly $83.8 billion in assets, is now the biggest bond ETF in the world.

U.S. state and city debt surged in July by the most in more than two years.

Recessions clear out economic deadwood and lay the groundwork for the next boom.

TDFs have successfully nudged more Americans into the stock market, Allison Schrager writes, but they also have a major weakness that inflation is bringing to light.

The regulator provided a detailed listing of practices subject to tougher client-care standards for disclosure or outright elimination.

Total annuity sales in the second quarter reached $77.5 billion, by some measures the highest ever recorded.

The "set it and forget it" approach has gained popularity in recent years, but a more active approach has its advantages in a volatile market. Here's the case for each.

A spousal IRA offers a way to stay on track for a healthy retirement. Yet many people don’t know it exists.

Each major crisis in recent history had unique characteristics that made it particularly painful. But each also offered lessons and opportunities.

The SEC is issuing stark warnings about the funds, even though it approved them for investors.

New research from Moody’s Analytics finds that the number of ESG-related controversies is on the rise.

The long-term effects of harvesting losses can sometimes be worse for the client than doing nothing.