Investments

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

The Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index flipped to an annual loss this week after just seven weeks in the green.

More than 40% of Black and Hispanic adults say they have used money from a savings or retirement account to pay their bills since the outbreak began, a survey finds.

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.

Expenses fell by 20 basis points and risk-adjusted returns climbed 92 bps, according to the study.

Investor advocates, religious groups and proponents of ESG investing argue the changes are a gift to business lobbyists that will muzzle corporate critics.

“It’s not just a shiny object, it’s really about content,” the firm’s head of ETFs and indexed strategies said.

A State Street fund avoiding crude holdings has beaten the S&P 500 by 3.6 percentage points since its inception, generating an annual return of 12.9%.

The fund giants voted for 99% of U.S. directors proposed by the energy, utility, banking and automotive companies reviewed by nonprofit research group Majority Action.

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

Funds from the biggest three issuers account for more than 80% of the industry's total assets.

Could single premium immediate annuities be the answer to ultralow rates?

The industry’s largest money manager experienced record inflows to sustainable products in the first six months of the year.

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

Chairman Jerome Powell and other officials have stressed that recovery is highly dependent on the nation’s ability to better control the coronavirus.

The bullion rally has shown signs of losing momentum as economies reopen.

“Expense ratios matter to most people, particularly when you're looking at these mostly passive funds,” an expert says.

Despite its risks, the fund has become popular with day traders, who pushed its volume to new highs this month, according to a report.

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