Investments

BlackRock has spent three years crafting a new type of actively-managed exchange-traded fund that's stoked optimism in the U.S. for expansion of the $1.8 trillion industry. The world's biggest money manager is confident the product will work, except the market will be a dud.

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat said volatility probably will rise later this year as investors get more aggressive to reach their annual goals.

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Once obscure, business development corporations, small business investment funds, are attracting attention.

Money market funds and liquid bank accounts currently lack returns but offer safety as well as liquidity.

BlackRock’s Fink Says Leveraged ETFs May ‘Blow Up’ Industry

BlackRock's Laurence D. Fink, who oversees the world's biggest exchange-traded fund lineup, said leveraged ETFs are a structural problem and have the potential to "blow up" the industry.

Money market funds and liquid bank accounts currently lack returns but offer safety as well as liquidity.

Experts debate the best options for advisors to use in the income-producing portion of client portfolios.

Sure, today's rates are low. That makes it a great time to protect your clients against unexpected rises tomorrow. To arm your clients' portfolios against inflation, here are five investment categories to consider.

Saving a few basis points on expenses is nice, but the critical issue is finding an ETF that does what you want it to do.

Saving a few basis points on expenses is nice, but the critical issue is finding an ETF that does what you want it to do.

High-speed trading isn’t such a big problem for investors - but the underlying structure of the U.S. financial markets just might be.

Some assets work best in a tax-advantaged retirement plan while others belong in a taxable account.

A Financial Stability Oversight Council proposal that would regulate asset management firms in the same way large banks are regulated could have a major impact on fund company technology, operations and marketing.

Some assets work best in a tax-advantaged retirement plan while others belong in a taxable account.

Staggering income annuities may help address clients' anxiety about long life expectancy and low investment yields. Here are two different approaches.

Staggering income annuities may help address clients' anxiety about long life expectancy and low investment yields. Here are two different approaches.

Setting up small speculative accounts for adventurous clients may help to keep them on a prudent path with the rest of their portfolio.

An active tax indexing strategy enables clients with big holdings in their employers' stock to maintain the portfolio's risk positioning and reduce the tax pain.