Mutual funds

Advisors will find the lowest, near-zero fund. Do they read the fine print?

Bonds were sold to build a development with a water park and Venice-style bridges. Now a Florida community is going bankrupt.

The firm expects shareholders will save an estimated $3.2 million, annually.

The firm plans to focus on raising money for products that lock up capital for several years, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Executives say the race to zero in fund fees and improvements in data and analytics are among the top issues impacting asset management.

With the reductions, nearly all of the firm’s index funds will have total net expenses lower than comparable Vanguard products.

With double-digit annualized returns produced by nearly all of these funds, the ranking illustrates the broader trend toward passive investing.

The hedge fund he founded, Appaloosa Management, has returned 25% a year since inception in 1993.

Years of trial and error and research behind the scenes and continuing client-facing education resulted in the portfolio-mix sweet spot.

Although the firm sees risk parity as a way to compliment holdings of its biggest customers, critics see a volatile fund that has underperformed.