Mutual funds

The custodian has made three big announcements. The connection between the three may not be obvious, but together, they indicate what I think could be a brilliant strategy.

Investors who plan to retire early are advised to start saving as soon as possible and diversify their earnings with multiple sources of income.

The SEC examined approximately 2,180 RIAs in 2019.

Nearly all of the fixed-income funds held short term debt.

Timely trading in less-heralded semiconductor markers and firms committed to energy without fossil fuels produced a 54% total return last year, data show.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.

Asset managers stand to gain from an SEC-approved ETF structure since “selection of securities is the intellectual property for which they are paid fees.”

It’s the second straight year that Cliff Asness’ quant firm is announcing layoffs.

In what was a stellar year for corporates, governments nearly missed the list entirely.

Average management fees will be cut 8% on an asset-weighted basis.

It’s easier — and more lucrative — for financial firms to pander to clients’ worst instincts than help subdue them.

The 82-year-old company’s strategy has helped secure net inflows in all but one of the five years through 2018.

Already, the fund has agreed to transactions involving German wind energy project developer PNE and Altice Europe’s Portuguese fiber assets.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

As asset managers create younger wholesaling teams, they're also adapting models that leverage digitally savvy hybrid roles.

Failing to enroll in a health care plan and taking on a hefty student loan debt are just two of the most common blunders younger clients should avoid.

Despite the exodus, all of the mutual funds and ETFs on the list posted net gains for the year.

Brokerage firms that sell the funds must determine whether clients understand their risks — a requirement that could discourage offering them at all.

“There’s less performance chasing than you saw in the past, and that’s a positive thing,” an expert says.

The planned launch from Cornerstone Capital would be the firm’s first stock fund for individual investors with social and environmental goals.