Portfolio management

Funds at the top have notched triple digit returns in the last year.

Companies with a high level of intellectual capital tend to be less cyclical and that capital -- patents, trademarks, ideas -- gives them a bigger moat to defend against competitors.

Lenders have issued about 50 structured products tied to Ark’s ETFs in the past three months, according to SEC filings.

The 20 categories with the biggest gains are home to nearly $10 trillion in combined assets.

The combined company will service $4 trillion in assets and is valued at $1 billion.

Sammons is trying to solve the longtime question of how best to combine planning with certain products through technology.

Keep an eye on Asia, longer lifespans, the digital world, and green tech, writes Ida Liu, head of Citi Private Bank, North America.

The skewed allocations “may significantly change fund performance and use case suitability until rebalance dates,” analysts say.

The 2,500-advisor firm is sneaking up on larger rivals by adopting an approach that’s increasingly popular across wealth management.

The quant manager has been warning for years that investor objectives are going to be increasingly hard to meet amid “soberingly low” gains.

ETFs targeting the hottest investment themes have lost as much as 5% per year on a risk-adjusted basis between 2000 and 2019, research shows.

The fund has returned about 42% since its April 7 launch compared to an 8.9% gain for its benchmark over the same period.

The top 20 carried an average expense ratio of more than three times the broader industry.

These 20 mutual funds and ETFs here are home to roughly $45 billion in assets.

Probabilistic forecasts provide a durable framework for a sound financial future, the author says, and offers some for the new year.

The top 20 more than doubled the gains of their fixed-income industry peers.

Despite lofty markets, offering a “lazy” portfolio may doom a number of ill-prepared planners in the coming year, our columnist warns.

The scale of the withdrawal indicates that the ETF is both being used by large institutions and a favorite with retail investors, an expert says.

While broadening stock-market gains may one day provide more fertile ground for picking equities, right now fundamental managers are struggling.

Orion, Riskalyze and AdvisorPeak hope to offer a replacement to TradeWarrior, which will close on Dec. 31.