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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)
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Gensler Signals Different Road is Quickest Way to a Bitcoin ETF
While the Securities and Exchange Commission has long been dragging its feet when it comes to approving a…
Bitcoin Inching Closer to 401ks
Bitcoin isn’t a big deal in retirement investing yet, but many small steps are being taken that are…
Bitcoin ETF: Why is the SEC Dragging Its Feet?
As it was announced March 18 that the first North American bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has passed the…
Investment Company Institute Names New President and CEO
The Investment Company Institute has named elected Eric J. Pan as its next president and chief executive officer,…
Massive Disparity in Certain Mutual Fund, ETF Flows
ETFs are way up, mutual funds way down. Long-term, open-end mutual funds are on track for their worst…
Self-Directed 401k Balances Jump in Q2 2020
A 3.3% year-over-year increase and a 13% increase from the end of the first quarter of 2020? Not…
Self-Directed 401k Balances Drop 14% in Q1 2020
The average self-directed brokerage account balance finished Q1 2020 at $252,675, down 6% year-over-year and down 14% from…
Strong finish to 2019 for Self-Directed 401k Investors
According to Charles Schwab’s SDBA Indicators Report, an industry-leading benchmark on retirement plan participant investment activity within self-directed…
ESG Investing Momentum Building, Even If Formal Commitment Lags
The latest example of building momentum for greater investing in companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
Young 401(k) Investors Jumping On ETF Bandwagon
Apparently GTL, OMG and LOL are out. A new (and far more valuable) acronym has surfaced on Millennials’…