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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)
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John Hancock ETF Teams With Dimensional Fund Advisors (Again)
John Hancock Investments has added to it exchange-traded fund lineup with the launch of John Hancock Multifactor Developed International…
ETFs Continue their Climb, But When Will they Hit 401ks?
While more than two-thirds of advisors expect to increase their use of exchange traded funds (ETF) in the…
BlackRock Launches ETF to Capitalize on Aging ‘Megatrend’
We’re all getting older; might as well find a way to monetize it. BlackRock announced a new lineup of four…
Strategic Beta ETF Outlook in 401ks?
They’re getting all the attention. So-called strategic beta ETFs are increasingly popular, and will comprise 20 percent of client ETF portfolios…
Schwab Goes (Really) Low on 401k Target Date Fees
Is it a race to the bottom or smart use of scale? In what’s sure to shake-up the…
Where Will ETF Use Grow Fastest?
Little surprise—Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) adoption continues to rise. While it might be a case of the fly on…
Why Most 401(k) Plans Don’t Offer ETFs
According to the Investment Company Institute (ICI), “[ETFs] accounted for 13 percent of total net assets managed by…
Low-Fee Focus Spurs 401(k) Business Model Innovation
Forty-year industry veteran Scott MacKillop (you read that right) is on a mission to disrupt the 401(k) and…
Equity Loses, Fixed Income Gains on Brexit Possibility
Fears across the pond have fixed income funds flying high. Research behemoth Morningstar reported U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset…
How Popular Are Exchange-Traded Funds, Really?
The low-cost message is getting through (with a helping hand from the Department of labor), and exchange-traded funds…