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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)
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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…
Morningstar to Compare Mutual Funds with ETFs
While experts contend it should never be an either/or decision when deciding on mutual funds and ETFs in…
Strategic Beta ETF Outlook in 401(k)s?
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 401(k) 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
Why has there been almost no ETF penetration of the 401(k) marketplace, which is entirely dominated by pooled funds?
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…
Replace Target-Date Funds as 401(k) QDIA? Not So Fast
“Co-exist” is the bumper sticker research message from Cerulli Associates. The Boston-based global analytics firm suggests that managed…