In this week’s fund news, Alerian buys ETF Trends and ETF Database; fund companies are giving VC firms a run for their money; and crypto asset manager Grayscale hires a new head of ETFs.

While the DOL rule has languished, model portfolios thrived. And they’re not going anywhere.

Tail hedging turns crisis into opportunity by taking the emotion factor away from investors.

Blank-check companies meet all the criteria of innovations that precede market distress.

Retail investors net bought shares worth $18.9 million in the zero-fee trading platform on its listing day, far less than the IPOs of other high-profile firms.

Kanye West knows a thing or two about volatility.

Robinhood starts trading under the ticker HOOD on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Thursday.

Socially responsible investors may very well have a unique opportunity to profitably shape the future of a greener economy. 

Fed leadership doesn’t sound convinced by arguments in favor of a hasty exit strategy.

Although IPO issuers have always been beholden to market swings, increased regulatory oversight is a new risk.