As ETFs proliferate, so do funds based on ever narrower, and ever more creative, slices of the market.
Despite the better performance, money is still steadily going into passive funds and out of active funds.
Financial Darwinism, though, is beginning to work its evolutionary magic.
Costs that come with owning gold through ETFs are gaining more attention as bullion struggles to compete with other assets like equities.
Amid concern that passive investing has weakened corporate governance, the indexes are setting some new rules.
Conventional wisdom says that as passive investment strategies grow, they would affect stock prices. The data shows otherwise.
Fidelity announced it will cut fees on 14 passive products, effective today.
The oil sector’s best performers .
There are ways to access the asset class without investing directly in futures.
New leaders Buckley, CIO Davis to chase global growth as McNabb steps down.
