ETFs

Charles Schwab Investment Management will offer 3 new bond ETFs as of Oct. 10.

The new changes will go into effect on Oct. 7, the same day Charles Schwab sets its commissions at zero and days after TD Ameritrade does the same.

Moves by Schwab and TD Ameritrade to eliminate commissions look great on the surface, but advisors know there’s no free lunch.

Does this signal the end of the race to zero?

Exhaustion sets in as the quarter ends.

Municipal-bond mutual funds and exchange traded funds have pulled in about $46.9 billion over the last 38 straight weeks. That’s the biggest cash haul since 2010.

Rob Arnott, a leading speaker at Inside ETFs Europe and a legend in the industry, discusses factor investing.

Chasing the shiny sector may be tempting, but the numbers suggest there are better options to enhance a long-term portfolio

ETF managers no longer have to file for exemptive relief and can bring their products to market directly, although it does not apply to non-transparent ETFs, the SEC says.