ETFs

BlackRock’s iShares, Vanguard and State Street manage roughly $2.6 trillion of the $3.1 trillion invested in ETFs as of September, or 84 percent of ETF assets.

Betterment and Wealthfront are top holders of the iShares muni ETF.

New MiFID II regulations have the continent on the verge of a boom.

The pioneer in actively managed ETFs told advisors at the Financial Planning Association’s national conference that low-cost active managers with “skin in the game” more often than not beat their passive benchmarks.

At the very least, risk is on the rise.

Caution: These equities exhibit higher volatility than large caps because they are riskier businesses.

Talk of a Fed rate hike and new tax plan in the United States is muddying the rest of 2017.

Ray Dalio has recommended investors consider placing 5 to 10 percent of assets in gold as a hedge against political and economic risks.

All eyes are on the mutual fund giant.

Historical data undercut these rules of thumb.