ETFs

In the week just passed the bond market had a modest correction that, unlike it's bearish predecessor, strikes me as being as much about data and the Fed as oversold technicals and sentiment.

A new ETF tracks corporate sponsors for American pro sports, CIBC makes a wealth management move in Chicago, and how millennials use payment app Venmo (it's not just to split the check).

Passive investors don't recognize they are actually making active management decisions without understanding what they own.

Some, though, don’t behave like value funds.

The uptick in volatility looms over the bitcoin market’s legitimization.

Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. warn investors that the two-decade negative correlation between equities and debt is starting to unravel.

The popular "smart beta" strategy's recent outperformance is headed for a reversal, says Research Affiliates.

Low volatility has yet to stress the ETF market, Global Trading Systems' Ari Rubenstein says.

Quincy Jones has an ETF, investors don't understand the fiduciary rule ,and Raymond James adds a team from UBS.

In a crisis, the funds would enable a healthy transfer of risk when liquidity dries up.