ETFs

Last year alone 226 Vanguard funds and ETFs reported expense ratio declines, saving customers an estimated $337 million cumulatively, the company said.

Traders are concerned that after an 18-month rally, rising yields in developed markets from the U.S. to Germany could wreak havoc across emerging markets similar to the taper tantrum of 2013.

Trump’s election, and subsequent withdrawal from the Paris Accords, prompted a rush of new investor money toward environmentally responsible investments. Here are the top performing SMA managers for socially responsible investing.

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.