Carl Icahn's not impressed. | Copyright Michael Nagle, Getty Images
A lot of people probably wish they could replicate the moves of famous activist investors like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, fund managers who have achieved hig...
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Smart beta has gone from contrarian to mainstream - just ask Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott, winner of the 2015 Wealth Management Madness bracket tournament - but how smart is it...
With significant advantages in the critical areas of cost efficiency and innovation - and few drawbacks for investors - ETFs are likely to take in more institutional funds for years to come and be a go-to source for a growing network of investors.
Exchange-traded funds had a big year in 2014, but the real stand out products with institutional investors were those based on an alternatively weighted index, or “smart beta," according to a new study by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management.
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Man vs. Machine
In the ongoing debate about robo-advisors, one argument that technology detractors like to fall back on is that an algorithm can’t provide the same service as a flesh-and-blood advisor. MarketWatch decided to put that idea ...
(Reuters) - State Street, which sold the first exchange-traded fund in 1993, is falling flat in its bid to win back market share in the ETF industry by wooing advisers to retail investors, with many advisers saying the bank doesn't do enough...