Thematic ETFs are a good way for investors to round out their asset allocations, but there are some quirks to these funds that require advisors to take a closer look.

The broad sustainable movement has garnered a lot of attention but done a poor job of explaining what it is and what it wants to do.

EPFR Global’s fund flow data show that in the week that ended Oct. 17, which included the stock market rout, U.S. growth funds saw $1.1 billion of inflows while U.S. value funds lost $1.4 billion.

S&P’s latest report on fund managers portrays persistent contrasts in performance.

Investors who avoided the dodgiest countries in terms of environmental, social and governance standards would have missed out on huge returns.

With a near decade-long bull market in equities, an allocation to alternatives has been a performance drag for most investors. Don’t expect that to change even as the bull market ends.

A contango should be a wake-up call.

Its merger with OppenheimerFunds offers a way around the Vanguards of the world, but investors have reason to worry. Plus there’s a muni bond twist.