Dimensional Fund Advisors’ factor-based portfolios were meant to compete with SPDR’s better known ETFs in sector investing. Which approach has come out on top?

Performance has been mixed at best.

While the error at Vanguard was short-lived and the dollar value small, the mishap raises new questions about how ETF managers monitor the indexes that underlie their portfolios, whether or not they have a socially responsible mandate.

The likes of JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Wealth Management and Sanford C. Bernstein have written off U.K. shares from their investment playbooks until there’s more political clarity.

Market conditions may be conducive to increased debt and credit investment.

In periods of stress, ESG bond funds have outperformed non-ESG funds.

Fractional investing lowers the barriers to entry and democratizes access to investing in fine art.

The average portfolio—one made up of 60% stocks and 40% bonds—is not built to weather new market realities.