We are pleased to announce the RIA Channel annual ranking of the Top 100 RIA Firms. This year’s unique ranking showcases the wealth management firms by growth in assets over the past ten years with a majority of the firms accruing more than $1 billion in assets…
A month that saw the stock market go basically nowhere was not without its fair share of drama for ETF investors. As any respectable drama should, it held triumphs, surprises and disappointments…
It was a chaotic day in the markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all cratering shortly after the open. U.S. futures sell orders had started building before the market opened. Some listed securities had so many sellers that prices fell precipitously, which triggered limit-up and limit-down halts, causing tremendous confusion and delay…
Energy. Health care. Technology. Advisors on behalf of their clients can choose to invest in a sector exchange-traded fund that mimics most individual sectors of the economy, or they can take a broader approach across various sectors…
Most financial advisors recommend new investors open their portfolios with a broad-based index fund or exchange-traded fund. An index fund or ETF could include a wide and balanced range of stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index or ones tracking indices as though on cruise control and at minimal expense…
Conventional wisdom says that if the Federal Reserve goes ahead and lifts rates this week, investors will view that as one more impediment to global growth, which could lead to yet more selling on Wall Street…
As index funds and exchange-traded funds continue to outpace their actively managed mutual fund peers, the church of passive investors has enjoyed an undeniable membership surge…