Investments

Advisor Upside

ETFs Unfazed by Market Volatility

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The vehicles have seen $427 billion in inflows, outpacing the roughly $301 billion from last year, per Morningstar.

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Investments

Glass Lewis, ISS Grapple With Renewed Risk to Influencer Status

ISS, Glass Lewis face criticism from an oil giant engaged in a bitter proxy fight just as Congress renews scrutiny of advisory firms.

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Investments

Retirement-Platform Giant Turns On Private Markets Tap

Retirement plan provider Empower is making private market investments available to participants with help from some Wall Street titans.

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ETF Upside

Alt-Rock Generation Vibes With Alternative ETFs

Millennials and advisors are leaning into nontraditional investments that help diversify their portfolios.

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ETF Upside

Firms Keep Cranking Out Active ETFs

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Invesco recently added several active ETFs to its product lineup, and PGIM is among those prepping a few more.

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ETF Upside

Goldman Sachs Shifts ETF Accelerator Platform to Tidal

The platform’s business includes two trusts that house $5 billion worth of ETFs.

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International Economics

Optimism Overpowers Market Uncertainty Following US-China Trade Thaw

The US and China shocked the world in announcing a 90 day trade truce, turning weeks of uncertainty into a day of optimism.

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ETF Upside

The Duel Over Dual Share Classes

Broker-dealers have a big problem with ETFs: A lack of revenue-sharing to support commission-based compensation.

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ETF Upside

April Marks Worst Month of ETF Inflows in a Year

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ETFs attracted $58 billion in assets last month, the lowest since April 2024, according to Morningstar Direct.

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ETF Upside

Themes Preps 15 Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs

The category of leveraged single-stock ETFs is growing quickly as issuers crank out risky products designed for day traders.

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Bonds

Tariff War Transforms US Bond Market From Boring to ‘Yippy’

US Treasurys have long been safe havens during financial market upheaval. President Trump’s sweeping import tariffs made them more volatile.

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Cryptocurrency

Crypto on Track for M&A Record With Coinbase’s $2.9B Derebit Takeover

Coinbase is acquiring Derebit for $2.9 billion in the crypto industry’s biggest ever deal as it spars with rival Kraken.

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ETF Upside

ETFs Gobble Up the Bitcoin Market

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Little bitcoin remains to be mined, and the fixed supply may help prices to double this year, according to one firm’s target.

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ETF Upside

Defiance to Launch 3 Volatility ETFs

Anxious investors are looking for potential hedges during all the economic uncertainty and issuers are going to deliver.

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ETF Upside

Simplify Simplifies its ETF Lineup

ETF issuer Simplify is cutting six funds, part of a trend driven by a rise in ETF launches across the industry.

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ETF Upside

ETF Shop Bets on Allure of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire

The VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF has attracted assets quickly, reflecting interest in the company that it focuses on, which has…

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