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The Latest Victim of 2018’s Stock Rout Is the World’s Largest Pension Fund
The Latest Victim of 2018’s Stock Rout Is the World’s Largest Pension Fund The world’s largest pension fund may have incurred a record loss after a global equity rout last quarter pummeled an asset class that made up about half of its investments. Total assets at Japan’s Gov… Continue reading at bloomberg.com Liquid Stock Launches […]
ETF Of The Week: This ‘Quality’ Fund In Demand
ETF Of The Week: This ‘Quality’ Fund In Demand Faced with whipsawing equity markets at home and political uncertainty abroad, U.S investors are scrabbling for safe, reliable investments in which to ride out the storm. Quality-factor ETFs … Continue reading at finance.yahoo.com Is The Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF a Buy? The Schwab Broad Market […]
ASK A FINANCIAL PLANNER: ‘What’s the difference between an ETF and index fund?’
ASK A FINANCIAL PLANNER: ‘What’s the difference between an ETF and index fund?’ Certified financial planner Sophia Bera answers: What’s the difference between an ETF and index fund, and which is better? Great question. Before I delve into the specifics, let me give a little context as to why both can be good additions to […]
How to Calculate the Value of an Exchange Traded Fund Learn
How to Calculate the Value of an Exchange Traded Fund Learn Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) can be tricky to value, because they have the pricing characteristics of both mutual funds and stocks. Continue Reading Below ETF’s, like mutual funds, contain a market basket of shares of different companies, and so their … Continue reading at foxbusiness.com […]
Mutual fund fees drop, saving investors money
Mutual fund fees drop, saving investors money NEW YORK — It hasn’t been this cheap to invest in mutual funds for decades, possibly ever. Expenses dropped again last year for both stock and bond funds, and they’re at their lowest levels since at least 1996, as a percentage of their total assets … Continue reading […]
Hedge Fund Pain Brings Loss Worse Than ’08 in Crowded Stocks
Hedge Fund Pain Brings Loss Worse Than ’08 in Crowded Stocks It’s well known that stocks with the most hedge funds ownership have been doing badly in the U.S. How badly might surprise you. While volatility has seeped into every corner of the market over the last year, no group has had it worse than […]
Personal Finance Q&A: Don’t cash out retirement fund to pay off credit card debt
Personal Finance Q&A: Don’t cash out retirement fund to pay off credit card debt Dear Liz: I owe about $ 49,000 on my credit cards and now have the money to pay them off in full. Should I? Or should I slowly pay them in large amounts? Answer: There’s typically no reason to delay paying […]
The manager of a $1.5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now
The manager of a .5 billion mutual fund says the stock market feels ‘very sluggish’ right now Despite a recent recovery of sorts, the stock market has had a pretty dismal start to 2016. And for investing pros, finding a winner right now is increasingly hard. Jeff Rottinghaus, portfolio manager of T.Rowe Price’s US Large-Cap […]