Even as investors like Josh Brown are lured by their price gains and volatility, the biggest institutions are reluctant to get in.

As spreads widen, it’s time to get out of the pool.

BlackRock listed the iShares Edge High Yield Defensive Bond ETF, and an investment grade version of the fixed-income smart beta fund last month.

Pittsburgh financial advisor ordered to pay fine for fleecing pro athletes, index funds are blamed for something else now. and the wealthy still use travel agents.

Plaintiffs claimed First Eagle charged them more than what it made as a subadvisor for a similar fund. On Wednesday, they dismissed the action with prejudice.

Expect the longer-living, higher-saving baby boomers to keep any upward pressure on interest rates at the margin, says Informa’s chief macro strategist, David Ader.

Lack of ‘dumb money’ and volatility makes computer strategies stumble.

Almost $500 billion flowed from active to passive funds in the first half of 2017, and index followers have grown to account for more than a third of all assets under management in the U.S.