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The Motley Fool
June 10, 2010
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Is This the Fix for Failed 401(k)s? ETFs are coming soon to a retirement plan near you.   |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
James J. Green |
Black Rock in $13.5 Billion for Barclays Global BlackRock Inc. will acquire Barclays Global Investors for $6.6 billion in cash and 37.8 million shares of BlackRock common stock and equivalents. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2011
Eric Bleeker |
How to Get an ETF to Pay You Fees If you're looking for growth and dividends, try BlackRock on for size. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Are Stock Mutual Funds Dead? There's a new honcho in town. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Christopher Condon |
Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Vaughan Scully |
The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
The Hottest Trillion-Dollar Investment Read these tips before jumping into the popular world of exchange-traded funds. |
BusinessWeek
December 9, 2010
Kolhatkar & Bhaktavatsalam |
The Colossus of Wall Street Bestride the bond and equity markets, counseling the Treasury and the Fed, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is the most influential man you've never heard of. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Michael Leibert |
Previewing 2007: BlackRock Investors might find BlackRock to be a disappointing investment next year after the firm delivered such a healthy 35% total return year to date. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
Is It True Bonds Have More Fun? A multi-year shift by investors out of equity mutual funds and into equity exchange-traded funds is now broadening to include fixed income, too, as investors seek lower fees as well as the relative ease of shifting asset allocations afforded by ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
ETFs on the Rise Will exchange-traded funds put mutual funds out of business? |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Make Your 401(k) Better A new broker initiative seeks to put ETFs in 401(k)s. |
Registered Rep.
June 25, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
A Leader That Could Make You Rich iShares lead the industry with hundreds of ETF offerings. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
A Bigger Slice Of all the challenges that the fund industry has faced and still faces, a stagnant stock market may be the most serious. |
Registered Rep.
February 4, 2011
Diana Britton |
ETF Goliaths Better Watch Out for the Davids Every month, the universe of exchange-traded products is expanding and taking market share from the mutual fund industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Watch Out for These Costly Investments High costs can make ETFs look bad. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mutual Funds Are Here to Stay The death of funds is greatly exaggerated. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Mutual Fund Trends to Ignore This Year As shell-shocked investors eye the stock market, several trends in the mutual fund arena are already taking shape. While some of these trends may end up being beneficial for investors, here are three that you should watch out for. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Must-Read Mutual Fund News The week in mutual funds and how to profit from it. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to ETF Success As firms such as Vanguard and Barclays continue to duke it out for dominance in the ETF arena, costs will likely continue to fall across the board. That should be a good thing -- for both investors and the ETF market in general. |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2012
Diana Britton |
Yield of Dreams: Looking for Higher Dividends? Invest in Asset Managers While retail investors are exiting equity mutual funds like no other, dividend-focused mutual funds are actually reaping the benefits of investors' search for yield. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Tom Taulli |
BlackRock Sees Green in Hedge Funds BlackRock is ramping up its alternative investment business. The company will purchase the fund-of-hedge-funds business of Quellos Group for $1.7 billion. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Recession's Next Casualty While ETFs overall are still doing well, the entire market's success is highly concentrated among just a few funds. Has the ETF industry reached its peak? |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Amy Feldman |
Goldman Sachs Goes After Your Retirement Money Goldman Sachs is targeting a $2.7 trillion market with alternative asset funds such as commodities and real estate, and designing target-date funds. |
Registered Rep.
October 2, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill Hands Over Mutual Fund Reins to BlackRock BlackRock, the nation's third-largest bond fund manager, said it has completed its takeover of the asset-management arm of Merrill Lynch; the union is one of the world's largest asset managers. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How to Win With Fidelity's Free iShares ETFs Rather than going the same route as Schwab and Vanguard -- by offering in-house funds -- Fidelity has decided to make a partnership deal with ETF provider iShares. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
Tom Taulli |
BlackRock Gets a Piece of Met In the asset management business, to stay competitive companies such as BlackRock need to bulk up on assets by purchasing other companies. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
6 Hot Mutual Fund Trends The trend is your friend. Take a look at what's hot in the mutual fund industry. |
Registered Rep.
February 15, 2006
Kevin Burke |
What the BlackRock/Merrill Deal Means to Advisors The deal marks the biggest asset-management merger in history and has far-reaching implications for rank-and-file reps as well as the financial-services industry at large. |
Financial Advisor
December 2008
Marla Brill |
ETF Growth Expected What was bad news for the stock market in 2008 may prove to be good news for ETFs in 2009. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2013
Allan S. Roth |
ETF Fees Drop Amid Competitive Battle In a remarkably short period, the playing field for the lowest-cost ETFs has changed dramatically. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
High-Revenue ETFs Focus on what you'll earn, not what the fund company will. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
BlackRock Looking Like a Jewel The hot asset manager reports sparkling earnings. Investors, take note. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: ETFs Enroll in 529 Plans After saving for retirement, saving for college is probably the most daunting financial challenge families face. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2006
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Boring Bond ETFs? For income and diversification, consider bond ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Good News for 401(k) Investors The news is good, but not good enough, when it comes to saving for retirement. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
Inside the Big Deal Between BlackRock and Barclays An interview with Barclays President Bob Diamond and BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
Thick or Thin? A few ETFs account for most of the trading volume in this popular asset class. The rest merit close scrutiny -- for costs, liquidity and diversification. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Aaron Pressman |
BlackRock Breaks Out Of Its Bonds BlackRock is one of the largest bond-fund managers in the world. It diversified into equities by buying State Street Research & Management from MetLife, but investors may still turn against BlackRock's stock if market for bonds heads south. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
April Recksiek |
Index Battle Investors who want to build an index-based portfolio have two viable mechanisms: index-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Registered Rep.
February 29, 2012
Diana Britton |
BlackRock's Fink: "We're in a Perfect Storm Right Now" While job growth is improving and the markets are rallying, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said there's still a gnawing sense of unease among CEOs and investors. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
R.I.P., ETFs? As so many big Wall Street firms merge or collapse, ETFs have not been spared from the carnage. The credit crisis could send a slew of funds to their graves. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Marla Brill |
Schwab's Low-Cost ETF Gamble Schwab is undercutting competitors with low fees, but still faces a challenge in differentiating its ETFs from those offered by more established players. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2009
Matt Ackermann |
New ETFs Help Advisors Get Clients Back into the Market The increase in ETFs will help advisors get their clients back into the market so they can profit from the upswing without huge expense. |
Entrepreneur
February 2006
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Over the Wall China holds a host of investment possibilities. The problem for investors -- and for companies that want a piece of China -- is that the business landscape is still littered with landmines. Mutual funds or exchange-traded funds remain the best bets. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2010
Russ Krull |
Put That Old 401(k) Back to Work A process for deciding what to do with an old 401(k). |
