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Vanguard Social-Investing Error Prompts Funds To Check Controls

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The mishap raises questions about how ETF managers monitor the indexes that underlie their portfolios.

AdvisorShares Files To Launch U.S.-Focused Pot ETF

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The fund will emphasize U.S. cannabis operations.

Children Should Have A Seat At The Table During Financial Planning Meetings

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Advisors say financial literacy should be treated like any other family value and taught over time.

Investors Hoard Most Gold In ETFs In Six Years

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Gold has surged as investors seek protection from slowing global growth, the incessant trade war, and turmoil in the bond market

Fed’s Regional Presidents Lining Up Against Additional Rate Cuts

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Three Federal Reserve policy makers voiced their resistance to the notion that the U.S. economy needs lower interest rates.

Gen X Lacks Confidence In Managing Their Finances

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Gen Xers and millennials have similar likelihoods of having problems with debt and saving for retirement.

Pacer ETFs Setting The Pace For Real Estate ETFs

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Two of Pacer’s funds are the leading performers in what has been a strong year for real estate ETFs.

CAPTRUST To Acquire Texas Advisory With $3.7B In AUM

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The powerhouse RIA is buying one of the largest independent advisory firms in Texas, founded by the late Jeanie Wyatt.

Will SEC Use Reg BI To Ensnare RIAs' Ancillary Businesses?

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An attorney says his firm is debating how to keep RIAs' outside businesses from being subject to the new rule.

Schwab ERISA Appeal Victory Could Keep Plan Sponsors Out Of Court

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The ruling may reverse decades of judicial precedent and discourage 401(k) lawsuits over fund line-ups.

Calif. RIA With $5 Billion Continues Acquisition Binge

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EP Wealth Advisors LLC just bought it's third firm this year, which followed four last year.

Median Retirement Income For Women 42% Lower Than For Men

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Retirement-plan sponsors can help close this alarming gap, say researchers.

Petition Challengers Oust Incumbents From Finra Board Of Governors

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The two newcomers want to ease some rules that broker-dealers must follow.

Fidelity's Robo-Advisor Ranked As Nation's Best

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Vanguard and SigFig's robo-advisor products placed second and third, respectively, in the quarterly ranking.

Chalice Network Adds Transition Consulting To Its Lineup

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The network has partnered with BridgeMark Strategies of Charlotte, N.C.

Fixed-Indexed Annuity Sales Record Highest Quarterly Performance

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The #20 billion in second-quarter sales was the highest quarterly total ever, LIMRA said.

Trump Says He's Not Planning 'Elitist' Capital Gains Tax Break

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Trump denied that he's planning to reduce capital gains taxes through an indexing maneuver.

Schwab's Advised Retirement Accounts Average $448K In Q2

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Accounts of participants who worked with advisors were nearly double the size of non-advised accounts.

Why The Mighty SPY ETF Leads The League In Outflows

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SPY recently has seen billions in outflows, while its two largest S&P 500 rivals are tops in inflows.

Germany Regrets Size Of Bond That Pays Nothing As Auction Flops

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The nation failed to meet a 2-billion-euro target ($2.2 billion) for the auction of notes maturing in 2050.