American Funds: This Select Group of Funds Outperforms

Diana Britton

According to American Funds’ own assessment of active managers, some funds do beat the benchmark. But is it just data mining?

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How Pioneer of Smart Beta Started to See a Lot of It as Dumb

Bloomberg

Smart beta, pioneered by Rob Arnott and now the basis for almost one out of every five exchange-traded funds globally, had become a victim of its own popularity.

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Mutual Funds Are Cheapest in 20 Years Thanks to ETFs, Indexing

Bloomberg

Index and exchange-traded funds are getting better at the thing that makes them so popular: driving down the cost of investing.

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March Madness Clash of Oklahoma, Texas Begins in Bond Market

Bloomberg

Before the University of Oklahoma and Texas A&M University basketball teams square off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, they’ll be competing for bond investors’ money.

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Foreign Buyers of U.S. Assets Show No Signs of Slowing Down

Beth Mattson-Teig

Foreign real estate investors went on a buying binge last year, acquiring a record $91.1 billion in properties in the U.S.—more than double the amount spent in 2014.

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Is The U.S. Stock Market At A Crossroads?

Seeking Alpha

The sharp rebound has been impressive, inspiring optimists to claim that the old bull market has been revived and upside momentum is once again in the driver's seat.

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