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ETF Share Classes Coming Soon: A 'Huge Step Forward,' but Questions Remain
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinDual share class funds could face conflict-of-interest issues, an asset management executive says.
September 17, 2025
Vanguard Launches Its First High-Yield Bond ETFThe new exchange-traded fund comes when junk bonds are expensive, one analyst notes.
September 17, 2025
Advisors Nudge Retirement Investors Into Riskier Portfolios, Study FindsAdvisor use, CRR finds, is associated with less safe allocations for average clients — likely to their benefit.
September 09, 2025
Judge Tentatively OKs $25M Vanguard Target-Date Selloff SettlementA previously rejected $40 million settlement would have paid less to affected investors.
August 21, 2025
The Target Date Fund Change That Could Help Boomers Avoid Retirement Ruin: Ron SurzBig firms are looking at risk with the wrong yardstick, the Target Date Solutions president suggests.
August 21, 2025
Christine Benz: 9 Risks and Opportunities for InvestorsOn a Morningstar podcast, Benz discussed stock, bond and dividend strategies and named the biggest risk investors face now.
August 14, 2025
Why Are Investor Returns Lagging by 15% a Year? (It's Not Fees)Morningstar uncovered the habits of investors whose results trailed those of funds in their portfolios over the past decade.
August 11, 2025
LPL Rep Sold Complex Product to 95 Year-Old Client, Violating Reg BIThe rep put the client in Government National Mortgage Association support class bonds, a mortgage-backed security.