John Waggoner
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Hunter Mill, VA, United States
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How do you spell investor relief in a bear market? E-T-Fs
Even a nine-year bull market is giving some investors a nervous stomach — the ETF industry is trying to soothe that worry. → Read More
Is Value Investing Dead?
Probably not, says contributor John Waggoner. But perhaps more importantly, the concept is being redefined by active money managers. → Read More
Celebrated investor Jim Rogers launches ETF
The perennially bearish Rogers will look for volatility trends, aided by artificial intelligence → Read More
Mutual funds feel the pinch of platform fees
No-transaction-fee options are a big hit with investors, but funds wind up paying the costs — and passing them on. → Read More
ETrade adds 32 Vanguard ETFs to its no-transaction-fee platform
ETrade has added 46 exchange-traded funds to its no-transaction-fee lineup, including 32 from Vanguard. Other ETFs added were from Direxion, iShares, Janus Henderson, NuShares and Reality Shares. The online brokerage now has more than 250 ETFs on its NTF platform. The Vanguard offerings include some of the company's most popular ETFs, such as Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and Vanguard Total… → Read More
LPL rolls out blockchain separately managed account
Separately managed account invests in stocks of companies that use the distributed ledger system. → Read More
Which stock sectors are most likely to raise dividends? It matters a lot
Morningstar says technology, financials and health care have ruled, but global telecommunications looks poised to pull ahead. → Read More
ETF fans, bulls versus bears, and booth people
Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments and Bob Browne of Northern Trust were among the speakers at the conference. → Read More
These 10 funds offer yields of 5% or more
Thanks to a roaring economy and the Federal Reserve, the days of zero interest rates are over. In fact, you can now get yields of 5% or more on some mutual funds and ETFs. Risk-free? Hardly. When you're earning two percentage points more than the 10-year Treasury note, you have to be aware of the risk you're taking. But the following funds and ETFs are the largest in their categories with yields… → Read More
Research Affiliates targets advisers
Company is rolling out new research papers and tools aimed at helping the advice industry. → Read More
Watch out for stock ETFs with the largest inflows
For advisers, checking monthly flows for stock funds might be a useful exercise. → Read More
Mellody Hobson of Ariel to become vice chair of Starbucks
She also serves on the boards of JPMorgan Chase and Estee Lauder. → Read More
Neil Hennessy: Active managers can grow their assets with acquisitions
Make an acquisition the same way that you'd buy a stock. → Read More
Best and worst international funds this year
After excellent performance in 2017, international funds started this year awash with cash and hoping for smooth sailing. Unfortunately, they ran into an Italian storm -- as well as a rising dollar -- a combination that sent many international funds onto the rocks. But a few managed to fare well. Here are the best and worst international funds this year, starting with the worst. Dividends and… → Read More
International funds continue to disappoint
Rising dollar, falling Europe add to 2018 losses in May, but international funds are still a good relative value. → Read More
Advisers can learn a lesson from Costco
Investors fare better when they're presented with a few curated, low-cost options. → Read More
T. Rowe Price to lay off 150 in shuttering of Tampa operations center
Investors now can do many transactions via laptop or cellphone. → Read More
Some small-caps win in the long term — but which ones?
Value pays off when it comes to investing in small-caps. → Read More
Italy's woes spread to U.S. markets — and advisers' clients
Some advisers voice worries about repercussions, but say clients are calm → Read More
Take 5: Kunal Kapoor on travel, teaching kids about money and Chicago baseball
Morningstar's CEO loves investing, but he's got other interests, too. → Read More