Investment Service and Product Launches
Ameriprise testing retirement income planning service; Vanguard adds short-term tax-exempt bond ETF; Franklin Templeton starts ClearBridge sustainable infrastructure ETF; and more.
Considering Annuities As an Answer to Fixed Income in a Low Rate Environment
Experts speaking during a webinar said annuities provide an alternative to bonds that reduces longevity and sequence-of-return risks.
The Bond ‘Misclassification’ Debate
Is Bond Fund Misclassification a Serious Problem?
Investment Product and Service Launches
Vanguard modifies managed payout fund; Transamerica launches stable value option for 403(b)s; Fidelity announces health savings mutual funds; and more.
Tumbling Stocks Prompt 401(k) Investors to Make Trades
While only 0.21% of balances were exchanged in May, it was the highest monthly activity so far this year, according to Alight Solutions.
As Volatility Slowed in January, so Did Trading Activity
It was the slowest start to the year in the 20-plus years of the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index.
Investment Product and Service Launches
Securian Asset Management introduces name changes to mutual funds; First Trust adds fixed-income ETF; and Citi creates bond funding environmental and climate finance.
Investment Product and Service Launches
ProShares unveils ETF suite; TRPC adds Stadion StoryLine to retirement solutions platform, T. Rowe Price creates Dynamic Credit Fund.