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Fidelity Joins BlackRock, Vanguard in Offering Annuities in 401(k) Plans

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ETF Upside

Vanguard Dethrones BlackRock as America’s ‘Definitive King’ of ETFs

The issuer’s popular S&P 500-tracking fund also recently made history by amassing $1 trillion in assets.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock, State Street Launch Tokenized Stablecoin Products for Institutional Investors

BlackRock filed for two tokenized money-market funds, while State Street debuted an onchain cash-management product.

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International Economics

What Wall Street CEOs Want from Trump-Xi Summit

The combined net worth of the US CEOs who joined President Donald Trump for a two-day summit in China is nearly $1 trillion.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock’s New ETF Goes Long on Emerging Market Bonds. Not Everyone Agrees

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The world’s largest asset manager launched an active fund, the iShares $ EM Bond Active Ucits ETF, in April.

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ETF Upside

Rich Investors Eschew Financial Advice, Trade ETFs Frequently

Wealthier people are less likely to value financial advice, but there are consequences to trading ETFs outside of advisory relationships.

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Markets

Fine Print: ETFs Born in Banner Year May Lack Staying Power

Issuers are pumping out funds to meet investor demand, but there’s a growing risk that many of the new ETFs will have short shelf lives.

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Advisor Upside

Vanguard Made a Single Acquisition. Now, It’s Getting Sued

The complaint alleges Vanguard acted in bad faith by thwarting certain business deals post-acquisition.

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Finance

Markets Give a ‘Meh’ To Upbeat Wall Street Earnings

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The consensus takeaway from the earnings season so far is that the economy is, in spite of everything, doing pretty good.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock Tops $12T in AUM. State Street Profits Tumble

A handful of asset managers reported earnings Tuesday.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Tops $120,000 With Congress Poised to Consider Key Crypto Bills

Nothing to boost an asset class like the most powerful legislative body in the world holding a week in your honor.

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ETF Upside

Vanguard Expands Fixed-Income Menu with 3 Treasury ETFs

The firm has launched nine total fixed-income ETFs this year.

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ETF Upside

Crypto ETFs Are Diversifying. Can Demand Keep Up?

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Numerous products have been awaiting approval by the SEC, and more, such as an index-based crypto ETF, are in development.

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Advisor Upside

Family Offices Explore Private Credit as Private Equity Returns Stall

Economic uncertainty and rising geopolitical tensions have family offices becoming more selective with their allocations, per BlackRock.

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ETF Upside

The Rise of the Buffer ETF

Assets under management in defined outcome ETFs are expected to top $650 billion by 2030, according to BlackRock data.

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ETF Upside

Active Strategies Are Coming for Model Portfolios

Asset managers said active strategies are among their top choices for new products, per Morningstar.

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