Investment Instruments

Changes to ETFs are potentially coming as the top official in charge of approving new financial products at the SEC is stepping down next month.

Mark June 9, 2017 on your calendar. That's the day the lowly IRA entered the retirement plan big leagues. Previously, IRAs had significantly less regulatory oversight than ERISA plans. But with the redefinition of fiduciary in the DOL's conflict-of-interest (aka, fiduciary) rule, IRAs now fall under the ERISA regulatory umbrella.

Fidelity will cut fees on 14 passive products.

While clean shares can be expected to be embraced by more fund companies, they present new challenges for brokers and advisors -- starting with agreeing on exactly what constitutes a clean share.

A simple change in how plan sponsors present HSAs and 401(k)s could benefit both employers and employees.

Employees who are actively watching their stocks in their retirement plan might panic at the recent volatility of tech stocks, but there's nothing wrong with having tech stocks in a 401(k).