21.11.2016 - Alternative Strategies In ETFs Vs Mutual Funds
As is probably no surprise to readers of this website, the push toward using ETFs over mutual funds in a portfolio is ever-growing. Asset flow data exhibits a rather large swing in assets away from mutual funds toward ETFs. And with added pressures from fee compression and the Department of Labor, along with continued innovation in the ETF market, this trend does not appear to be slowing. However, there are some asset classes that are not currently well-represented in ETF-land; namely, alternatives. When I speak of “alternatives” here, I am not referring to products like alternatively weighted equity ETFs..........................................Full Article: Source
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