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On Thursday, Square (NYSE: SQ) announced it's investing $50 million in bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency. CEO Jack Dorsey calls bitcoin the most viable currency for the internet. Chamath Palihapitiya discussed bitcoin at the Benzinga Boot Camp recently. He invested $1 million in...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended negative on relative weakness from the technology sector. Remember This: “August benefited from multiple tailwinds, resulting in one of the best Augusts on record. Those tailwinds look stretched and at risk, however,” said Brad...

On April 18, 2013, a new company was created that completely upended the business model of trading commissions on Wall Street.  For the next five and a half years, Robinhood and a bevy of other free trading apps that soon followed took aim at the retail brokerage industry, reaching valuations...

Vanguard, the second-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, is at it again. “It” being lowering fees, something the firm did on a bunch of ETFs just a few months ago. Last week, Vanguard unveiled fee cuts on four ETFs and three index fund share classes that are related to the...

Extreme weather conditions and natural disasters have swept through the world this year. From bushfires in Australia to flooding in the U.K., the climate catastrophe is pushing sustainable investing to the forefront. BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) CEO Larry Fink said concerns about climate change will drive...

Right before Christmas, Vanguard spread some holiday cheer, announcing fee reductions on nine equity and fixed income exchange traded funds, most of which are international products. “In annual reports being published today (Dec. 24), nine stock and bond ETFs reported lower expense ratios,...

On the cusp of the 2020 — and months after similar moves by Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: AMTD), E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC), Ally Financial Inc (NYSE: ALLY) and Fidelity Investments — Vanguard expanded commission-free trading...

Making a mark in the U.S. and Asia has long been a target for many European companies looking to expand their international profile. Unfortunately, many European asset management firms and banks struggle to expand their footprint stateside. A number of European fund houses have a meaningful...

In the world of exchange traded funds, Vanguard is famous for low fees. Across various equity market segments and some corners of the fixed income universe, if there's a Vanguard ETF for it, there's a reasonably good chance that product is the cheapest or one of the least expensive in its...

There are many benefits of the ongoing fee war in the world of exchange traded funds. One of those perks is that investors no longer have to pay higher than average fees for international equity exposure. Just look at the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSE: VEA). What Happened VEA has $72.58...

About 18 months ago, Vanguard got into factor-based exchange traded funds with six actively managed, though still cost-effective funds. One of those entrees is the Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF (CBOE:VFMF). What Happened VFMF “seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in...

Given its asset-gathering acumen and penchant for delivering some of the lowest cost exchange traded funds, it was just a matter of time before Vanguard entered the $1 trillion ETF club. The Pennsylvania-based index fund giant has done just that, joining BlackRock Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares...