Rekenthaler Report

Where Vanguard’s CEO Sees The Fund Industry Going

Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb gives his take on the fiduciary rule, pricing for advice, expected market returns, corporate governance, and target-date funds.

Morningstar Investment Conference: Practical Advice for an Evolving World

Indexing, automated advice, and the new fiduciary standards.

Three Keys to Retirement Investing

Asset allocation gets the spotlight, but contribution rates count for more, and perhaps costs, too.

Putnam Voyager: End of an Era

The "future of the fund industry" wasn't.

Revisiting the Many Estimates for Market Returns

The dispersion can be rationally explained. Plus, a look at two lawsuits making waves this week.

Mass Customization Has Finally Arrived

Twenty years later than advertised, but who's counting?

What Will Your Portfolio Return?

Public pension funds and investment managers have reached very different conclusions in the guesswork that is predicting investment returns.

How Should Investors Time Their Investment Strategies?

A conversation with Rob Arnott.

Make Less Money, Take More Risk?

The arguments for and against.

3 Lessons From Hedge Funds’ Rise and (Partial) Fall

The ups and downs each inform.

Index Funds Are Good Corporate Governors: Who Knew?

Chalk up another one for indexing.

Rekenthaler's Sunday Reader Mailbag

Morningstar columnist John Rekenthaler tackles strategic beta, choosing a MLP fund and math for 7 year olds.

Hollywood Fibs About Wall Street

Which, sadly, some people seem to believe.

Why Strategic Beta Makes Sense

And how it departs from other investment 'innovations.'

The DOL's Fiduciary Rule: Better Late Than Never

The world leads, the U.S. follows.

Jack Bogle’s Latest: Basic Math

The smartest people don’t necessarily run the best funds.

Why Fund Costs Are Dropping

Vanguard is a big reason, but not the only one.

The Sad Tale of Concentrated Value Funds

They need index fund competitors.

The Third Wave of Indexing

Targeted index funds are coming.

How Much Do You Pay Each Year in Fund Fees?

The answer is worth knowing.

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