BlackRock Funds

BlackRock FundsOne of the most influential financial institutions in the world, BlackRock is an investment management corporation with over $4 trillion in assets under management. BlackRock believes it is their duty to provide businesses and individuals alike with the wherewithal to grow their money and become as financially secure as possible. The leading institution is still expanding and has merged with massive institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Barclays to increase the capacity of their services.
BlackRock stock (NYSE:BLK) experiences corresponding success with its business and has nearly doubled in the past five years. With more expansion on the horizon, BLK stock is one of the safer investments in an always volatile financial market.

Look Who’s Asking Congress for Deficit Action

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
It would be a little easier to abide the Campaign to Fix the Debt CEO Fiscal Leadership Council's effort -- if the execs on it weren't so hypocritical.

BlackRock to Cut ETF Fees on 6 Funds

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
BlackRock announced Monday that it would cut fees on six ETFs and launch four more to help compete with Vanguard and other rivals.

7 Capital Markets Stocks to Sell Now

By Portfolio Grader
The ratings of seven Capital Markets stocks are down this week, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").

Frontier-Market Index Gives Way to New ETF

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
A few months ago, MSCI launched an index of 100 'frontier' market companies. Now, investors can cash in on those names by investing in the corresponding ETF.

ETFs: A Broken Business Model

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
The ongoing closure of ETFs is a telltale sign that the business model is broken. Here are some of the reasons why.

Vanguard to Launch Short-Term TIPS Bond Funds

By InvestorPlace Staff
Vanguard is expected to move into a short-term TIPS fund and ETF in the fourth quarter and two new international funds/ETF's in 2013 based on investor demand

What QE3 Won’t Change

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Fundamental hurdles, economic anxiety and political uncertainty remain. Expect more choppy, volatile trading.

Frontier-Market ETF Set to Launch Thursday

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
The NYSE's Arca exchange has confirmed that iShares will be rolling out a new frontier-markets ETF this week.

Why the ETF Market Needs More Players

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Three firms control more than 80% of all ETF assets -- that's $1 trillion. And that's not good, at least it's not good for investors.

8 Capital Markets Stocks to Sell Now

By Portfolio Grader
This week, the overall grades of eight Capital Markets stocks are lower, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").

7 Capital Markets Stocks to Sell Now

By Portfolio Grader
The overall ratings of seven Capital Markets stocks are down on Portfolio Grader this week. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").

4 Gems Among the Junk-Bond Funds

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Here are some ways you can get in on junk's juicy yields without taking on too much risk. And so far this year, those returns have been juicy indeed.

Frontier Markets: The New Emerging Markets?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The global slowdown has places like Vietnam, Turkey and Colombia looking more attractive. And they could actually help take some risk out of your portfolio.

The Troubling Evolution of Exchange-Traded ‘Products’

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
The exchange-traded products category has morphed in ways that can be extremely risky -- and worse, they can mislead uninformed investors into very unwise purchases.

Income Hunters Buoyed ETF Flows in May

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Despite the markets' hemorrhaging in May, massive inflows to fixed-income funds helped ETFs stick around April's record assets.

Invest in the Future: T. Rowe Price Dividend Stock Analysis

By Dividend Growth Investor
T Rowe Price is in the business of managing money, and with a baby-boomer generation working hard to retire, the potential for dividend growth at TROW is strong

Income ETFs Led April’s Fund Inflows

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Overall, ETFs shed $5.3 billion in assets over the month, but the fixed-income and dividend/fundamental categories saw gains.

10 New ETFs Feature Blends, Bonds and Buffett

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
A slow month for new funds is ending with a flourish. Just out are a smorgasbord of funds from Van Eck, State Street, BlackRock and more.

Vanguard Slashes Dozens of Fund Fees

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Vanguard announces lower expense fees for 38 of its mutual funds and ETFs. See what you can get now for less.
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