Research Affiliates

In a novel approach to investing, Rob Arnott, known as the “godfather of smart beta”, is launching an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) that will invest in companies that have been dropped from major indices such as the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000. What Happened: Arnott and his firm,...

NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been a Wall Street favorite for its consistent earnings beat, but a prominent investor has raised concerns about the sustainability of its market share. What Happened: Despite Nvidia’s recent earnings beat, Rob Arnott, the founder of Research Affiliates, is...

It is often said that the smart beta phenomenon has not earnestly made its way to the world of fixed-income exchange-traded funds. While that is true to an extent, there are some smart beta bond ETFs that have lengthy track records. Consider the PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond...

Just a few trading days remain in 2015, and there is a plethora of adjectives with which to describe the performances of emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds. None of those adjectives are positive, leaving investors to identify the emerging markets ETFs that have been less bad this...