An expired patent — previously held by Vanguard — may spark a shake-up in the exchange-traded fund industry. Wall Street saw the patent as critical to Vanguard’s success because it saved an enormous amount of money in taxes. Now, the firm’s ETF competitors could get a chance to use it, too. “It’s really a game changer,” BNY…
Joel Greenblatt, a longtime bargain hunter, doesn’t think value investing deserves its bad rap. The 67-year-old investor, now running Gotham Asset Management, believes that traditional criteria that define “value,” such as price-to-book and price-to-sales ratios, don’t necessarily represent the essence of the philosophy. “We’re very cash flow oriented … the way Morningstar or Russell classified…
China economic policy kicked off 2025 with an expanded consumer stimulus program that analysts expect will benefit a handful of specific stocks. While the country has rejected handing out cash directly to consumers, since late summer it has subsidized some home appliance purchases through a trade-in program. Officials on Wednesday added microwaves, water purifiers, dishwashers…
