Tortoise launches new fund

Top Portfolio Products: Schwab Adds Commission-Free ETFs Tortoise rolls out a North American pipeline fund; Compass launches volatility-weighted ETFs. New products and changes introduced over the last week include an expansion of Schwab’s commission-free ETFs; three ETFs from Compass EMP; an ETF from Tortoise; and an ETF from First Trust. Read the full article here.

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NYSE – Once Upon a Time: A Great Brand The NYSE’s big mistake last week wasn’t the software glitch. It was the silence that resonated from a nearly empty trading floor during the outage.The post-Dick Grasso leadership at the exchange has de-emphasized quality of execution and concern for the least-sophisticated investor to focus on speed, […]

EquityZen CEO Talks Fitbit IPO on foxbusiness.com

Fitbit to IPO Amid Lawsuits and Growing Competition Fitness device-maker Fitbit (FIT) is gearing up for its long-anticipated IPO this week, expecting to raise $621 million, with a market value of nearly $4 billion. A leader in a growing industry, investors will be watching Fitbit as an indicator for the emerging “wearable tech” category. Read […]

AARP weighs in on Out-of-Network Issue

N.J. legislators must protect consumers from out-of-network costs Health insurance increasingly relies on limiting subscribers to networks to control costs. Most consumers, of course, make great efforts to use only doctors and hospitals that are in network; insurance companies make clear that in-network services will cost much less in out-of-pocket costs than out-of-network services – […]

St. Kitts PM on IPSA of root9B Technologies

Commentary: Freedom of movement is good for all citizens, and investment At the end of this year the heads of the Commonwealth countries will meet in Malta. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, with a combined population of more than 2.2 billion citizens. It is an anachronism perhaps, […]

Johnson Controls in NYT

Johnson Controls to Weigh a Breakup Johnson Controls is the latest member of corporate America to weigh a breakup as the best move for its shareholders. The industrial parts maker said on Wednesday that it was considering spinning off its auto parts arm, focusing on other divisions like its building air-conditioning operations. Read more here.

CMS in Food Safety Magazine

Poultry Processing Solution CMS Technology has introduced PoultrypHresh™ and PoultrypHresh+™, multipurpose liquid additives designed to provide poultry processors with a flexible, reliable and effective means to prevent the dangerous and costly outbreak of harmful microorganisms such as Salmonella and Campylobacter. Its versatility provides for opportunities to mitigate pathogen risk in secondary processing of parts where […]

Horizon battles egregious costs

IT’S TIME TO END PRICE GOUGING BY SOME OUT-OF-NETWORK DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. Pending legislation can help solve the problem. When insured New Jersey residents receive ER care from an out-of-network facility — or even unintended care from an out-of-network physician at an in-network facility — current regulations essentially require that their insurance company pay whatever […]