by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Total U.S. retirement assets were $18.5 trillion at the end of the
second quarter, 2 percent less than they were at March 31, reports the
Investment Company Institute.
by
Karen DeMasters
The economy will face a slow, grinding improvement over the next two
years, but the stock market will fare better because of the upcoming election's impact, says a portfolio manager for Loomis,...
A hedge fund
manager at Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors LP is an unindicted
co-conspirator in a $62 million insider trading scheme tied to
technology stocks, two people familiar with the...
by Juliette Fairley
Kent Gasaway has built a strong record with his Buffalo funds.
Gold may rise to $2,500 an ounce in three years as investors buy the
metal as a hedge against inflation, said Richard O'Brien, chief
executive officer of Newmont Mining Corp.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
The basic premise of target-date strategies is shockingly flawed and
investors would be wise to expect a low-yield world going forward, says
Rob Arnott, founder and chairman of Research...
by
Jim McConville
Financial executives' confidence in U.S. economic growth this year
declined sharply this summer, according to a new study.
by
Jim McConville
The nation's increasing number of single-person households are feeling the strain of balancing their living expenses with
saving for retirement, according to a new study.
by
Karen DeMasters
The former CEO of a chain of assisted living facilities surrendered
after being indicted for allegedly swindling more than 1,000 people out
of $130 million.
The Class of 2008, born during the historic bull market that closed the
past century, reached a dubious distinction last year: More than a
million of the college graduates have gone back home.
by
Jim McConville
What should advisors do to handle the anxiety many clients have about saving for their children's college costs? This financial advisor has some good advice.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is the name consumers will hear going forward for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
Investors should reduce their holdings of speculative-grade bonds going
into the last three months of the year as yields on the notes hover near
record lows, according to Morgan Stanley.
by
Jim McConville
The Advisor Confidence Index tabulated by Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking
dropped 1.76 percent in September compared with August, but advisors did
express a more optimistic long-term outlook.
The U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission approved regulations that will
prevent banks from keeping secret the yields on certain state and local
government bonds during the first trading...
by
Jim McConville
The Financial Planning Coalition renewed its call today for Congress to
protect investors by supporting the SEC's
oversight of registered investment advisors.
by
Jim McConville
Finra has censured and fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc...
by Virginia Munger Kahn
Fixed income exchange-traded products (ETPs) have been the fastest growing segment of the global exchange traded industry for 10 years, and there's more of where that came from.
by
Evan Simonoff
Financial advisor Ron Carson is launching a new institutional asset
management service that offers
other advisors access to the thematic portfolios his $3 billion RIA firm
has developed...
