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Nir Kaissar

Nir Kaissar is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering the markets and the founder of Unison Advisors, an asset management firm. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

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Dividend cuts shouldn’t worry investors

A look at how other recent downturns played out suggests the fears about dividends are overdone

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  • News
  • October 3, 2019

Schwab’s next target? Financial advisers

Custodians are increasingly under pressure, and some are responding by making a push into the advisory business.

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How to tell good brokers from bad ones

Research shows false accusations of broker misconduct are disturbingly common, which suggests Finra needs to make a change.

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Merrill Lynch can’t reverse progress on eliminating conflicts of interest

The wirehouse said it would lift its ban on charging comissions on retirement accounts, but it's too late to return to the old days.

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FAANGs are really solo acts, not a supergroup

The five stocks differ in many ways — they're not even all tech companies

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Fidelity’s zero-fee funds unleash the power of free

The asset manager's move will trigger a transformation of the fund industry.

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Target-date funds don’t hit the retirement bull’s-eye

While hugely popular, they are still no cure-all

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Funds like Magellan need gamblers like Bill Gross

The factors Magellan's manager uses to beat the index can be accessed more cheaply via ETFs.

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Late to the alternative-investment party

JPMorgan is slashing its minimum on alts at a point when such investments are likely to see more modest returns.

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All that smart beta can obscure the big picture

Every factor involves uncertainty, regardless of whether it works during a certain period.