Insured losses from Hurricane Gustav were not large enough to affect the creditworthiness of the insurance and reinsurance industries, S&P said.
Due to their longer life expectancies, woman should allocate much less to equities than advisers normally recommend, according to an academic paper.
The market for alternative investments among retail investors may not be as robust as the industry anticipates, according to recent survey conducted by Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc.
With new products emerging and a streamlined global regulatory regime on the horizon, the scope and popularity of exchange traded funds is growing.
Recent regulatory settlements by Citigroup Inc. and other big banks have set the tone for what corporate investors can expect from the auction rate securities mess.
The good news is that women trust financial advisers more than automobile mechanics. The bad news is that they trust advisers less than insurance agents.
To capitalize on international investing, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has launched an international-equity fund despite comparatively stronger U.S. stock market performance.
Good information on how to use alternative, hedge-fund-like, retail-oriented investments is hard to come by, according to industry experts, but some asset managers are hoping to change that.
Married wealthy women want to be treated as equal partners in terms of financial decisions when they meet with financial advisers, according to a study from Mintel International Group Ltd. released exclusively to <i>InvestmentNews</i>.
Remaining in the middle class has been especially tough for African-American and Hispanic families in this year's difficult economic times, according to financial advisers and a recent public-policy report.
