Watching institutional investors achieve big gains in alternative investments has whet retail demand for mutual funds that incorporate alternative strategies.
The increasing popularity of exchange traded funds has led advisers to seek new ways of incorporating ETFs in client portfolios.
The pursuit of investment performance in an increasingly uncertain market is drawing more attention to alternative investment strategies, a situation that could place more pressure on financial advisers to step outside their traditional comfort zones.
Distressed debt is about to have its day, according to some prominent investment managers.
While investors may want to make changes in the face of a volatile stock market, most financial advisers don't move assets around during challenging times.
Pink-sheet stocks, which represent thousands of public companies not listed on any U.S. stock exchange, are gaining appeal among some investors, thanks to increased efforts to hold the companies more accountable to shareholders.
In the wake of a security breach that affected more than 10,000 clients, LPL Financial has taken several steps to increase data protection.
In casual conversation about the troubled financial markets, the words "risk" and "uncertainty" often are treated as synonyms.
One of the broker-dealers in the ING Advisors Network Inc. is on the brink of losing representatives and advisers who generate $21 million in fees and commissions to rival firms.
