Orders for factory-made goods unexpectedly rose 1.1% in April, due to a strong increase across several industries.
The SEC approved trading in options on the Gold Trust shares and the CFTC approved trading in futures on them.
The firm had added American Funds, JennisonDryden, OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Van Eck Global to its mutual fund platform.
The first income guarantee wrap-per around a managed-account portfolio hasn't even been sold yet, but its mere existence has sparked growing interest in retirement income products within the managed-accounts industry.
Real estate investment trusts outperformed other major market benchmarks during the first five months of the year.
MassMutual announced that it had completed its purchase of First Mercantile Trust Co. from SunTrust Banks Inc. of Atlanta.
A mantra of tax-efficient investing is to harvest capital losses and defer all gains.
The economic downturn is forcing some baby boomers to raid their 401(k) plans and halt their savings, which could have a negative effect on their retirement, according to a new study.
Pershing LLC subsidiary iNautix LLC on Wednesday will introduce a next-generation document management solution geared toward introducing broker-dealers, investment professionals and independent registered investment advisers.
Fidelity Investments' recent launch of an emerging-markets fund may signal the next frontier, but emerging markets' reputation for risk will likely lead investors to keep exposure to a minimum.
