Responding to advisers who complain that the iShares brand means little to their clients, Barclays Global Investors is modifying its marketing.
With the economy deteriorating and prices for gas and heating fuel skyrocketing, consumers who are seeking new sources of cash are increasingly jeopardizing their retirement income by taking out loans from their retirement plans.
As more companies begin to offer exchange traded notes, it's beginning to look like the small but growing ETN universe could one day be a competitor to mutual funds and exchange traded funds.
As Roger W. Ferguson Jr. takes the helm of TIAA-CREF today, he assumes control of a company that often frustrates financial advisers.
The era of declining mutual fund expenses is over, and in fact, the cost of investing in a fund may soon be headed back up.
The Iowa Legislature has approved a bill to ban stranger-originated life insurance practices.
The original thinking behind the development of the SmartGrowth ETF Lipper Optimal Growth Index Fund (LPGAX) was to create a viable alternative to traditional asset allocation models.
Expanding into what some industry observers see as a significant growth area, Sentinel Asset Management Inc. last week launched two funds focused on socially conscious investing.
"Rep-as-adviser" programs are gaining interest among brokerage firms as an alternative to the banned fee-based brokerage accounts, according to a report by Cerulli Associates Inc.
The Pittsburgh-based money manager reported that its preliminary net income rose to $55.8 million, or 55 cents per share.