A new Morningstar report presents proxy voting as a backdoor entry to ESG investing for retirement plan participants. As advocates pressure for simpler proxy voting procedures, retail investors could gain considerable leverage.
The Biden administration's record-setting government spending is seen as a path to higher inflation.
The largest independent broker-dealer hit record asset levels as the advisory business continues to drive growth. Advisory assets increased by 54% on a year-over-year basis.
The agency lending platform joins a compact group of less than a dozen companies that enable funds to lend securities to be sold short.
Financial advisers continue to recommend hefty cash reserves yielding almost nothing and losing ground to inflation, under the premise that safety trumps yield.
Sharkey leaves a solid legacy as a mentor, friend, colleague, educator and staunch proponent of quality financial advice.
The idea of hiking taxes on capital gains from the current top rate of 23.8% is viewed by some as a trial balloon to test levels of support and resistance. The top tax rate would apply to those with annual incomes of at least $1 million, which is about 500,000 American taxpayers.
After 12-month returns in the triple digits, investors got a wake-up call when ESG funds came crashing back down to earth.
The surge in activity following the pandemic-induced lull is winding down as M&A returns to normal, according to DeVoe & Co.
The deal, which is expected to close this summer, pushes Akron, Ohio-based Sequoia's assets under management over the $7 billion mark.
