Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon

For <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors jump on the low-volatility bandwagon. Plus: A market fueled by bad news; B of A's big mortgage settlement' Countrywide exec finally heads to court; and how companies miss the mark with stock options.
AUG 19, 2014

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Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick
Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick

The Chicago-based mega-RIA's latest additions, spanning six office locations and over 40 team members, pushes its W-2 platform assets to roughly $35 billion.

Women are financial power players. So why don't they feel like it?
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With most of the Great Wealth Transfer set to arrive in their hands, it's time women embraced the generational opportunity to step into their financial independence.

Wealth and asset manager dealmaking climbs in H1 2026, even as mega-deals dry up
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Schroders offloads integrated advice arm as Nuveen takeover nears
Schroders offloads integrated advice arm as Nuveen takeover nears

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Investor accuses Canaras, U.S. Bank of hiding $50 million CLO loss
Investor accuses Canaras, U.S. Bank of hiding $50 million CLO loss

A trustee says it has no record of the investor now suing it for $50 million

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income

SPONSORED Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.