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Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl
RIA NEWS FEB 19, 2025
Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl

Wealth managers discuss how they are calming increasingly anxious clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisors react to Trump 2.0
EQUITIES FEB 12, 2025
Advisors react to Trump 2.0

The president may be the same as he was before, but circumstances are different this time around – and there are some lessons from the first term, advisors said.

By Gregg Greenberg
Altfest's president explains how advisors can use AI to their advantage
EQUITIES FEB 05, 2025
Altfest's president explains how advisors can use AI to their advantage

Using AI for tax and estate planning will enable advisors to spend more time with clients, Andrew Altfest says.

By Gregg Greenberg
Silicon Valley special: Wealth managers weigh in on working with tech executives
EQUITIES FEB 04, 2025
Silicon Valley special: Wealth managers weigh in on working with tech executives

Financial advisors often have to deal with tech execs and their concentrated portfolios. Here's what they say about their experiences.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial advisors see more trade 'spat' than war, but still prepare for the worst
EQUITIES FEB 03, 2025
Financial advisors see more trade 'spat' than war, but still prepare for the worst

Trump administration tariffs on Mexico and Canada shocked the market, but advisors remain nonplussed for now.

By Gregg Greenberg
Record prices forcing advisors to consider gold exposure
EQUITIES JAN 31, 2025
Record prices forcing advisors to consider gold exposure

The yellow metal is shining brightly, hitting new record highs and drawing interest from advisory clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial advisors weigh rebound in REITs after lackluster year
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2025
Financial advisors weigh rebound in REITs after lackluster year

Wealth managers see a potential rebound in REITs after a disappointing 2024, but only if interest rates cooperate.

By Gregg Greenberg
Nvidia stock slumps 17% amid DeepSeek shock, but rival shows cracks
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2025
Nvidia stock slumps 17% amid DeepSeek shock, but rival shows cracks

Chinese startup that upended AI market suffered outages as interest surged.

By Steve Randall
Despite market selloff DeepSeek won't deep-six the bulls, analysts say
EQUITIES JAN 27, 2025
Despite market selloff DeepSeek won't deep-six the bulls, analysts say

A new AI competitor is making waves on Wall Street, but Street strategists say it won't kill the long term bull market.

By Gregg Greenberg
Odds of recession low in coming year, advisors say
EQUITIES JAN 24, 2025
Odds of recession low in coming year, advisors say

Financial advisors generally agree with a recent survey of economists that the odds of a recession in 2025 remain small.

By Gregg Greenberg
Commodities are booming but too risky for most clients, advisors say
EQUITIES JAN 23, 2025
Commodities are booming but too risky for most clients, advisors say

Commodity investments were among the biggest winners in 2024, but advisors remain wary of owning them in client portfolios.

By Gregg Greenberg
Trump's executive orders no golden ticket for energy stocks
EQUITIES JAN 21, 2025
Trump's executive orders no golden ticket for energy stocks

While promising to halt offshore wind projects, open up wild lands for drilling, and cull incentives for electric vehicles, Trump's first round of actions may not necessarily boost energy companies or hold back renewables, observers said.

By Emile Hallez
RIAs confident, not complacent, about market gains after election
EQUITIES JAN 16, 2025
RIAs confident, not complacent, about market gains after election

RIAs grew more optimistic after the November election, but inflation concerns are keeping them clear-eyed, a study says.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial advisors keeping close eye on rising 'fear index'
EQUITIES JAN 13, 2025
Financial advisors keeping close eye on rising 'fear index'

The VIX, or so called "fear index," is shifting higher with increased market volatility, causing wealth managers to ready themselves for anxious client calls.

By Gregg Greenberg
S&P 500 erases 2025 gains on jobs blowout
EQUITIES JAN 10, 2025
S&P 500 erases 2025 gains on jobs blowout

Larger-than-expected jump in nonfarm payrolls accelerates Treasury selloff as traders slash bets for Federal Reserve rate cuts.

By Bloomberg
Blackstone’s latest fund rakes in cash, sells more than $1B
EQUITIES JAN 09, 2025
Blackstone’s latest fund rakes in cash, sells more than $1B

It’s the second straight year that Blackstone has launched a new fund in the alternative investment space and had a hit right off the bat.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth managers reject bearish arguments as S&P goes for 'three-peat'
RIA NEWS JAN 09, 2025
Wealth managers reject bearish arguments as S&P goes for 'three-peat'

Wall Street may not be expecting an S&P 500 "three-peat" victory in 2025, but that does not mean they are not bullish.

By Gregg Greenberg
Big tech lovers and abstainers fuel record boom for Invesco ETFs
EQUITIES JAN 08, 2025
Big tech lovers and abstainers fuel record boom for Invesco ETFs

The asset management giant took third place for overall flows last year as it tapped into a divisive debate on how to play US stocks.

By Bloomberg
Closed-end fund investors seeking to build on solid 2024 returns
EQUITIES JAN 08, 2025
Closed-end fund investors seeking to build on solid 2024 returns

Wealth managers see the market setting up nicely for another positive year for closed-end funds and BDCs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Alternatives still in the mix for advisors in 2025, despite bull run
EQUITIES DEC 18, 2024
Alternatives still in the mix for advisors in 2025, despite bull run

Wealth managers are not giving up on private equity heading into the new year, even as publicly traded stocks soar.

By Gregg Greenberg