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Advisors consider opportunities in Chinese stocks as nations' leaders meet
EQUITIES OCT 26, 2023
Advisors consider opportunities in Chinese stocks as nations' leaders meet

“If everyone's running for the hills, it's got to be the most overwhelming contrarian trade of the year,” a fund manager says.

By Gregg Greenberg
Listed REITs offer buying opportunity, analyst says
ALTERNATIVES OCT 26, 2023
Listed REITs offer buying opportunity, analyst says

'We are starting to pound the table a little bit about listed REITs,' says Rich Hill of Cohen & Steers.

By Bruce Kelly
Mother-son team joins Equitable Advisors from Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 25, 2023
Mother-son team joins Equitable Advisors from Cetera

The Marlton, New Jersey-based pair operate Schwartz Financial Services and oversee $175 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
Record demand for RILAs pushes Q3 annuity sales to new heights
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2023
Record demand for RILAs pushes Q3 annuity sales to new heights

Total annuity sales increased 21% to $270.6 billion through the first nine months of 2023, Limra reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why the future looks bright for ETFs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 24, 2023
Why the future looks bright for ETFs

The investment vehicle continues on the road to becoming a widely accepted and trusted core portfolio building block.

By Devin McGinley
Fund managers revamping bond models to capture new risk
FIXED INCOME OCT 23, 2023
Fund managers revamping bond models to capture new risk

The credit ratings industry has yet to figure out how best to incorporate climate risk in its models, so fixed-income investors are largely having to rely on their own assessments.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock tries again at target-date ETFs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2023
BlackRock tries again at target-date ETFs

BlackRock is the only company offering target-date ETFs to investors outside of 401(k)s — but there is a question about whether there is much of a market for that.

By Emile Hallez
Bearishness may spark near-term stock rally, says BofA
EQUITIES OCT 20, 2023
Bearishness may spark near-term stock rally, says BofA

Strategist Michael Hartnett sees a 'contrarian buy signal.'

By Bloomberg
Another new custodian enters the RIA market
CUSTODIAN OCT 19, 2023
Another new custodian enters the RIA market

Innovayte is targeting RIAs with $100 million to $800 million in assets and will be led by Catherine “Cat” Davies, a clearing and custody industry veteran.

By Bruce Kelly
Almost half of Americans not confident in their retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2023
Almost half of Americans not confident in their retirement plans

If only they would get professional advice, things could be so much more positive.

By Steve Randall
Global alternatives market set to reach $24.5T, private credit AUM to double
ALTERNATIVES OCT 19, 2023
Global alternatives market set to reach $24.5T, private credit AUM to double

Analysts forecast an $8 trillion surge in the next five years.

By Steve Randall
JPMorgan favors 60/40 over cash for the next decade
EQUITIES OCT 19, 2023
JPMorgan favors 60/40 over cash for the next decade

The stalwart strategy for investing is far from dead say Wall Street experts.

By Bloomberg
Dan Wiener steps back from the $15B RIA he co-founded
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2023
Dan Wiener steps back from the $15B RIA he co-founded

A focus on Vanguard led to a long-running independent newsletter and then a successful RIA.

By Emile Hallez
NYSE, Nasdaq volume discounts for brokers threatened by SEC proposal
EQUITIES OCT 18, 2023
NYSE, Nasdaq volume discounts for brokers threatened by SEC proposal

The setup can result in larger firms offering customers better transaction prices than smaller ones, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

By Bloomberg
SEC to investment funds: Quit playing name games
OPINION OCT 18, 2023
SEC to investment funds: Quit playing name games

For years, investors in mutual funds and ETFs have been investing in products whose actual portfolio holdings can stray dramatically from what's implied by the name of the fund.

By Paul Andrews
Digital transformation boosts satisfaction with life insurance and annuities
FINTECH OCT 17, 2023
Digital transformation boosts satisfaction with life insurance and annuities

JD Power study reveals who’s leading the customer satisfaction race.

By Steve Randall
Treasury market volatility feels like pandemic-era 2020
FIXED INCOME OCT 17, 2023
Treasury market volatility feels like pandemic-era 2020

Volatility is heightened by uncertainty but yields are still trending higher.

By Bloomberg
How to avoid stock overlap in world full of ETFs
ETFS OCT 16, 2023
How to avoid stock overlap in world full of ETFs

The more funds an advisor adds to a client's portfolio, the higher the likelihood of serious stock duplication.

By Gregg Greenberg
Grayscale bitcoin discount narrows with conversion to ETF seen as ‘inevitable’
ETFS OCT 16, 2023
Grayscale bitcoin discount narrows with conversion to ETF seen as ‘inevitable’

The prospect of Grayscale converting its bitcoin trust into an ETF is seen as more likely after the SEC declined to appeal a court ruling in Grayscale's favor.

By Bloomberg
SEC won't appeal Grayscale court ruling, paving way for spot bitcoin ETF
ETFS OCT 14, 2023
SEC won't appeal Grayscale court ruling, paving way for spot bitcoin ETF

The federal appeals court ruling in August was heralded by crypto advocates as a watershed moment for the industry.

By Bloomberg