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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2016
Target-date fund managers evolve to capture burgeoning 401(k) market

Over the last several years, TDFs have crafted new strategies and engaged in a marketing bonanza to stand out from the competition.

By Greg Iacurci
Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2016
Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt

Oppenheimer has about $3.5 billion in Puerto Rican debt spread across 19 funds, according to Morningstar.

By John Waggoner
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 05, 2016
The markets brace for Puerto Rico's default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Plan to default on $1 billion worth of general obligation bonds has markets on alert.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 04, 2016
U.S. equities' bull run limits future upside

By Joe Smith
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 01, 2016
Pimco settles with SEC for nearly $20 million

Regulator said fund company misled investors about the performance of its actively managed Total Return ETF.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2016
Small-cap value funds crush their large-cap brethren

Small-cap value funds have soared 21.37% this year, vs. 2.66% for large-company growth funds, one of the largest disparities between U.S. diversified stock funds in recent memory.

By John Waggoner
Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?
RIAS NOV 30, 2016
Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?

While passive investing and the DOL fiduciary rule have contributed to investors' cost sensitivity, the advice industry has managed to stay outside the fray &amp;mdash; so far.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2016
Help clients avoid capital gains distributions

Shareholders typically don't like paying taxes on income they haven't received.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2016
Women underrepresented in global fund industry: Morningstar

By John Waggoner
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 29, 2016
Can Donald Trump breathe life into actively managed funds?

If the president-elect rolls back the DOL fiduciary rule and spends trillions on infrastructure, old-style fund companies might make a comeback

By John Waggoner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 28, 2016
Clients don't need income, they need money, planners say

While some bond strategies are eking out a modest return, a shift in thought toward taking distributions from a total return portfolio broadens advisers' options.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2016
Emerging markets sink after Trump victory

On a tear before the election, the average fund is down 4.4% after it because of president-elect's rhetoric about countries like Mexico and China.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2016
Some funds doling out capital gain pain

After a seven-year bull market, few funds have offsetting losses to reduce those gains. Expect the biggest distributions from small-cap funds.

By John Waggoner
SEC hits troubled Texas REIT with Wells notice
ALTERNATIVES NOV 23, 2016
SEC hits troubled Texas REIT with Wells notice

SEC makes preliminary determination for a possible enforcement action against UDF IV as Nasdaq moves to delist the REIT's shares.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 22, 2016
Abigail Johnson takes the helm of Fidelity

Edward C. Johnson III to become chairman emeritus.

By John Waggoner
Alternative strategies fight index investors while longing for a 'black swan' event
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2016
Alternative strategies fight index investors while longing for a 'black swan' event

Analysts, advisers struggle with when, where and why to use alts

By Jeff Benjamin
When talking to clients about alternative investments, keep it simple: experts
ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2016
When talking to clients about alternative investments, keep it simple: experts

Also remind clients that performance is &#8220;manager-dependent instead of market-dependent,&#8221; says Blackstone's Avi Sharon.

By Jeff Benjamin
Texas regulator bans adviser from selling alts, including nontraded REITs
ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2016
Texas regulator bans adviser from selling alts, including nontraded REITs

Adviser loaded up client with alts beyond what his risk profile indicated, according to state agency.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2016
Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal

Raymond James clients will have opportunity to invest in private-equity and hedge funds

By Christine Idzelis
FINTECH NOV 18, 2016
WisdomTree invests $20 million in robo-adviser Vanare, now AdvisorEngine

Asset manager takes 36% stake and its ETF models will be made available through the digital platform, which has changed its name.

By Liz Skinner