Latest salvo in battle for market share
Five shops agree to $3.35 million Finra fines, $1.13 million in restitution.
On Monday, management at the very popular Timberland REIT took an ax to the trust's stock, lowering the per share valuation by 35%. Here's why.
A new white paper from Invesco's Richard Golod, Director, Global, Investment Strategies
As the clock ticks down on the final day of 2012, the financial markets show a glimmer of hope that Washington will get its act together and reach some kind of agreement ahead of the year-end fiscal cliff.
Frequent conversations with private clients reveal their desire to diversify into foreign currencies seeking to protect their purchasing power from a long-term decline in the value of the dollar. Yet, as a general rule, currencies as an asset class have not been embraced by private clients, and play no material role in their overall asset allocation. Why the disconnect? Samson Capital Advisors explores in this new white paper.
Agency wants funds using commodities to register with it.
Firms with alts like BlackRock, JPMorgan have muscle to seize the opportunity
Raising of estate tax exemption to $5M lessens need for policies that shield assets.
More discussion of the Mayan calendar? Nope, those words were spoken today about the muni market, which is having its roughest time since Meredith Whitney's dire prediction in 2010.
Munis look to be marginally unfavorable not because of state and city finance issues, but expected yields compared to other taxable bonds.
Federal court rules in favor of agent who maintained sites critical of insurer, but who will get paid?
In putting together a deal for Apple REIT Six, Blackstone has given a boost to the trust's shareholders — and stemmed the recent tide of bad news for David Lerner Associates.
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Oakmark's Herro generating stellar returns by buying cheap — and early; up 525% over past 20 years
Vanguard's index change giving advisers one more thing to think about.
Largest fund switches indexes; meanwhile, alternative choice adds alternative
Best month of sales in more than three years, thanks to a rush into U.S. large-caps
Locked in a price war with rivals, Vanguard has deployed a new -- and dramatic -- tactic. The fund giant plans to switch the benchmarks for 22 funds. Why? To reduce the licensing fees the company pays, and thus its expense ratios.
