Ed Cowart, portfolio co-manager of equity income and value strategies at Eagle Asset Management, the $19.5-billion asset management unit of Raymond James, offers up his thoughts on a few market sectors that are catching his eye.
New fund designed to offer the risk/return portfolio of the hedge fund industry; 'portfolio completer'
Don't see the ripple effect on other retirement assets, says Harley Gordon; often don't even know how to raise the subject
Investors ensnared in a $7 million scam involving so-called “private annuities” will be getting back only a sliver of their original investment.
A handful of publicly held life insurers dominate the market for traditional long-term-care insurance, but mutual life insurers are beginning to make inroads with agents and financial advisers.
Fund researcher tells SEC that plan participants don't have access to vital information; what's the glide path?
U.S. stocks may plunge in the second half of the year “like in 1987” if the Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbs without further stimulus from the Federal Reserve
More worries for REIT investors. Inland American, the largest nontraded property trust in the U.S., says the SEC is looking into, among other things, the trust's fees and administration.
Advisers can fill void left by doctors, lawyers; living wills, DNRs crucial
Sloane tabbed to oversee third-party distribution for United Services
Pouring funds into global high-yield ETFs; return up more than 10% in the first quarter
Insurer sees big room for growth in fund world; relocating, bulking up sales force
Combining U.S. retail sales with marketing, product management, global ETF groups
