Advisers love exchange-traded funds. What they may not like so much: the execution of ETF trades -- particularly for less liquid funds -- can hit clients in the wallet
Jackson National has announced it will attempt to slow down sales of it sgenerous variable annuity contracts. How it plans on going about this is another proposition.
O'Hanley says expense will 'pop up' somewhere else; whack-a-mole for the SEC?
John Hirsch, 57, has been buying municipal bonds during the past four months, taking advantage of falling prices as muni funds are forced to sell them to cover withdrawals
Mutual funds that invest in floating-rate bank loans have emerged as one of the most popular strategies for protecting portfolios against rising interest rates
The news of late couldn't get much worse for muni bond investors, with gaping budget deficits and predictions of massive defaults. But fear not, BlackRock says there are lots of great investment opportunities in the tax-free universe. Just steer clear of those Florida dirt bonds.
American Century Investments has never been on most advisers' radar screens
David Lerner Associates Inc. has been accused of targeting unsophisticated seniors while selling real estate investment trust shares without considering whether the illiquid securities were suitable for its clients
Higher returns and renewed investor interest pushed most money managers' alternative assets under management onto higher ground last year, according to sister publication Pensions & Investments' annual survey of the largest money managers
Brian Barish is known for his ability to talk in depth about the stocks in his portfolios, often strictly from memory
Long tenure is fairly unusual among managers of growth mutual funds
When it comes to the most-effective use of social media by asset management companies, The Vanguard Group Inc. and Fidelity Investments probably can claim more “likes” than any of their peers
When Malcolm Gissen explores a potential investment, sometimes an ambulance accompanies him
Another small, independent broker-dealer that faces mounting legal claims is exiting the business, this time after selling real estate deals by a bankrupt syndicator.
If one can make the case for investing in a dedicated India fund, then the Matthews India Investor Fund (MINDX), managed by Sharat Shroff, might be a good one to pick
New regulations aimed at ending the cozy relationship between government and those who advise the government on investment matters sound good on first blush. But as firms have discovered, the devil's in the details.
The Marsico Flexible Capital Fund was, in part, born of necessity
Michael Walls studiously avoids doing what everyone else does
Managers who charge higher expenses take more chances to make up the difference, says Laura Lutton
