The major trends underway in the financial adviser ecosystem, and what those trends portend for the year to come.
The Massachusetts securities regulator's latest sweep targets the broker-dealers of the largest fund companies in the industry: Vanguard, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, BlackRock and American Funds.
The Tennessee-based firm has sold a minority stake to Merchant Investment Management, citing the need to build scale in the fast-consolidating wealth management industry.
Many people are likely wondering how heightened inflation will affect their retirement goals, including the role of insurance products they already own or are considering.
The UDF real estate dilemma has been unwinding for years. The UDF executives now face up to 25 years each in federal prison.
Lenox Wealth Advisors became Wealthspire over the weekend, with Private Capital Group and Private Ocean the next firms under NFP's umbrella to see name changes.
SPDR Gold Shares reports biggest inflow since listing in 2004.
According to CFRA data, through the end of last year, active ETFs made up 4% of all ETF assets, and represented 10% of ETF net inflows in the past year.
The debate over active versus passive strategies may be coming to a close.
The deferred fixed annuity is designed to be used as an allocation within managed accounts or custom target-date model portfolios in 401(k)s.
Kate Henry and Mike Walsh will lead the region for the insurance broker.
Firm is waiting for clarity on ETF rules, CFO Portney says.
Those who missed enrolling in the program when they were first eligible get a second chance during Medicare's general enrollment period, which runs from Jan. 1 through March 31 each year.
The products had net inflows of $23.9 billion, a significant increase from the $6.7 billion in outflows seen in 2020, according to a report from Morningstar.
The $7.1 billion cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to purchase Bitria, a 5-year-old startup that provides advisers with tools to access and manage holdings of Bitcoin and other tokens.
The new products not only provide investment opportunities that aren't available on the open market, but can also combine a client’s passions — for things like antique cars or even musical instruments — with their investment portfolios.
Investors poured a net $104 billion into ETFs in the fourth quarter, the company said, while actively managed funds, including ETFs and mutual funds, saw a net $101 billion in flows.
Given the disconnect between what ESG investors expect and what some ESG funds are actually investing in, it's time for some serious reputation risk management.
As the number of publicly traded companies steadily declined over the past decade, investor interest in the private markets has increased markedly.
For many financial advisers, the slide reinforced the notion that Bitcoin is just too volatile for client portfolios.
