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Creating time-tested retirement income plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2019
Creating time-tested retirement income plans

Two veteran advisers reflect on more than 35 years of managing retirees' assets and expectations

By Mary Beth Franklin
Best returns in August came from ETFs loved by gold bugs
ETFS AUG 30, 2019
Best returns in August came from ETFs loved by gold bugs

Very low yields on bonds sent investors in search of alternative safe havens.

By Bloomberg
Opening an IRA just for alternative investments
RIAS AUG 30, 2019
Opening an IRA just for alternative investments

Platform leverages the SEC's crowd-funding regulations to give all investors access to alternatives.

By Jeff Benjamin
Cetera Advisors charged with defrauding clients
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 30, 2019
Cetera Advisors charged with defrauding clients

SEC said firm failed to disclose conflicts of interest related to more than $10 million in compensation.

By InvestmentNews
Mnuchin eyes 100-year debt Wall Street would just as soon forget
FIXED INCOME AUG 29, 2019
Mnuchin eyes 100-year debt Wall Street would just as soon forget

Big banks on Treasury's borrowing advisory committee have been pessimistic about the notion of ultra-long bonds.

By Bloomberg
The upside of betting on inflation
RIAS AUG 29, 2019
The upside of betting on inflation

Treasury inflation-protected securities are gaining popularity as a yield play

By Jeff Benjamin
There's a wrong way to use target-date funds
RIAS AUG 28, 2019
There's a wrong way to use target-date funds

Investing in other funds in addition to a TDF adds risk and defeats the purpose.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS shifts to underweight position on equities
EQUITIES AUG 26, 2019
UBS shifts to underweight position on equities

Cites trade wars and political uncertainty as main reasons for downgrade.

By Bloomberg
Stocks sink as U.S.-China feud deepens
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2019
Stocks sink as U.S.-China feud deepens

Escalation of the trade war heightens concerns about the already shaky economic outlook.

By Bloomberg
Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2019
Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P

High levels of debt could be impacted by declining interest rates, the debt rating firm says.

By Bruce Kelly
Muni-bond refinancing surges as yields hold near a record low
FIXED INCOME AUG 22, 2019
Muni-bond refinancing surges as yields hold near a record low

The jump is a welcome shift for Wall Street underwriters and mutual-funds that have cash they need to invest.

By Bloomberg
UBS hit with $4.4 million arb award over Puerto Rico bonds and funds
WIREHOUSES AUG 22, 2019
UBS hit with $4.4 million arb award over Puerto Rico bonds and funds

Finra panel gives UBS investors $4.25 million in damages, $170,000 in costs.

By Bruce Kelly
ETF providers quietly dial back production
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 22, 2019
ETF providers quietly dial back production

Some major ETF providers haven't launched a fund all year

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard social-investing error prompts funds to check controls
ESG AUG 22, 2019
Vanguard social-investing error prompts funds to check controls

The mishap raises new questions about how ETF managers monitor the indexes that underlie their portfolios.

By Bloomberg
S&P 500 ETF separates truth from turbulence
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2019
S&P 500 ETF separates truth from turbulence

The trading volume on SPY can serve as a decent leading indicator for equities.

By Eric Balchunas
SEC affirms its authority over proxy advisory firms that CEOs hate
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2019
SEC affirms its authority over proxy advisory firms that CEOs hate

Commissioners vote 3-2 to issue guidelines on fund managers' responsibilities in dealing with proxy advisers

By Bloomberg
ESG data getting better as the market matures
ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2019
ESG data getting better as the market matures

In one indication of how rapidly the market is evolving, S&P Dow Jones launched the S&P 500 ESG Index in January.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Finra fines former Morgan Stanley rep for impersonating a client
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2019
Finra fines former Morgan Stanley rep for impersonating a client

To transfer retirement funds, John Tillotson faked identity in call to mutual fund company.

By Bloomberg
Faith-based funds attract loyal investors
RIAS AUG 20, 2019
Faith-based funds attract loyal investors

It turns out negative screens aren't necessarily a drag on funds' performance.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stock volatility spurs worst run of ETF withdrawals in six months
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2019
Stock volatility spurs worst run of ETF withdrawals in six months

Almost $18 billion exited U.S.-listed equity ETFs over the past three weeks.

By Bloomberg