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Dip-buyers staying on the sidelines as Trump selloffs shake Wall Street
EQUITIES MAR 13, 2025
Dip-buyers staying on the sidelines as Trump selloffs shake Wall Street

Uncertainty from the president's head-spinning tariffs has traditionally optimistic stock-pickers taking a more bearish stance.

By Bloomberg
RIAs showing increasing favor to ETFs for diversification, lower fees
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2025
RIAs showing increasing favor to ETFs for diversification, lower fees

Report highlights trends for $11T exchange-traded funds industry in US.

By Steve Randall
How one top advisor is building connections with collectibles
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2025
How one top advisor is building connections with collectibles

After going through his own estate planning reality check, Thomas Ruggie has become a sought-after speaker and authority to help secure high-net-worth investors' prized possessions.

By Leo Almazora
The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 12, 2025
The financial battle of the century: gold vs. bitcoin

Gold has been the currency of choice for centuries. But some advisors see big opportunities with bitcoin – a relative newcomer – and have been diversifying portfolios with it.

By Gregg Greenberg
The fall of the star manager
FIXED INCOME MAR 12, 2025
The fall of the star manager

Western Asset Management Company has seen at least $120 billion leave since the SEC announced its investigation into Ken Leech. The instance highlights key-person risk that the asset management world has been trying to get away from.

By Emile Hallez
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Capital Group enters active ETF model portfolio fray

The world's largest active asset manager is jumping in as the rise of active exchange-traded funds drives a broader transformation of the model portfolio landscape.

By Leo Almazora
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says
ETFS MAR 12, 2025
Active funds still struggling against passive peers, Morningstar says

The firm's latest barometer report shows just two-fifths of stock-picking funds outperforming their index-based rivals in 2024, with even worse results over the past decade.

By Leo Almazora
Volatile Tuesday pushed stocks to correction before dip-buyers swooped in
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Volatile Tuesday pushed stocks to correction before dip-buyers swooped in

A salvo of tariff headlines sent stocks spiraling Tuesday before bargain-hunters drove a recovery in the S&P 500.

By Bloomberg
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC

A new policy proposal from the Managed Funds Association lays out requests to reduce disclosure requirements and offer legal clarity on crypto ownership, among other priorities.

By Leo Almazora
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing

Beneficient, an alternative investment company and formerly a part of GWG, has offered $50.5 million to settle claims related to federal lawsuits.

By Bruce Kelly
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines

Latest figures confirm record sales in 2024, including four straight quarters exceeding $100 billion, with most of the wins going to the largest players.

By Leo Almazora
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets

Allocations to cash and money market funds are rising, and dip-buying is slowing, as the president's coyness on downturn odds adds to mounting pessimism.

By Leo Almazora
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS

A new report adds to a string of alerts from watchdogs, noting that the growing role of small investors, use of leverage, and concentration risks "warrant monitoring."

By Bloomberg
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?

Wealth managers weigh in on the battle between growth and value stocks, and whether the tide is turning in favor of value.

By Gregg Greenberg
Aligning client expectations with reality
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Aligning client expectations with reality

Clients are often seduced by alternative investments’ potential for outsized returns, but Ed Cofrancesco knows education is key.

By Chris Davis
A Trump trend for ETFs
ETFS MAR 10, 2025
A Trump trend for ETFs

A number of exchange-traded funds are popping up that aim either to invest politically or to find opportunities amid deregulation. Be careful, observers say.

By Emile Hallez
Trump's evasiveness on recession sets off market bloodbath
EQUITIES MAR 10, 2025
Trump's evasiveness on recession sets off market bloodbath

Investor fears ruled Monday as the president's refusal to discount an economic downturn sparked panic, resulting in the weakest stock performance during an administration's first 50 days since 2009.

By Leo Almazora
The art of balancing risk and reward
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2025
The art of balancing risk and reward

Jack Ablin, of Cresset Asset Management, talks investment philosophy – mitigating risks on the public side while taking opportunities on the private side.

By Chris Davis
Wall Street strategists having second thoughts on lofty S&P 500 forecasts
EQUITIES MAR 10, 2025
Wall Street strategists having second thoughts on lofty S&P 500 forecasts

Not even three months into the year, stock market analysts at JPMorgan and other large banks are softening their convictions on the index hitting 6,500 before December.

By Bloomberg
Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise
ALTERNATIVES MAR 07, 2025
Blackstone sees bright spot in commercial real estate debt with record $8B fund raise

The titanic alternative assets giant's latest move will help bridge a gap between lenders and still-challenged property owners, says debt strategies head.

By Leo Almazora