Putnam Institute says excessive exposure to stock market gyrations bigger threat to new retirees than inflation or longevity risk
If “big,” “strong” and “mysterious” are the attributes you want for a financial brand, you can't pick a better name than BlackRock Inc.
The Government Accountability Office has recommended several major changes to the use of target date funds in 401(k) plans after finding that investments in funds with similar end dates vary wildly
ProShare Advisors of Bethesda, Md., today announced the introduction of the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
ProShare Advisors is planning to roll out what could be the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
Howard Stein, who succeeded Jack Dreyfus at the helm of the Dreyfus mutual-fund company and helped turn a generation of Americans into investors, has died. He was 84.
Asset manager's repurchasing of remaining stake held by bank opens door to other third-party wirehouse platforms; 'no longer owned by a competitor'
Firm hopes to have 30 to 50 passive and active offerings on the market by the end of 2012
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Corp. has unveiled a select list of exchange-traded funds for retail investors
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
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
American Century Investments has never been on most advisers' radar screens
Long tenure is fairly unusual among managers of growth mutual funds
Brian Barish is known for his ability to talk in depth about the stocks in his portfolios, often strictly from memory
When Malcolm Gissen explores a potential investment, sometimes an ambulance accompanies him
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
Michael Walls studiously avoids doing what everyone else does
