Registered investment advisers seem to be winning the race to capture the retiring-baby-boomer market, according to Charles "Chip" Roame, managing principal of Tiburon (Calif.) Strategic Advisors LLC, who spoke at the TD Ameritrade Partnership 2008 Conference in Orlando, Fla. this month.
Brokers, not mutual fund companies, should set their own 12(b)-1 distribution fees.
An organization advocating divestment from companies that support the economies in countries perpetrating genocide won an initial victory in bringing their cause to the fund boards of more than two dozen Fidelity funds.
Earl E. McEvoy, an asset manager for three of The Vanguard Group’s mutual funds, will retire on June 30.
DTCC has trimmed fees for mutual fund and insurance transactions.
Capital gains payouts in 2007 rose for the fourth straight year, said head Morningstar analyst Russel Kinnel.
Claymore Securities listed three new ETFs on the Amex: the U.S. Capital Markets Index; the U.S. Capital Markets Bond index and the U.S. Micro-Term Fixed Income.
Legg Mason Inc. has partnered with Citibank (China) Co. Ltd. to launch mutual funds designed for retail investors in China.
Exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds are looking more attractive these days, thanks mostly to their competitive yields.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering allowing mutual fund directors to delegate some of their duties, but critics say such a move will weaken the ability of directors to act as investor watchdogs.
If an investor had invested $1,000 in the Pioneer Fund when it was launched in 1928, his or her heirs would be millionaires today.
Investors often ask me why an exchange traded fund they own paid a big gains distribution. The answer is simple, but the lessons can affect the advice you give your clients.
A new mutual fund is purchasing alternative investments — a strategy designed to defy market volatility when stock and bond prices are plunging.
John Baum named chief executive, J. Charles Cardona to be president when Tom Eggers retires.
Passive management for target date funds means stronger results for investors, according to a study.
While more money flowed into Janus Capital Group's mutual funds in 2007 than out - an occurrence not seen since 2000 - advisers are skeptical about whether the once-troubled fund company has regained its footing completely.
Meet the "schmeek." Financial advisers' increasing appetite for intricate details about the mutual funds and other investment products that they recommend to clients is forcing wholesalers back to school to learn how to talk to advisers.
The manager of the Aston/Veredus Select Growth Fund (AVSGX), B. Anthony Weber, knows that market conditions have been taking a toll on his investment strategy, but he insists that the validity of his approach remains solid.
