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Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2016
Ameriprise tells clients to sell OppenheimerFunds municipal-bond funds holding Puerto Rico debt

Oppenheimer has about $3.5 billion in Puerto Rican debt spread across 19 funds, according to Morningstar.

By John Waggoner
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 05, 2016
The markets brace for Puerto Rico's default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Plan to default on $1 billion worth of general obligation bonds has markets on alert.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 01, 2016
Pimco settles with SEC for nearly $20 million

Regulator said fund company misled investors about the performance of its actively managed Total Return ETF.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2016
Small-cap value funds crush their large-cap brethren

Small-cap value funds have soared 21.37% this year, vs. 2.66% for large-company growth funds, one of the largest disparities between U.S. diversified stock funds in recent memory.

By John Waggoner
Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2016
Will product pricing pressures carry over to advisory fees?

While passive investing and the DOL fiduciary rule have contributed to investors' cost sensitivity, the advice industry has managed to stay outside the fray &amp;mdash; so far.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2016
Help clients avoid capital gains distributions

Shareholders typically don't like paying taxes on income they haven't received.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 29, 2016
Women underrepresented in global fund industry: Morningstar

By John Waggoner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 28, 2016
Clients don't need income, they need money, planners say

While some bond strategies are eking out a modest return, a shift in thought toward taking distributions from a total return portfolio broadens advisers' options.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2016
Emerging markets sink after Trump victory

On a tear before the election, the average fund is down 4.4% after it because of president-elect's rhetoric about countries like Mexico and China.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2016
Some funds doling out capital gain pain

After a seven-year bull market, few funds have offsetting losses to reduce those gains. Expect the biggest distributions from small-cap funds.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 22, 2016
Abigail Johnson takes the helm of Fidelity

Edward C. Johnson III to become chairman emeritus.

By John Waggoner
Alternative strategies fight index investors while longing for a 'black swan' event
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2016
Alternative strategies fight index investors while longing for a 'black swan' event

Analysts, advisers struggle with when, where and why to use alts

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH NOV 18, 2016
WisdomTree invests $20 million in robo-adviser Vanare, now AdvisorEngine

Asset manager takes 36% stake and its ETF models will be made available through the digital platform, which has changed its name.

By Liz Skinner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 18, 2016
Fund flows make screeching U-turn after election

Money flows out of bonds into stocks.

By John Waggoner
Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds
EQUITIES NOV 17, 2016
Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds

It will help advisers and investors measure correlation and volatility of past returns.

By Jeff Benjamin
Capital One will eliminate commissions on IRAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2016
Capital One will eliminate commissions on IRAs

The transition will be completed by the time the Department of Labor fiduciary rule takes effect.

By Grete Suarez
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 14, 2016
Vanguard, Pimco feel the pain as long-term funds get smacked

The bond market selloff is getting more serious, with some popular funds down nearly 20% since the summer.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 10, 2016
Alternative energy funds have dim prospects under a Trump presidency

By John Waggoner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 10, 2016
What you can learn from 30 years of stock-picking

Veteran managers from Ariel, Gabelli, Monetta and Pioneer share their lessons.

By John Waggoner
SEC uses F-Squared saga to drive home due diligence message
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2016
SEC uses F-Squared saga to drive home due diligence message

Telling advisers to never assume enough is enough when it comes to research.

By Jeff Benjamin