Fund giant also plans to launch lower-cost institutional series to expand its market reach.
Legislation introduced Thursday would ban such requirements for investor claims.
Soon-to-be former chief economist exiting less than a year after joining, says 'mission is complete.'
The firm's focus on cost-conscious, fee-based advisers has been a winning strategy.
Wirehouse lost advisers managing $18.6 billion in 2014; veteran brokers blame Bank of America's 'fire first and ask questions later' mentality and expiration of retention deals. <i>(See also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=INTV&bctid=3966545534001&date=20141231" target="_blank">How wirehouses will strike back against breakaways</a>)</i>
Betterment's director of behavioral finance and investing says cash isn't a good investment for anything other than the very short term.
Top regulator's support of a uniform standard breaks a tie among commissioners that has stymied efforts to move forward.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Having a maxed-out 401(k) is a good problem to have, but saving for retirement shouldn't end there.
Using a historical lens, Goldman Sachs finds promise in this overlooked part of the market
Blue chip barometer likely to get more volatile after the March 19 switch.
Janus has indicated significant plans in the ETF space, including a possible fund with the Pimco founder.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Earnings signal flashing red, sending some investors to the sidelines, Gross sets a timeline, Bernanke wants the president to have more power, ETF investors hedge currencies and chase corporate bonds, and the first-year numbers behind Colorado's legal weed.
Brokerage platform will use asset-allocation strategies of disputed merit with retail clients.
Uncertainty about when the central bank will begin to raise interest rates has advisers sticking to their fixed-income guns.
Jacob Cooper's RIA used investor money to settle a prior SEC complaint and fight a class action claim from investors, the regulator alleges. <b><i>(Don't miss: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141231/FREE/123109999/PH" target="_blank">Most outlandish regulatory blunders of 2014</a>)</i></b>
The old guard of wealth management clashed with the new as Ric Edelman delivered a bleak assessment of his peers' future during a spirited debate with Adam Nash, the top executive at Wealthfront.
Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.
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The SEC intends to approve an application by Capital Group, parent of the third-largest mutual fund company, to offer ETFs.
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