State regulators question RIAs’ use of mandatory arbitration
'How can that be in the best interests of the client?' one asks.
Will bank loan funds bite financial advisers?
Bank loan mutual funds have received unprecedented interest from investors this year as short-term interest rates look to…
Small-caps: Fueled up but pricey
With a gain of more than 28% from the start of the year, small-caps have outperformed large-caps by 8 percentage points.
Stocks surge in relief rally
Stock prices surged the most since January as signs emerged that lawmakers were inching toward a deal to increase the debt ceiling and avert a default. But it could all turn on a dime.
A doctor deconstructs the Affordable Care Act
Five questions for Dr. Carolyn McClanahan, a physician and director of financial planning at Life Planning Partners.
Bank loans may be a cautionary tale
The popularity of bank loan mutual funds is raising eyebrows as fears climb that advisers could be caught off guard if sentiment for the loans turns around and outflows lead to weak performance.
Keep your ‘elevator pitch’ at the ready
When casual conversations ultimately turn to “What do you do for a living?” advisers had better have a…
Morningstar’s Phillips to step down in early 2014
Will remain at company, Haywood Kelly to become head of research.
Invesco adds risk parity in balanced fund
Invesco Ltd. has opened up a new fund to financial advisers that takes its balanced-risk strategy and adds…
SEC talks social media and cloud computing security gets clarity
A couple of thought-provoking posts on timely topics
NaviPlan financial planning desktop products to be discontinued
'Product sunset notification' catches at least one user off guard.
TIPS gain most since 2011 with Treasuries as taper delayed
For almost a year Wan-Chong Kung avoided U.S. government debt insured against inflation as consumer prices stagnated. Now,…
Large-cap investors sell themselves short – again
Investors in the biggest large-cap mutual funds have been their own worst enemies since the financial crisis.
Bracing for Japanese fiscal crisis
A former adviser to billionaire George Soros and now a member of Japan's upper house of parliament, said a fiscal crisis in Asia's second- biggest economy is inevitable and neither a higher sales tax nor the 2020 Olympics will be able to stop it.
Wells Fargo to add 1,400 reps this year, report says
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC chief executive Danny Ludeman told Dow Jones today that he expects to hire more than 1,400 brokers this year.
Bad timing is sinking your nest egg
You may be your own worst enemy when it comes to beating the market
Investors can’t stop kicking themselves
Largest funds have done best since crisis, but market timing hurt performance
Bond woes toppling Total Return ETF
When Bill Gross announced the launch of the exchange-traded version of the Pimco Total Return Fund, he had…
