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Take 5: Nuveen's Bob Doll says active managers can beat the indexes
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 22, 2016
Take 5: Nuveen's Bob Doll says active managers can beat the indexes

Five candid responses on his annual predictions, Donald Trump's campaign, active management, low yields, and reading up on Christian best practices.

By John Waggoner
EQUITIES JUL 22, 2016
Investors pour into junk bond ETFs, signaling more upside for stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Investors are flocking to junk bond ETFs, showing another leg of risk-on investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 22, 2016
Jeffrey Gundlach's 'Bond King' crown comes into question

Plus: Indexers take over the world, building trust with clients, and some summer reading ideas for advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton proposes free public in-state tuition for students whose families make less than $125,000
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton proposes free public in-state tuition for students whose families make less than $125,000

By Bloomberg
Retirement plan advisers should keep current clients happy to get new ones: MassMutual study
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2016
Retirement plan advisers should keep current clients happy to get new ones: MassMutual study

Survey shows that 58% of plan sponsors found their adviser through a referral.

By Tanvi Acharya
FIXED INCOME JUL 21, 2016
Bond investors should be sweating a looming Treasury glut

Plus: The real cost of socially responsible investing, how to invest in bonds, and qualified charitable distributions

By Jeff Benjamin
RMDs can create future tax savings
IRA ALERT JUL 21, 2016
RMDs can create future tax savings

If clients don't need the income, here are some ways the money they must take can be put to good use.

By Ed Slott
Republican convention speakers back tax and financial reforms
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 21, 2016
Republican convention speakers back tax and financial reforms

The future of tax reform and other adviser-related interests are getting attention at the Republican party convention. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20160721/FREE/720009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 sectors to watch when Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump become president</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES JUL 21, 2016
Step aside bears, the market's next growth mode is kicking in

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> It's a brighter growth outlook, not low rates, that's fueling the latest rally.

By Jeff Benjamin
Connecticut-based People's United Bank to acquire Gerstein Fisher
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 21, 2016
Connecticut-based People's United Bank to acquire Gerstein Fisher

People's United Bank is expected to finish the transaction by the end of this year via its subsidiary.

By Tanvi Acharya
Hottest emerging-markets funds spice things up with Latin America
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 21, 2016
Hottest emerging-markets funds spice things up with Latin America

Brandes, Invesco funds add a helping of Brazil.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2016
Debt dims boomers' retirement prospects

New study shows ongoing bills impede savings and boost baby boomers' retirement income needs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES JUL 21, 2016
Why it does and doesn't matter if fund managers invest in their own funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Should you care if a portfolio manager is investing in a fund he or she is managing? It depends.

By Jeff Benjamin
Hillary Clinton rips 'reckless' Donald Trump, says he would drive U.S. economy into a recession
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton rips 'reckless' Donald Trump, says he would drive U.S. economy into a recession

Ms. Clinton trashed the presumptive GOP nominee's management skills at a time when his campaign is in turmoil over weak fundraising and upheaval within his inner circle.

By Bloomberg
Under new fiduciary rule, DOL has reason to pay attention to reverse churning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2016
Under new fiduciary rule, DOL has reason to pay attention to reverse churning

Another reminder of the need to become well-versed on the fiduciary rule's conditions for rollover advice.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Feeling financially secure isn't tied to a number on a bank statement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 21, 2016
Feeling financially secure isn't tied to a number on a bank statement

While advisers can't make clients feel more secure, they can help them focus on the things they can control to feel more assured.

By Carl Richards
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2016
Why filial laws are a 'sleeping giant' that could prompt long-term-care planning

The laws create the possibility that clients' their long-term-care expenses may be shouldered by their children

By Greg Iacurci
Why the DOL fiduciary rule will lead to more ETF innovation
OPINION JUL 21, 2016
Why the DOL fiduciary rule will lead to more ETF innovation

Asset managers must expand the depth and breadth of their offerings&#160;to become more relevant and differentiated.

By Thomas Hoops
Wells Fargo recruits $400M team from Merrill
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2016
Wells Fargo recruits $400M team from Merrill

Robert Duncan, Bradley Newman and Zachary Breverman opened Duncan-Newman Associates in Agoura Hills, Calif.

By Tanvi Acharya
Betterment reaches $5 billion mark, a first for independent robo-advisers
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 20, 2016
Betterment reaches $5 billion mark, a first for independent robo-advisers

By Bloomberg