Market falling to hit that technical level could trigger wholesale sell-off; 'Katie bar the door'
Family offices saw a relatively large surge in assets in 2010. And that figure will likely be getting bigger with billionaire George Soros getting out of the hedge fund business to manage his family's money | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110809&Category=FREE&ArtNo=809009999&Ref=PH>Top 10 family offices
Up Total Return Funds holdings in U.S. debt to 10%; backs off cash, money-market funds
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. last month proved it wants to be a serious player in the clearing services business by hiring one of the most respected names in the industry to head the unit.
No checkered performance for taxi medallions over the past two decades; investors pooling funds to get in on the action
Armstrong spent 11 years in jail for covering up losses at his firm; stash of gold all gone?
Bullion vaults hit ceiling amid fevered demand; take it out of the ground, put it back in the ground
Risk 3.0 Asset Management holds out the promise of predictable returns with limited volatility
Platinum and Brent crude will also see big gains, says Tony Hall; he's up 33% this year
Precious metal at $1,900 and rising, but famed asset manager sees no sign of a bubble
Only 13% of funds have beaten benchmarks so far; underperformance could lead to bigger risk-taking
With investors still worried about the U.S. deficit and a possible recession, bets against large cap sticks hit a nine-month high.
Another troubled broker-dealer is closing, but with a twist: The firm is telling its advisers to move en masse to another firm.
After avoiding the pitfalls of disastrous Regulation D deals during the past decade, Commonwealth Financial Network and LPL Financial LLC are contending with potential fallout from a real estate private placement that faces pressure from its creditors.
WFP Secruties is the latest broker-dealer to fold under the weight of private-placement litigation. In this case, the San Diego-based firm is facing $14M in legal claims.
Despite need to raise federal tax revenues, bank believes lawmakers will spare municipal debt
Taking advantage of loan guarantee program intended to help low-income families buy homes; debate now in Congress
Rate on average 30-year fixed loan falls to 4.12%; 'homebuyers are not responding'
