Alternative investments

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced for a second week, heading toward its biggest annual gain since 1997.

Emerging-market stocks advanced, led by the biggest rally in Turkey’s benchmark index in more than three months, amid speculation political tension in the country may ease.

Have you considered how much more enjoyable your own post-work years might be if you’d only take the time to mentor the next … you?

Treasuries Reach Cheapest Level Relative to Stocks on Fed Prospects

John Bogle on Founding Mutual Fund Giant Vanguard

Networking, marketing and educating female clients were popular topics at the Women Advisors Forum in Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 14. Here are some of the things we heard from top female advisors and other professionals during the one-day event

Vista Wealth Management specializes in working with executives from Silicon Valley, many of whom are young and newly wealthy.

Growing firms may need to rethink processes, tools, relationships and staffing strategies.

A top performer in the large growth category, Thornburg International Growth Fund is hard to pigeonhole.

FX Concepts LLC, the currency hedge fund founded by John Taylor in 1981, asked a bankruptcy court for permission to sell its trademark and trading models to Ruby Commodities Inc. for $7.48 million after an auction yesterday.

A select group of financial advisors have already reached more than $50 million in assets under management despite having less than five years of experience. What traits and behaviors help set this group apart?

Advisors look to alternative investments to diversify, hedge against inflation and decrease correlation, but should all clients have alts?

Laurie Belew, an FPA member since 2004, will be the 2014 FPA president-elect of the association's NexGen community for members age 36 and younger.

Non-correlated investments used to entail high minimums and low liquidity — but now even mass-affluent clients can find diversification through alternative mutual funds.

Advisor Laura Tarbox doesn't target women, although she finds them anyway. What she does require: A $5 million minimum.

Here's how one firm used this technique to build a $325 million practice in five years.

Kathleen Gaffney got her own fund, Eaton Vance Bond, at a most challenging time - just as interest rates started to rise.

Babson Capital Loan Fund Doubles Amid Demand for High-Yield Debt

As retail funds for alternative investments become more widespread, planners must explain their purpose in a portfolio.

Tax treatment, good or bad, can make or break an investment decision. Are you helping your clients avoid these common blunders?