Portfolio

Risk protection requires holding some investments that underperform when stocks rise, such as government bonds. But the payoff can come when the tide turns.

Not every ETF launch works. But a team effort and a compelling idea can make an ETF a success in an industry where a handful of dominant firms and smaller players compete aggressively for assets.

MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurer, posted first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as investment income declined on a slump in hedge fund holdings.

The recruits moved to the independent side of Wells Fargo.

Planners are the single biggest influence on financial decision-making for UHNW clients and their family members, a recent industry study says.

Nearly four decades after adopting passive investing techniques, Vanguard's founder finally sees the approach pay off; plus, Social Security filing tactics your clients need to consider.

This asset class has faced an uphill battle in a sector defined by low-cost, index-hugging funds, but there are some true standouts.

One of the industry's largest aggregators now has around $15B in AUM.

Ending a three-year slump with its largest quarterly increase in almost 30 years, the timing is right for a closer look, Lipper research analyst Patrick Keon says.

A half-dozen recruits jump between the wirehouse rivals.