Portfolio

Gold is coming off its best week in more than two years, benefiting from worries about the health of China’s economy, plunging oil prices and uncertainty over U.S. interest rates.

Greg De Jong took the plunge and sold his $200 million firm to a much larger one for equity, cash and a five-year note. Looking back, he has no regrets.

Knowing what to do as an investor and actually doing it are very different things, and your clients are feeling that internal struggle.

Retirement savers need to review their asset allocations because many investments are becoming more correlated as the global economy increasingly becomes intertwined; Plus, why the gender gap haunts women even in retirement.

The nation’s third-largest school district, with almost 400,000 students, is on the brink of insolvency after years of skipping pension payments.

“If you continue to work the way you have been, you may not be in business in five years,” says United Capital CEO Joe Duran.

Good compliance management software means no more overlooked emails, or documents gathering dust in filing cabinets, says BasisCode Compliance CEO.

A recent tax law creates a permanent 100% tax exclusion on capital gains from C corporations.

Buybacks and dividends each have their benefits for clients. Plus: Five ways to make money off market volatility, and when to start growing Roth IRAs.

Franklin Resources said fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 21 % as the selloff in emerging markets and energy stocks and bonds erodes assets.