Portfolio

“Asset managers are still giving a ‘free liquidity option’ to investors,” one analyst wrote. “Investors will have to eventually pay for this either upfront, or in terms of higher volatility.”

The proposed consolidated database would bring together BrokerCheck and IAPD and include data on unregistered financial professionals across the industry.

The IRS plans to take further steps to discourage taxpayers from exceeding the limits on contributions to individual retirement accounts within a single year.

Overall client satisfaction with investment firms held steady, but the J.D. Power report identified at least one missed opportunity for advisors.

Nine smart things to do with a client's refund;Plus, reorganizing a client's portfolio to reduce fees, taxes.

Once known just for CRM, the company has since built out a broader cloud-based suite of tools. Joel Bruckenstein checks out the new offering.

One third of pre-retirees are likely to retire poor or near poor as a result of a significant decrease in employer-sponsored retirement savings plans; Plus, the single most obnoxious retirement fund fee.

Stifel's CEO says his firm is enlarging its footprint in the independent space because clients are migrating there.

The news that Mohamed El-Erian has his portfolio largely in cash has many investors wondering if they should follow suit. But what may make sense for a mega- millionaire’s portfolio isn’t necessarily a good move for people with much more modest portfolios.

Email marketing is stickier than social media and more precise than a blog post. Here's how advisors can get it right.