Portfolio

ETFs Churning Most Cash Ever as $47 Billion Flows to Market

'Keep the Castle From Being Stormed'

Nobel Prize-Winning Takeaways for Mutual Funds, ETFs

MLPs offer high yields plus tax advantages, but advisors need to drill down to deliver those tax breaks without the headaches.

The CFP Board “cannot justifiably act as both a regulator for continuing education providers and as a CE provider themselves,” FPA president Michael Branham said to a burst of applause Sunday at the general session of the association’s annual conference.

Money has been flowing in and out of financial markets more rapidly than ever before this year, a bullish signal as the threat of a U.S. government default fades.

Financial planning “is still a relatively young profession with a lot of growing pains,” according to the incoming president of the FPA.

Muni bonds have substantial risk but here’s how you may be able to get a greater return and U.S. government guarantee.

A bond ladder can mitigate interest rate risk, but individual bonds require in-depth research. The diversification of a fund tempers credit risk, but be wary of extended duration.