Portfolio

The future of a uniform fiduciary standard regulating the broker-dealer and RIA space is unlikely, according to Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America.

Irascible investing legend John Bogle questioned whether target-date mutual funds are the right retirement investment choice in all cases.

RCAP CEO Nick Schorsch says the deal could be a "tipping point" in a new wave of private equity investment in independent broker-dealers.

The most important thing an advisor can do for clients is to integrate their investment portfolios with the rest of their financial needs, according to Morningstar’s director of global fund research.

Buyer beware! The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued an investor alert regarding the burgeoning alternative mutual fund asset class.

During the week ended June 5, investors yanked an estimated $11.53 billion from virtually all categories of long-term funds, giving them their first weekly outflow this year.

A difficult May in the municipal bond market has put investors on the defensive.

Morgan Stanley has a plan to boost return on equity in fixed-income trading above its cost of equity after four of the five units failed to meet that metric last year, Chief Executive Officer James Gorman said.

Most emerging-market stocks fell as Brazil’s Ibovespa sank a day after entering a bear market, while investors weighed prospects for global stimulus measures.

Though they face similar challenges in preparing for their financial futures, men and women think about and respond to them in divergent ways, according to research released Wednesday as part of Northwestern Mutual’s ongoing 2013 Planning and Progress Study.