Portfolio

Who are the financial planning industry's largest broker-dealers? Financial Planning unveils its annual list. Where does your firm rank?

OppenheimerFunds has promoted Art Steinmetz to president. He is currently executive vice president and chief investment officer, where he oversees all equity, fixed income and alternative investment capabilities including investment strategy, strategic planning and personnel.

The network was launched in September to help breakaway brokers transition from the traditional wirehouse model to independence.

New York City’s $140 billion retirement system pays Wall Street money managers about $360 million a year, the only one of the 11 biggest U.S. public-worker pensions that refuses to manage any assets internally.

Two of Vanguard largest funds: Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VGTSX) and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX) representing $343 billion in aggregate assets will begin tracking indexes of FTSE and the University of Chicago’s Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) on June 3.

Running your own RIA is difficult, but starting a new business is even more difficult. Dave Grant takes us on his journey.

So called “value-add” programs and tools from vendors are getting the attention of financial advisors and influencing their behavior, according to a new study, but still leave much to be desired.

The platform will provide Dynasty’s advisors with a turnkey solution for writing fixed life insurance, annuity, disability, and long-term care contracts.

Henderson Global Investors' foray into the US market began at an inopportune time: It launched its first three funds on August 31, 2001, days before the September 11 attacks.

Issuance numbers for long-term municipal bonds in May continued to underwhelm market expectations, decreasing 28% for the month.