Portfolio

BMO Asset Management is changing the investment objectives of several ETFs. The biggest change involves switching two of the ETFs to more recognized indices.

Henry Blodget, former cheerleader for the dot-come bubble, names the big fund managers that got taken to the cleaners with the Facebook IPO.

At four years and counting, the low-yield environment for bond looks likely to continue well beyond 2012 and has caused many investors to sit on the sidelines and miss out on additional income.

For some clients, it might make a lot of sense for planners to hedge large corrections by treating market volatility as an asset class to protect them from excessive downside risk.

The stock fund exit stampede continued last week, but at a slower pace. Investors withdrew $3.56 billion the week ended Aug. 8, down significantly from $5.65 billion the previous week.

Individual investors like what they see in long-term muni bond mutual funds and so have been pouring more money into them in 2012 than they have in years.

FINRA says the brokerage didn't have enough controls in place to detect that Jared Weinryt had breached his $116 million trading limit as he made overnight bets on so-called futures.

Midsized RIA firms are the new sweet spot for managers of mutual funds and ETFs, according to a new report from Cerulli Associates.

As the trend toward independence continues, the opportunities raise questions from those advisors who are considering making the move. Dynasty Financial Partners' Shirl Penney provides some answers.

The tech-laden Nasdaq added 13.95 points Wednesday to finish at 3030.93 but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 lost 7.36 points and 1.60 points, respectively.