Portfolio

Mid-octogenarians could be getting a birthday gift from the IRS

Advisors need to address asset location strategies for their clients.

What is the best way to invest in the precious metal?

When it comes to sector exchange-traded funds, know what you're buying.

In the span of 12 months, the Active Bear Exchange-Traded Fund (HDGE) has become a wirehouse darling. The fund has multiplied its assets eight-fold from $40 million in assets in January 2011 to $319 million at press time.

Maybe not.

On June 29, 2012, Last week, the Board of Trustees of Trust for Professional Managers approved a reorganization of the Marketfield Fund, an equity and fixed income long/short mutual fund, into the MainStay Marketfield Fund, a newly created series of MainStay Funds Trust.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapped up its best June since 1997, rallying up 277.83 points Friday to close at 12,880.09.

See which executives made the list. (Hint: One just purchased a Hawaiian island.)

On June 29, 2012, BlackRock Asset Management¹s Toronto-based arm has crowned Noel Archard, the global asset management firm¹s current head of U.S. iShares, to succeed Bill Chinery as chief executive officer.