Portfolio

Advisors and executives from across the financial industry descended on Chicago for the 2012 NAPFA National Conference. Check out some of the images from the event from our correspondent, Mike Byrnes.

Investors may not realize that recent higher dividend trends bode well for investment returns

On May 14, 2012, Jefferson National added a handful of alternative mutual funds to its VA lineup.

Botsford Group specializes in asset protection strategies, and manages clients’ investing through its proprietary Lifestyle Driven Investing approach.

On May 14, 2012 Putnam added eight external wholesalers to its sales force.

If you think social media investing is about pajama-wearing day-trading amateurs, Covestor aims to prove you wrong.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF suffered the largest net redemption of the group followed by iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Fund.

Boston-based MFS Investment Management set new record sales last quarter, according to its latest earnings report, issued by Canadian parent Sun Life Financial.

Retail investors continue to rank credit quality high at the top of their list of criteria when shopping for municipal securities, whether they be individual bonds or tax-exempt bond funds.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped another 34.44 points to finish at 12,820.60 Friday, its worst one-week performance of the year.