Portfolio

Tune out. That’s essentially the message from Eleanor Blayney, consumer advocate with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

State Street Global Advisors this week launched its High Quality Green Bond strategy, giving investors a way to direct fixed-income investments to global climate solutions.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 180.05 points Tuesday in volatile trading. The surge came a day after stocks dropped 247 points.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 180.05 points Tuesday in volatile trading. The surge came a day after stocks dropped 247 points.

FINRA this week issued an investor alert urging the roughly 30% of American workers who are not contributing enough to their 401(k) plans to receive a full employer match to step up their contributions in order to meet their eventual retirement needs.

Al Davis, the long-time principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders, died last week at age 82. As legacy expert attorneys Andy and Danielle Mayoras point out, estate taxes are huge concern for NFL owners and it appears that Davis, unlike other professional sports owners, made the necessary arrangements to keep the franchise under his heirs’ control.

Wells Fargo Securities has named Cronin McTigue as the new head of liquid products sales and trading in its fixed income group.

Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF, a exchange-traded fund that offers exposure to Chinese renminbi-denominated bonds through the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index.

Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF, a exchange-traded fund that offers exposure to Chinese renminbi-denominated bonds through the Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index.

MFS Investment Management has launched an additional 401(k) module for financial advisers called “Building a Standout Approach.” The module helps advisers decide which content to present, and how to organize and structure it to various industries and audiences.