Portfolio

Expert investors and analysts have been saying it for years: economies in the emerging markets have become so sophisticated that the so-called frontier markets are becoming the place to find richer yields.

For anyone born today, the cost of four years at a private college will be about $440,000 by the time they arrive at those hallowed halls.

Janus’ third-quarter net income rose 296% to $32.5 million, or 18 cents per diluted share, up from $8.2 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2009.

The fund will hold fixed weights of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Northern Trust reported third-quarter profits of $155.6 million, a 17% decrease from the $187.9 million earned in the third quarter of 2009 and a 22% decrease from the $199.6 million earned in the second quarter of 2010.

ETF Securities has launched the ETFS Precious Metals Basket, an exchange-traded fund that holds fixed physical weights of gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

The online brokerage giant, which has been hampered for years by bad loans from its banking unit, has seen trading activity continue to decline as a result of the "flash crash."

Hedge fund's portfolio managers take control of firm from Morgan Stanley

Over half of American donors (55%) plan to maintain the same level of charitable giving in the fourth quarter, despite market uncertainty, according to a survey by the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the largest donor-advised program nationally.

More than half of investors are maintaining their level of charitable giving in the fourth quarter—whether their advisors choose to help them or not.