Portfolio

The investment research firm debuted three new data sets that can help advisors evaluate investment options for clients.

Even investors who aren’t ultrawealthy may be able to avoid income taxes on their investments with “off the rack” strategies similar to the specially designed life insurance contracts sold by some financial firms to ultrahigh-net-worth clients.

LIMRA predicts annuity sales could gain 5% to 10% in 2018.

Advisors should make sure they know how to discuss bonds in a new environment.

More than half of the country's top housing markets are considered overvalued.

Banks are opting for a hybrid approach, augmenting in-person advice with digital guidance.

The move marks the fifth new office added by the hybrid RIA this year.

Outliers aside, fundamental indexing is still more expensive than old fashioned capitalization-weighted indexing.

Baby boomers are holding more mortgage debt than the retirees before them. But sometimes, that can be a smart financial strategy.

We have multiple goals in life and should be able to handle short-term debts and long-term goals without sacrificing one for the other, says an expert.