Portfolio

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations plans to beef-up focus on longstanding areas of concerns in the RIA and brokerage space.

Energy sector declines have shown they can put the brakes on dividend-paying stocks, which over the long term have outperformed those that don't.

Acquisitive advisory firms, private equity and banks are expected to be big buyers.

On Wall Street continues its unveiling of the industry's top young advisors. See which advisors made the list this year.

Acquisitive advisory firms, private equity and banks are expected to be big buyers.

Fund flows over the course of a number of years now have been pointing decidedly in favor of passive strategies, he says, be they index, mutual funds or ETFs.

About 9% of the high-yield market now boasts yields above 20% — the highest amount since the financial crisis. Buyer beware.

2015 saw 15 records broken by the corporate bond market in 2015, though not all of them were necessarily positive.

Advisors may want to highlight the tax- savings strategies recently made permanent by Congress for investing in QSBS, REITs and more.

Sometimes it’s worth it to take a chance on illiquid investments. Here’s how to gauge the risk.