Portfolio

Retail advice revenue accounted for roughly two-thirds of RCS's total full-year revenue of $2.8 billion, but the company's 2014 loss was almost 100 times greater than in 2013.

Investment advisors should act in their customers' best interests, President Obama says. Here's how they don't, and how it can hurt investors.

The SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical exchange-traded fund launches today. It will be managed by Jeffrey Gundlach, who also runs the DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, a top-performing mutual fund. It is the 26th ETF to be launched this year, but it is possibly the most important as a test of whether active management can ever thrive inside the ETF industry.

The regulator meted out $135 million in fewer, but bigger, fines last year, the most it's assessed against firms and their registered reps since the financial crisis.

Pension plans grew 89% over the last 10 years, while GDP increased just 42%; Plus, provision in budget proposal that would prevent high-income workers from contributing to their 401(k) plans.

From confusing benchmarks to fictional 'income,' some advisors are deceiving clients about their financial health.

The deal boosts Stifel's advisor force by one-third to about 2,800 advisors -- and readies the firm to grow its business in the independent channel.

A few guidelines can help advisors identify the sectors and companies likely to be tomorrow's standout dividend payers before they're obvious.

The president insists that fiduciary requirements must apply to brokers working in the retirement space to protect investors from conflicted advice.

The plunge in oil prices has claimed another prominent victim.