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Funds specializing in gold and other precious metals glittered in the third quarter, but many other stock and bond categories also performed exceptionally well.

Living abroad seems like an inexpensive option for some prospective retirees, but there are many issues to consider.

From the start, three has been the magic number at Philadelphia-based Firstrust Financial Resources.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro today made the following statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Transamerica has added four mutual funds to its retail lineup today including Transamerica Tactical Allocation, Transamerica Tactical Rotation, Transamerica Income & Growth, and Transamerica Enhanced Muni.

With liquidity still in short supply in equities and exchange-traded funds after the reopening of markets Wednesday, NASDAQ cancelled all trades in the first two minutes of activity in the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG).

Waddell & Reed Financial’s net income plunged in the third quarter due to losses from the sale of its Legend group of subsidiaries to First Allied Holdings.

Great-West Financial today reported that its Great-West Lifetime Funds grew 97% to $3.2 billion for the year ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period a year ago.

Affiliated Managers Group, which bets on boutique investment management firms today reported third quarter earnings of $101.2 million, compared to $82.1 million for the same period of 2011.

High net worth individuals are relying more on advisors and structured products to reach philanthropic goals, according to Bank of America commissioned study.