Finance

It's one of the biggest hurdles many advisers face, and it's still critical for investing success, says T. Rowe Price's Brian Rogers.

Central bankers began mulling a hike sooner, than later, causing the S&P 500 to fall 2.4%, its biggest weekly drop since February.

Will the rally continue, or are the winning ways of this asset class nearing an end?

Recent economic data has been weaker than expected, but that does not mean it's weak, says the chief economic adviser at Allianz.

Here's why the chief U.S. equity strategist at the wirehouse is optimistic about the index.

The firm is recommending investors continue to buy five-year U.S. sovereign debt, even as the securities head for their worst month since February of last year.

A once-reliable spring of retirement proceeds has all but dried up. Here’s how planners are making sure clients have alternatives.

The Fed chairwoman credits "the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation."

Because of looming long-term risks, officials need to consider "trying to slowly normalize rates, because otherwise you contribute to excessive risk taking," says Allianz's chief economic adviser.

A long-awaited IPO comes with many questions.

Investors will listen closely for additional clues on timing for a rate hike when Fed leaders meet at an upcoming symposium.

Profits and revenues are down for all but one of the brokerages.

First time since heady days of 1999 that all three major stock benchmarks hit high marks on the same day.

Revenue continues to fall for the industry's largest brokerages, but lending remains strong.

"I think the DoL rule has a disproportionate impact on the independent business, and that affected our decision-making," says Ron Kruszewski.

With core business down and adviser headcount shrinking, the brokerage nets a profit by selling non-essential divisions.

Lending and cost cutting helped drive net income higher during the recent quarter, the wirehouse reported.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer added 100 advisers in the second quarter.

“We get very nervous when the stock price index goes to high P/E, we ought to be somewhat nervous when the bond rate does the same,” the former Fed chairman says.

While Chairwoman Janet Yellen has repeatedly stated that the Fed is likely to raise interest rates gradually, market volatility and the unexpected dip in job gains have delayed such plans.