Portfolio

Appetite for cyclical plays like financials has picked up as trade negotiations between the U.S. and China show signs of progress.

Retirees who have no need for the RMD can fund their grandchildren's college costs, a CFP writes.

Despite their high fees and double-digit returns, nearly all have even outperformed themselves so far this year.

Personal Capital is the latest digital-first firm to spend on TV and magazine ads, acknowledging it is “challenging the legacy players in wealth management.”

Worries about the proliferation of new funds were high at the first Bogleheads conference without the company’s former leader.

The move comes amid years of mediocre returns posted by hedge funds, prompting investors to pull money and demand lower fees.

Although the elderly often lose the most from scams, younger clients are more likely to fall victim, according to a report.

A closed-end fund can provide a steady income stream for clients, but advisors often make misleading assumptions about the regularity of monthly distributions. Here’s what to watch for.

The regulator is doing more with less but also missing its own goals around how long an investigation takes to result in an enforcement case.

Many lenders have started to scale back as the fund industry copes with reduced demand for research following MiFID II.