Investment insights

On the eve of the election, economic uncertainty and the "fiscal cliff" have been weighing heavily on the minds of planners as well as clients.

The firm hit $19.9 billion in AUM in the third quarter of 2012, an 18% jump from $16.8 billion in the third quarter last year. Most of the increase came from new client inflows.

Hedge funds cut bullish wagers on commodities by the most since June as prices retreated to a three-month low on mounting concern that Europe’s debt crisis will worsen and U.S. growth slow.

All wealth management firms have generally the same commission structure: bigger producers keep more—and it works. Yet, this is the opposite of our tax structure.

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said there is no evidence that investment is being spurred by the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program.

Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings directors say Hurricane Sandy could create a downward impact on a few of the most severely impacted credits

Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt called the lack of an adequate backup plan a “body blow” to the reputation of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Euronext called his comments “appallingly and irresponsibly wrong.”

The high-tech clients of financial advisor Laura Pedroncelli, of First Tech Federal Credit Union in Sonoma, Calif., are focused on their careers and willing to outsource their investments-and as a group, they're not very tolerant of risk.

Advisors have to walk a tightrope when retired clients show signs of dementia. How do you follow your clients' wishes and also do what's best for them when those two things begin to diverge?

As America grows older, advisors shift practices from accumulating wealth to generating income.

Credit conditions in China warrant special attention in light of the country's considerable size and systemic importance to the global economy.

The president and CEO of Investor Protection Trust discusses issues facing seniors and the special problems for which advisors should watch, including protecting them against fraud.

10 tips to prevent the missteps that cannot always be repaired after the client's death.

Stocks fell around the world and gasoline rose as Hurricane Sandy threatened U.S. East coast refineries and closed equity trading. Italian two-year notes dropped for a sixth day and the euro weakened.

Legg Mason has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an exemption order for two equity and one fixed income offering via an ETF Trust.

Boston gathering to be rescheduled due to hurricane

As the November elections approach, macroeconomic concerns are the biggest concern for investors, according to a TD Ameritrade study.

Determining which asset classes and markets are currently attracting the most investor attention can be a daunting task for asset managers. Thanks to the folks at research shop Strategic Insight, they don't have to do it themselves.

More than half of the nation’s affluent investors (52%) report that their net worth has grown at least 20% since 2007, and 73% believe they have “a lot of control over their financial future.”

Strong companies may offer shelter from the storm for some investors, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.