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An active tax indexing strategy enables clients with big holdings in their employers' stock to maintain the portfolio's risk positioning and reduce the tax pain.

When converting a regular IRA into a Roth IRA, it may be wise to use risky assets and be ready to undo the conversion if the assets move in the wrong direction.

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are retaining more high-quality, conforming mortgages that they would normally sell to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, raising concerns that the banks are adversely selecting the weakest loans for the government-sponsored enterprises.

Setting up small speculative accounts for adventurous clients may help to keep them on a prudent path with the rest of their portfolio.

An active tax indexing strategy enables clients with big holdings in their employers' stock to maintain the portfolio's risk positioning and reduce the tax pain.

When converting a regular IRA into a Roth IRA, it may be wise to use risky assets and be ready to undo the conversion if the assets move in the wrong direction.

Elliot Weissbluth tells HighTower conference attendees that he anticipates headwinds for firms that provide both products and advice and sees no future for small, unsophisticated advisors.

Asset managers trying to forestall stricter U.S. oversight appear to have found an ally in the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Credit Suisse Group AG sold $5 billion of bonds, the first benchmark offering since its bank unit pleaded guilty to helping Americans cheat on their taxes.

New Exchange-Traded Product launches are off to a strong start in 2014. As the industry matures, it has become increasingly difficult to launch an ETP that can build assets quickly. Before launching a product, providers need to understand that the factors that drive short-term asset gathering success are not necessarily the same as those that drive long-term success.