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Target Date Funds: Different Strokes for Different Folks

Whereas men tend to view money as ethically neutral, women generally have stronger feelings about the social and environmental impacts of money.

Options have been used in asset management for several decades, but due to current market conditions asset managers' interest has been renewed in this strategy. With bonds in a bear market and an equity market meandering horizontally, these managers are embracing options as a way to generate income while protecting against the downside.

FINRA’s Board of Governors will finally consider its controversial plan to require transitioning advisors to disclose recruitment incentives.

(Bloomberg) – A Morgan Stanley employee identifying himself as a credit audit specialist sued the bank over claims he suffered retaliation after he discussed the growing number of high-risk loans in its portfolio.

Operating in an environment where we are all expected to do more with less, asset managers increasingly rely on service providers. By constantly reinvesting in their businesses and infrastructure, established providers can easily scale and position asset managers for the future.

Roth 401(k)s Give Young Investors a Leg Up

In 2012, they generated an average of $262,972 in revenue, beating advisors in similar-sized banks that partner with third-party broker-dealers.

A lawsuit brought by husband-and-wife planners in Florida against the CFP Board has brought the federal court system into the debate over “fee-only” labeling and consequences – a topic that the industry has been struggling to define.

A controversial bill to require brokers to disclose recruitment incentives to clients will go before FINRA’s board next week.