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Mass affluent investors are beginning to regain confidence following the economic downturn, according to the Spring 2013 Merrill Edge Report.

Most IRA owners limit withdrawals to required minimum distributions, according to a new report from the Employee Research Benefit Institute. Nevertheless, a substantial number of higher-income retirees take withdrawals before age 70-1/2 and those non-required distributions may be relatively large, in relation to their IRA balances.

Pacific Investment Management Co., whose co-founder Bill Gross said last week the 30-year bull market in bonds is probably over, attracted the most client deposits ever in the first quarter.

New rules being considered for U.S. money-market mutual funds will make them safer for investors while forcing some smaller providers out of the business, Moody’s Investors Service analysts said this week in a research report.

Sallie Krawcheck, the former senior executive at Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc., agreed to buy 85 Broads, the global network with 30,000 members that promotes women as business leaders.

What impression do your clients get when they enter your office before even saying word? Are they comfortable and receptive or turned off? Ron Carson says little things can go a long way when it comes to attracting and retaining clients.

The Financial Services Institute gained traction with a new round of advisors from Capital Investment Companies.

The average high-net-worth investor is changing and that spells a significant opportunity for advisors.

The United States is the best market for fund investors based on criteria such as investor protection, transparency, fees, taxation, and investment distribution, according to Morningstar’s Global Fund Investor Experience report.

China’s first cross-border exchange-traded fund (ETF), based on the NASDAQ-100 Index, has begun trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.