China's mutual fund sector posted record paper losses for the first half of the year, totaling $158 billion, or 1.08 trillion yuan, yet management fees more than doubled from a year ago, according to Shanghai Securities News.Equity mutual funds posted a combined unrealized loss of $155 billion, while money market funds showed a paper profit of $190 million.The huge drop comes at the end of a two-year bull run that raised share prices six-fold. The mutual fund sector grew nearly seven-fold to more than $439 billion, or 3 trillion yuan.
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In a Q&A, planner Louis Barajas explains how he wrote an interactive guide to building generational wealth and how financial advisors can learn from its universal principles.
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At face-value, HSAs are for short-term medical expenses, but advisors suggest paying out of pocket to maximize HSA funds for investing and tax-free growth.
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Clients aren't just curious about estate planning, they're insisting that their advisors provide it.
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The Ensemble Practice's annual growth and profitability report reveals a "scissors shape" between the two, based on a survey of more than 170 firms.
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Retaining Bartholomew & Company comes as a big victory in LPL's bid to hold on to AUM and advisors from its acquisition last year of Commonwealth Financial Network.
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Amid uncertainty with inflation and political concerns with midterm elections, the latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook shows that advisors have become more positive after a dip in June.
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