Scudder Kemper Investments has received permission from the Korea Development Bank to co-manage a corporate restructuring fund that will finance small- and medium-sized Korean businesses. Scudder Kemper Investments will invest approximately $250 million of the closed-end Corporate Restructuring Fund in equity and fixed-income securities of small and medium-sized Korean companies.
As the best-selling memoir "Strangers" shines a spotlight on financial disengagement, advisors share how they pull the less-engaged spouse into the conversation before it's too late.
Morningstar finds that active investment managers beat low-cost passive index trackers only 27% of the time over a 12-month stretch.
Account titling and beneficiary designations could contradict what clients write in their wills, undermining estate planning. Advisors can help keep these current.
Medicare now covers weight-loss drugs as part of an 18-month program to expand access. Here's what advisors need to know about the coverage — and what it can save clients in the long run.
August is National Make a Will Month, but advisors say it's important to urge clients year-round to secure their wishes by keeping wills and estate plans fresh.
Women are projected to receive more than $100 trillion in the so-called great wealth transfer. But their planning needs can differ from men's.
