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The firm’s new iShares fund comes amid massive outflows from the sector in recent periods.

These emotional topics tend to be bad for investment returns, Barry Ritholtz says.

Treasury yields have fallen in response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, making defensive sector holdings more attractive.

Although the rules have become more lenient, high-income clients must not be complacent.

Most advisory firms are not systematically spreading public awareness of their services. That’s a big mistake.

The SEC claims Schwab failed to file reports on suspicious transactions by independent advisors.

The bank recruited a former executive from Vanderbilt University’s investment office to assume a newly created post directing its third-party manager research efforts.

The firm plans to expand access to its line of low-cost funds to roughly 1,800, including those from BlackRock, Schwab and SSgA.

Single-day drops are 20% bigger on average than gains, the widest gap in seven decades.

Although investors think the 10-year Treasury yield will easily reach 3.5%, analysts warn “there might be a few blips on the way.”

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.

DaRayl Davis spent client funds on a luxury mansion, theater tickets and car rentals, federal prosecutors say.

The firm has recruited 71 advisors so this year and opened branches in four states, according to a spokeswoman.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer has grown beyond the wirehouses, but it added about 100 fewer advisors than expected from its major acquisition.

The funds, which account for roughly 1% of the $3.5 trillion of assets in ETPs, “pose real risks to American families.”

Creation of the blue-ribbon body draws praise and confusion from CFPs who question its utility.

The move boosts the firm's expansion in the central U.S.

Since early May, the wirehouse has lost at least 27 advisors managing a combined $15 billion.

If approved, the funds will exclude investments in alcohol, tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels and nuclear power.