These three bellwethers offer insight into the forces that will shape the investing landscape in the decade to come.

A 10-fold return has made the cryptocurrency hard to ignore — even as experts warn about risks.

The startup aims to work with exchanges, over-the-counter venues and fund accountants as digital currencies gain more mainstream acceptance.

Nov. 27: Product shelves are changing as issuers modify their pitch to planners in the wake of the fiduciary rule and wane of traditional wholesaling.

Like lagging retail giants, wealth management firms risk ruin by failing to recognize changing customer expectations or by squandering the opportunity to evolve their business model.

“People need to know what the rules are,” an industry consultant says.

One alternative tactic, though expensive, includes buying put options on equities or an index, according to the team.

The asset manager’s institutional assets have grown in each of the past five years, increasing about 45% since 2011.

The manager expects the rule would remove some of the impediments faced by wannabe ETF issuers.

Oct. 23: The custodian plans to offer advisors and retail investors access to 296 commission-free ETFs.