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Although the funds experienced a combined $586 billion in outflows over the last two years, this segment reported inflows of $41 billion.

Prudential’s asset management unit is taking a different approach as firms like Vanguard are forcing industrywide retrenchment.

For the first time in his 30-year career, columnist Bob Veres is starting to hope the sector may catch up in the areas of trust, transparency and a fiduciary mindset. A promising new app is helping him get there.

KeyCorp acquired the personal financial management tool for an undisclosed sum.

Small-caps carry risk, but they don’t have to be expensive too. Here are 20 with the best returns over the past five years and the lowest expense ratios.

A 2014 law lets clients disabled before the age of 26 to save as much as $14,000 annually without facing any tax burden.

Studies show smart beta beating their benchmarks more than active managers.

When markets are high, everyone feels like genius, but they still have to pay expenses. Help clients keep them low.

For clients who can’t stand being in the red, there are investment options. There are also caveats to consider, such as relatively high costs and lower returns.

Pushing them to plan ahead is “the biggest issue we face as an industry,” one CEO coach says.

The method is gaining traction, even as some warn against abandoning the regular approach.

Clients may become mesmerized by dazzling short-term returns, so consider pushing solid growth on the cheap.

From BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to author Michael Lewis, here are the most thought-provoking remarks made at the asset manager's annual conference.

Do they really deliver better risk-adjusted returns? A Morningstar panel said yes, but contributing writer Allan Roth disagrees.

Index funds may not be the ideal choice, but there are better options than the active bond funds pushed at a Morningstar panel.

The impact of digital companies may be felt later than sooner; but millennial clients and health data seen as catalysts, experts say.

The Labor Department's own rule-making process may be presenting hurdles to completely rescinding the regulation.

As products and advice change, there’s one clear winner.

We must control our own bad behavior before we can become coaches for our clients, says contributor Allan Roth.

Clients focus on returns, but advisers need to add “risk-adjusted” to their thinking.