Portfolio

Troy Erickson, a former Smith Barney manager, reunites with ex-colleagues at the fast-growing firm at a challenging moment.

The amount of financial advisors changing firms doesn’t capture the breadth of the challenge broker-dealers face to retain them, recruiter Jodie Papike says in an episode of Financial Planning’s podcast.

To hear some regulators tell it, “commission” is code for churning — but the fee-based vogue gives rise to reverse charges, writes Mark Elzweig.

After becoming unmoored in recent weeks as bond market liquidity dried up, funds that stand to benefit from the central bank’s buying are now rallying.

If they plan to use them for current spending, “then the timing of the distribution would not matter for tax purposes,” an expert writes.

Morningstar finds that active managers have left a lot to be desired.

Clients are advised to minimize spending and tap possible sources of cash and credit, including their tax refund.

We've had many chances to learn, from the dot-com bust to the 2008 financial crisis. But the storm is perhaps most applicable to our current situation.

Bear markets come with checklists of savvy moves to make for investment portfolios.

As a longtime proponent of flat fees, I see a lot of pain ahead for firms that rely solely on assets under management.