Equities

The wealth management giant is the latest firm seeking to give investors access to private vehicles that have generally outperformed their public counterparts in recent years.

Passive funds reached a long-anticipated milestone that no one would suggest will reverse anytime soon. But these managers argue expertise has enduring appeal.

The market-making firm warns of costs and intrusions into investors' privacy.

The asset and wealth division helped drive the gains, posting its highest quarterly revenue in two years on a gain tied to the sale of a financial-management business. That helped counter fixed-income trading results and investment-banking fees that fell short of expectations.

Finance gurus see the coming 12 months as a time to dilute concentrations in cash and large firms' stock and consider emerging markets and small caps.

Brian McDonald, head of Morgan Stanley at Work, spoke with Financial Planning about how the firm aims to extend its roots in Silicon Valley and build on equity compensation offerings.

The mega bank predicts the traditional investing strategy will outperform both cash and inflation in the next 10 years.

Mutual funds will have to take extra care when using terms like ESG, value and growth.

A conversation with Cetera's Gene Goldman

The Swiss banking giant will cover some 3,000 stocks and 18,000 bonds.