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Altegris Advisors has launched the Altegris Equity Long Short Fund (ELSAX), designed to generate and capture alpha on the long and short side of the equity markets, predominantly US stocks.

As the brokerage is learning with Joe Ricketts, even a casual connection to a founder or former CEO can carry reputational risks in the social media age.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged another 156.06 points to end at 12,442.49 Thursday as Wall Street preps for Facebook’s much-anticipated debut on Friday.

Requiring money market fund advisers to hold capital to support their money market funds would fundamentally change the nature of these funds, according to a new study by the Investment Company Institute released today.

A new social media research report from kasina places iShares, Vanguard, Putnam, Russell Investments, and OppenheimerFunds as the Top 5 social media leaders in asset management.

There are a growing number of advisor-focused "value-added programs" that fund firms are using to attract top producing and other advisors to sell their wares to investors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed another 33.45 points to finish at 12,598.55 Wednesday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 19.72 points and 5.86 points, respectively.

Advisors know the days of buy-and-hold investors with 60/40 portfolio allocations are over. But if a 60/40 allocation is no longer relevant, what is the right mix?

The Securities and Exchange Commission has passed along a request to the Financial Accounting Standards Board that it consider making changes in how to account for derivatives contracts designated as hedging instruments.

Individual investors have been flocking to municipal bond funds, searching for safety and relatively high yields.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved off another 63.35 points to close at 12,632.00 Tuesday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 8.82 points and 7.69 points, respectively.

David Perkins, founder of Hatteras Funds, has resumed the role of chief executive following the departure of Brian Jacobs in February. Jacobs is now self employed as a consultant.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell another 125.25 points to close at 12,695.35 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 31.24 points and 15.04 points, respectively.

If you think social media investing is about pajama-wearing day-trading amateurs, Covestor aims to prove you wrong.

Investors may not realize that recent higher dividend trends bode well for investment returns

Boston-based MFS Investment Management set new record sales last quarter, according to its latest earnings report, issued by Canadian parent Sun Life Financial.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped another 34.44 points to finish at 12,820.60 Friday, its worst one-week performance of the year.

It looks as if the BRICs have seen their best days, but what's next?

Fidelity Investments has launched a pair of global equity income funds: Fidelity Global Equity Income Fund -- available directly to investors -- and Fidelity Advisor Global Equity Income Fund -- available through financial advisors.

Online media pioneer Arianna Huffington told attendees of the Investment Company Institute’s annual membership meeting that “there’s no greater stress than financial stress.’’ And the media needs to do better at spotting and explaining potential points of stress, before they occur.