Investment products

Technology will bring down price. Will advisors fight it or embrace it?

Variable products suffered their worst quarter in two decades, while fixed contracts also declined.

Some experts say the advantages are oversold.

Striking the right balance between humans and technology has become the holy grail for early adopters.

The DoL rule has contributed to both the overall drop and a market shift, say LIMRA experts.

Advisers have turned into the new active investment managers.

CEO Dan Arnold said advisers’ uncertainty about the fiduciary rule is waning.

For clients looking for investment income, these funds excelled in the first half of 2017.

The nation’s largest IBD plans to launch a platform with load-waived shares from 20 companies.

Here are ways to help your high-net-worth clientele invest in exotic categories safely and wisely.

A long-running argument might yield a different conclusion depending on whether you are using S&P, Morningstar or Russell to provide your benchmark.

Advisers face fewer choices for clients as both the rule and SEC enforcement roil the market.

Asset manager VanEck’s product appeals to ESG-focused investors. Plus: other launches.

Long-only equity mutual funds report the first positive week in nearly a year.

Recent advances may mean that category is, actually, overvalued.

The latest offering from Kevin O'Leary's O'Shares ETF Investments focuses on dividend-paying companies. Plus: Other launches.

The firm’s review process is called "paper-thin" after an adviser is charged with selling retirees unsuitable variable annuities and fabricating client information.

The funds will track indexes that draw on the expertise of the firm's quantitative research team.

Investors have once again taken a liking to taxable bond funds — a marked difference from last year. Advisers may find that clients are taking notice, too.