Investments

Although there are advisors who suggest steering clear, there are times when clients might benefit from using a checkbook IRA to invest in alternative assets.

On June 30, the SEC asked for public comments on the regulator's proposed amendments to novel ETFs. About a week in, responses tilt to a hard "no thank you."

If you have high-net-worth clients with capital gains, retire the old playbook for qualified opportunity zones. The program is now a recurring planning regime.

Amid uncertainty with inflation and political concerns with midterm elections, the latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook shows that advisors have become more positive after a dip in June.

For financial advisors, the surge in new wealth highlights continued opportunity for those targeting prospects coming into sizable sums of money.

At Morningstar's conference last month, speakers from companies like Blackstone, BlackRock and PIMCO added helpful context to the recent headlines on risk and alternatives.

A survey found that a majority of investors disagreed with requiring scaling back to semiannual reporting for public companies.

From hedge funds to wealth managers, Wall Street has embraced artificial intelligence in search of an investing edge. Researchers are now asking what happens when more investors turn to similar AI models to find one: buying the same stocks, reacting to the same headlines, and sometimes making the same mistakes.

A new academic paper finds variable prepaid forwards to be much more effective than options collars with margin loans — even though they're more complex and less accessible.

There's a safe harbor for gift tax reporting, but the American Institute of CPAs recommends families educate themselves as the accounts go live July 4.

Although low-cost ETFs remain the most common component of model portfolios built by BlackRock and other third parties, private credit, equity and other alternatives are gaining ground.

Whether advisors choose individual stocks or not, the SEC's proposal to allow semiannual reporting rather than quarterly could impact clients' portfolios.

Kevin Warsh set the table for change. Marvin Loh, managing director at State Street, discusses the FOMC meeting and Warsh's press conference.

In sessions at last week's Morningstar conference, Dimensional Chairman David Booth, "Unreasonable Hospitality" author Will Guidara and behavioral finance experts shared tips on how financial advisors can provide valuable coaching to clients.

BNY Pershing declined to state the size and fees of its clearing and custody business with RIAs and other wealth management firms. But that's hardly unique in a channel of the industry with shrinking margins.

From Janus Henderson to independent RIAs, the mid-2026 investing consensus is quietly contrarian: diversify, rebalance, ignore the hype.

Financial advisors and their clients must prepare for the possibilities of a stock downturn, unexpected early retirement, long-term care and inflation, experts say.

Raising firm fees — whether under a flat-fee or AUM model — is essential to maintaining a profitable RIA. Wealth advisors shared how they were able to increase prices and revenue with little client turnover.

Innocent client missteps can retroactively zero out balances in the alternatives-rich, held-away retirement accounts, with the advisor none the wiser.

Portfolio managers from Fidelity, Columbia Threadneedle and JPMorgan said the case for dividend investing remains strong, even if it receives less emphasis than other strategies these days.