Investments

All wealth management firms have generally the same commission structure: bigger producers keep more—and it works. Yet, this is the opposite of our tax structure.

Henderson Global Investors is liquidating two international equity funds in December.

But the increase comes from the fact that more banks began reporting for the first time— an apples-to-apples comparison is not so rosy.

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said there is no evidence that investment is being spurred by the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program.

Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings directors say Hurricane Sandy could create a downward impact on a few of the most severely impacted credits

ING Financial Partners, the broker dealer of ING U.S., has developed a new practice management program designed to help financial advisors address lifetime income planning needs of their near-retirement clients.

Relationships help fund firms retain assets, says Cogent Research.

The SSgA Tuckerman Active REIT Fund will soon be looking for another subadvisor.

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said there is no evidence that investment is being spurred by the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program.

The NASDAQ's parent group is acquiring a new index provider.

Former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt called the lack of an adequate backup plan a “body blow” to the reputation of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Euronext called his comments “appallingly and irresponsibly wrong.”

Hurricane Sandy kicked up total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds to $5.45 billion for the week ended Wednesday, October 24, according to the Investment Company Institute.

The registered investment advisor is becoming a portfolio manager, more than an advisor.

In real estate, the three keys are location, location and location. But in the case of Charles Schwab's latest ETF Investor Snapshot, the keys are real estate and more real estate.

The high-tech clients of financial advisor Laura Pedroncelli, of First Tech Federal Credit Union in Sonoma, Calif., are focused on their careers and willing to outsource their investments-and as a group, they're not very tolerant of risk.

Advisors have to walk a tightrope when retired clients show signs of dementia. How do you follow your clients' wishes and also do what's best for them when those two things begin to diverge?

As America grows older, advisors shift practices from accumulating wealth to generating income.

Credit conditions in China warrant special attention in light of the country's considerable size and systemic importance to the global economy.

The president and CEO of Investor Protection Trust discusses issues facing seniors and the special problems for which advisors should watch, including protecting them against fraud.

10 tips to prevent the missteps that cannot always be repaired after the client's death.