Investments

From an accountant's perspective, the trade deficit isn't a sign of economic weakness. As with any financial flow, there are two sides to the ledger.

Couching hard portfolio data in reassuring stories, similes and metaphors can help financial advisors steer nervous clients through volatile markets.

They can be illiquid, pricey and opaque, and some advisors say the performance doesn't justify the hype. Others say the assets can offer meaningful advantages.

A new TIAA Institute survey found that a vast majority of 401(k) plan participants are interested in accessing fixed annuities through their retirement accounts. Plan providers are listening.

The industry is awaiting SEC approval for dozens of applications, even as Vanguard's shareholder case highlights some of the tax complexity of the looming shift.

Many advisors face challenges building trust with Asian-American clients. Here are key strategies to establish those relationships.

Through collaboration with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street, professionally managed model portfolios with alternative allocations are available via the firm's unified managed accounts.

Other than satisfying important regulatory requirements, RIAs and their clients can exercise a lot of choice on costs. Here's how experts view the process.

Investors have been gravitating toward actively managed strategies, which have absorbed about 40% of industry inflows amid this year's market turbulence — the highest share ever.

Daffy's campaign toolkit upgrade aims to boost donations via social functions: "People are inspired to give when they see others step up," said CEO Adam Nash.

Net of expenses, many financial advisors and investors could find similar yields and exposure for their portfolios elsewhere, according to a Morningstar study.

Some analysts see inflation around the corner. Here's how to keep clients calm.

U.S. regulators have asked Wall Street firms racing to launch solana exchange-traded funds to revise their paperwork.

With the industry awaiting the regulator's looming actions, the index fund giant is seeking to apply its dual share class structure to actively managed strategies.

Amid a broad deregulatory push, industry watchdogs are seeking to lower barriers that now limit many alternative investment products to so-called accredited investors.

The impact of President Trump's push against diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the SEC remains murky, according to a watchdog report.

Advisors must develop frameworks to help clients maintain financial discipline amid political turbulence. Here are three filters to use as conversation starters.

They must file the lengthy and highly specific Form ADV document with the SEC and state-level agencies. And that's just one aspect of the many strategic decisions.

State regulators accused LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Stifel, RBC and TD Ameritrade of charging their clients unreasonably high and unfair commissions on 1.12 million equity trades over a five-year period.

A unique mutual fund type is gaining ground with advisors, according to the FPA's newest survey. Advisors say the data points to a broader trend of planners shifting away from investment management.