Investments

Roughly 45% of Berkshire’s stock portfolio is allocated to the financial sector, and eight of the portfolio’s top 12 holdings are financial stocks — a deeply contrarian bet.

The more involved in designing a comprehensive plan alongside an advisor, the better prepared couples will be, an expert says.

Asset managers have been on edge as U.S. equity ETFs reported withdrawals of nearly $18 billion in the three weeks ending Friday.

UBS Global Wealth Management, which oversees more than $2.48 trillion in invested assets, has gone underweight on equities for the first time since the euro-zone crisis.

Although the mistake was short-lived and the dollar value small, the mishap raises new questions about how managers monitor indexes.

One of the clients who filed the claim is still trying to withdraw money from non-traded investments he says were never explained to him.

LIMRA predicts that lower interest rates will cut into the record sales, but two top issuers received IRS rulings they say will help RIAs offer the products.

The deal will accelerate the firm’s digital-heavy client strategy, CEO Andy Rachleff said.

Investment banks are increasingly studying the relative positioning of funds that compete with each other to beat benchmarks.

The firm added an experienced advisor from Wells Fargo after recruiting 72 other tenured reps in the second quarter.

Regulators and observers warn there are risks to mixing show business with investment advice.

Angst over the Fed’s decision to lower borrowing costs has seeped into the $3.8 trillion market for municipal bonds.

These clients will need bigger savings than other age groups to fund a longer retirement horizon, according to a study.

The sector may be edging into dangerous territory, analysts say.

If approved, the fund would be the first in the U.S. to follow a quantitative approach that allocates across asset classes based on risk.

Clients are advised to consider delaying their Social Security benefits, as up to 85% will be subject to income taxes, an expert says.

Retirement savers stand to lose more from the panic-driven selloff that comes before a recession than the actual market downturn itself, writes an expert.

The underperformance is a rarity for the fund, which has beaten the benchmark for nine of the past 10 years.

Nearly all bested the broader market at roughly a third the price of the average fixed income product.

The deal comes amid a flurry of similar digital investment acquisitions made by competing banks.