Investments

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech Friday was hawkish enough for Goldman Sachs to boost the odds of a September interest-rate increase, while Pimco said there was nothing of note in her remarks.

"Most people think, ‘I want a manager who's doing credit research, adjusting for duration, looking for blowups," says BlackRock fixed income strategist Karen Schenone.

An indirect connection to equities has helped FIAs weather this year’s market volatility.

TDFs allow advisers to help create a retirement glide path, but selecting the right fund for the right path can be a challenge.

Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman maintained his bet against Herbalife even after the company reached a $200 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

After a five-year slump marked by mine closures and losses, gold producers are now worth twice what they were in 2015.

One concrete step for advisers is to work with a care manager and a knowledgeable elder lawyer to petition the court to appoint a guardian or conservator.

A class of investors that includes foreign central banks and mutual funds bought a record amount at the $34 billion debt sale.

Far from signaling industry hardship, increasing liquidations reflect the ETF industry’s ebullient growth.

The fifth-biggest bank in the U.S. strikes deal with BlackRock’s FutureAdvisor to offer automated investing service.

The wirehouse is also reorganizing how it deploys a number of product and service consultants and technology specialists.

Drivers in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, and New Jersey will be offered IRAs first, with plans to expand to other cities later this year.

Raw performance grabs headlines, but highlighting the benefits of diversification is more beneficial for those who react poorly during periods of market volatility.

Kavout and qplum claim their technology and founding teams set them apart from competition in the space.

Banks are creating tech to do chores previously performed by people in operations, wealth management, algorithmic trading and risk management.

Given retirees’ unease about the future, spending down principal can prove a curious challenge.

Product providers have to be better at adapting to the market, says Ryan Sullivan, vice president of global ETF servicing at Brown Brothers Harriman.

Far from signaling industry hardship, increasing liquidations reflect the ETF industry’s ebullient growth.

Because of looming long-term risks, officials need to consider "trying to slowly normalize rates, because otherwise you contribute to excessive risk taking," says Allianz's chief economic adviser.

The lawsuit highlights a friction that exists at financial-services firms that put employees into their own product.