Investments

Despite the flaws in 401(k) plans, clients can take steps to improve their situations; Plus, clients should beware the retirement splurge.

Long-time Canadian asset managers including IGM Financial’s Mackenzie Investments, AGF Management and CI Financial announced plans to offer ETFs in the past month.

Bank stocks are generating buzz among investors and if rates rise, the outlook is even better. Here are the best-performing funds with a concentration in banking.

Seniors who have no need for required minimum distributions from their retirement accounts may re-invest the funds so the money can start generating an income again; Plus, seven retirement money wasters to avoid.

A J.P. Morgan study shows baby boomer spending needs could face funding constraints as they grow older, challenging advisors helping these aging clients maintain their lifestyles.

Advisors can point clients to undervalued investments in the energy sector for tax-loss harvesting. Plus, avoiding the cost of MLPs in retirement accounts.

Online tools such the one developed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help clients determine the best time to claim their Social Security retirement benefits for maximum results; Plus, do your clients need life insurance after they retire?

BlackRock is winding down a global macro hedge fund after losses and investor redemptions eroded assets.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced legislation that would enable unmarried, divorced and widowed women to collect bigger Social Security benefits; Plus, protecting your client's portfolio from the downside.

Franklin Resources, which has more than $800 billion under management, hired Patrick O’Connor from BlackRock to head global ETFs.

Robos don't have to be based on ETFs, says Naureen Hassan, head of Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios. "It can be mutual funds, individual securities -- whatever we want it to be, because it is a technology platform."

Some workers may consider suing their employers if the 401(k) plans they offer limited investment options, poor funds and hefty fees; Plus, the pros and cons of income-generating strategies in retirement.

Settling charges that it had used false performance claims regarding an ETF-linked strategy, Virtus Investment Advisers agreed to pay the SEC $16.5 million in penalties.

Harvard University and other top schools increased stakes in the third quarter in a Vanguard emerging market ETF that lost 19% amid a rout in developing-nation assets.

Whenever markets drop, clients start clamoring to hold gold in their IRAs. Here’s what to tell them.

The complicated rules for 401(k) plans, IRAs and other retirement accounts have created many traps that even some smart investors fail to avoid; Plus, how Social Security rule changes affect your clients.

Vanguard, the world’s largest mutual fund company, said two long-time managers of the firm’s funds, Lucius T. Hill and Karl E. Bandtel, will retire next June.

The hefty penalty is one result of an SEC investigation into performance claims of the AlphaSector ETF-linked strategy.

Here are the best-performing mutual funds over the past three years with the lowest expense ratios.

These 20 funds didn't just rise with the tide; they exceeded expectations and generated genuine gains.