Investments

Reflecting the global ambitions of Asian asset managers, South Korean-based Mirae Asset Management this summer quietly expanded its stateside presence, hiring four wholesalers across the country.

The world’s largest issuers of ETFs are holding talks with stock exchanges and market-makers to avoid a repeat of the issues that plagued ETFs during Aug. 24’s market turmoil, according to five people with direct knowledge of the matter.

An 80-year-old client will be better off keeping 70% of her investment portfolio in stocks if her Social Security benefits and pension payments are enough to cover her needs; Plus, can robots close the retirement savings gap?

John Brynjolfsson, the chief investment officer of Armored Wolf, said he is closing the money management firm to outside investors and converting it into a family office.

If second-guessing has begun, consider why you initially recommended the stock---that reason can still be valid even if prices are falling.

Defined contribution plan sponsors cannot track the owners of between 2.8 million and 4.8 million retirement accounts or 5% of the total number of accounts; Plus, why a solo 401(k) could be the best way to save for retirement.

Only 10% of ETFs are in positive territory, after market selloffs in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and a plunge in commodity prices.

Many retirees fail to boost savings after their last child leaves the house, and instead go on a spending spree that can last for years; Plus, how to make volatility work for you.

One inevitable change caused by low-cost, online competition is how advisors will structure their compensation, said Brian Leitner, senior vice president of practice management at Mariner Wealth Advisors.

CSOP Asset Management lowered the fee on its first U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking Chinese stocks and plans to start two ETFs after an equity rout wiped out $5 trillion in market value.

Congress shouldn't wait for the disability trust fund to run dry before it addresses the insolvency, according to a group convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center; Plus, millennials are advised to not cash out their assets when they move employers.

The Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in almost a decade can’t come soon enough for ETF providers such as WisdomTree Investments.

Currency-hedged ETFs give advisors lacking experience in this area an option.

Advisor Hugh Johnson has a simple focus: provide near-market performance with less volatility and risk.

Help clients understand that temporary losers in a volatile market are just that: temporary.

While the market is beyond anybody's control, clients can take steps to mitigate the impact of volatility on their portfolios; Plus, the biggest reason workers don't save enough for retirement.

Angry customers have filed hundreds of arbitration claims with FINRA, seeking more than $1.1 billion in damages from UBS after huge losses in the tax-free bond funds. Three of UBS Puerto Rico's five offices have closed since 2010, and nearly 60 of the unit's 140 financial advisors have left.

The IMF warns a flood of easy money from the world’s central banks may be masking the risk that bond markets may be starved for liquidity when interest rates increase to normal levels.

With turbulent markets, clients may be rushing to buy gold. Here's how investing in the precious metal can improve on pretax and post-tax returns.

Nearly half of respondents to a survey said they were “very or somewhat knowledgeable,” but failed to adequately answer questions about the rules; Plus, 3 reason to rethink your retirement.