Investments

Aberdeen Asset Management agreed to buy Arden Asset Management to expand its hedge-fund business.

An arbitration panel ordered the wirehouse to pay two former clients $250,000, a mere 10% of what they originally sought, in a case involving the sale of funds of Puerto Rican municipal bonds.

The billions of dollars in new capital from mutual funds into startups are largely responsible for skyrocketing valuations, fewer initial public offerings and talk of a bubble.

Pimco said regulators are considering taking action against the firm over marking of securities in the exchange-traded fund version of its flagship Total Return Fund.

Advisors are backing off equities and bonds, as volatility and the Greek crisis have some clients 'spooked.'

Commentary: No human, no matter how sophisticated, can operate as consistently, quickly or as efficiently as the technology powering an automated investing service.

In the past 12 months investors traded $18.2 trillion worth of ETF shares, according to data from the NYSE and Bloomberg. That means the amount of dollars exchanging hands through ETFs is now more than the U.S. GDP, which stands at $17.4 trillion.

Why the country's aging population has led U.S. policymakers to seek changes to Medicare 50 years after it was established; Plus, it's never too early – or too late – for your clients to plan for their retirement years and how to fix three retirement-savings flaws.

Index funds are surging in popularity, but most advisors continue to favor a blend of active and passive investment strategies.

It’s not just clients; advisors too are anxious that the good times won’t continue.

A new, free app from T. Rowe Price gives advisors key market intelligence in a modern, scalable and user-friendly way.

How to reap the rewards of municipal bond investments for your clients. Plus, deducting a client's medical expenses for savings.

Why the old tricks that many investors once used to gauge retirement allocations no longer apply; Plus, the use of private health plans surge as Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 and tips for a smarter retirement investing strategy.

'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary assumed the starter role for his own venture into ETFs this month, partnering with FTSE Russell to launch the O'Shares FTSE US Quality Dividend ETF, the first in a series of five smart beta funds.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is starting two money market funds and making changes to two others to comply with stricter rules for funds that offer a stable $1 net asset value.

While the 4% rule was created to set a minimum income floor, that doesn't mean spending can never be raised. Here's a better approach to withdrawal rates.

Clients should not be worried about the impact of plunging Chinese stock prices; Plus, six Social Security withdrawal strategies everyone should know.

Almost all robo advisors were founded in 2009 or later and they have never seen a meaningful downturn in the financial markets. This is a major issue.

Bond dealers are standardizing methods for analyzing fixed-income exchange-traded funds as they seek to boost trading.

The role of bonds is to provide stability to a portfolio. But this only works when clients understand the true purpose behind their fixed income investments.