Investments

The human touch is still needed in the foreseeable future because advisors can approach complex situations with customized solutions, says one MIT professor.

Shortfalls in contributions have prompted many public pension plans to take enormous investment risks to increase their returns; Plus, two retirement plan options for entrepreneurs and self-employed clients.

Vanguard has joined the fight against a plan by the Financial Stability Board to identify too-big-to-fail investment funds, calling its proposal deeply flawed.

With the right buying and selling strategy, your clients can convert interest income into capital gains and slash their tax bills.

Potential rate increases are keeping income investors skittish. Here's how to deliver smart strategy and informed advice.

The Continent may offer clients the best hope of finding the next bond rally.

The wirehouses are increasingly relying on lending to strengthen client relationships, create stickiness for the firm and boost revenue.

A 60/40 mix won't offer full diversification. Seeing the historical performance of various asset allocation models can help advisors make better choices for clients.

Over the past 50 years, dividends of the S&P 500 have grown an average of 5.7% a year, outpacing the average inflation rate of 4.1%; Plus, how Social Security could be used by the government to address retirement inequality.

How well can active managers adapt to a market favoring passive funds and cheap ETFs? One firm's response is to offer a passive ETF of its own with the goal of demonstrating it can be good at passive and active strategies.

Pimco considered recruiting Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs, as a top executive in 2013, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Taxes matter in fund investing, even when there's no bill. Plus: Knowing the difference in costs on 401(k) and IRA withdrawals, and what to do after tax season.

Clients give up access to their money with annuities, so they are advised to use only a portion of their savings in these products; Plus, they should activate a fraud alert if they think their Social Security number has been compromised.

Guide Financial, which counted among its advisors Esther Stearns, former head of Nestwise -- a now-shuttered LPL venture aimed at middle-class clients -- is the latest technology provider to be acquired.

Most managers have not yet realized the full potential of social media, or set corporate policy, to augment their institutional sales and marketing efforts.

More than $1.55 billion has been withdrawn this month from ETFs concentrated on energy stocks such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron.

To tap into the demand for socially responsible investing, asset managers would do well to understand the different approaches that exist even within the market niche known as environmental, social and governance.

Seventy-nine of 126 public pension plans decided to lower their return assumptions in the years after the financial crisis in 2008; Plus, five common Medicare mistakes to avoid.

Closely tracking the ETF market for Windhaven Investment Management, Linda Zhang is excited at the potential for overall ETF growth.

Martha B. Willis and her team have introduced over 17 new products across OppenheimerFunds and integrated the offerings of SteelPath, an energy-focused investment company and recent acquisition.