Investments

William Stromberg, 55, is a 28-year veteran of the company. He previously served as a money manager and has held a series of executive jobs at the firm overseeing equities.

If managers who invest in their funds tend to outperform their peers, which ones are the best? Ranked by their respective funds' five-year performance, here are the top managers with $1 million of their own money invested in their funds.

A strong dollar and difficulties finding value have pushed advisors to look overseas.

Investors may consider leaving their 401(k) retirement plans if their employer doesn't match the contribution they make; Plus, five money-making ideas to boost clients' retirement funds.

For the first time, more than half of all 401(k) contributions will go into target-date funds, research firm Cerulli Associates estimates. It projects the assets in target-date funds to hit $2 trillion by 2019.

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. and John Hoeven, R-N.D., introduced legislation that would create Move America Bonds, which would generally be treated as exempt-facility, private-activity bonds but would have fewer restrictions and separate state volume caps that could be converted into tax credit allocations.

With assets of $110.4 billion, Pimco Total Return fell behind the index-tracking Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, which had $117.3 billion as of April 30, according to preliminary data.

Hint: It isn't claiming at 62; Plus, four things to consider before retiring abroad.

A recently proposed expansion of the fiduciary standard to include rollovers and IRAs by the Department of Labor means authorities could give the industry more than just fines to worry about.

Funding for startups hit a high of $17.7 billion in the quarter, from $15.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, because hedge funds, mutual funds and private equity firms all put money on the line.

Higher valuations, shakier bets: Advisors whose clients want real estate holdings face a new set of challenges.

Finally in recovery, today's property markets leave less room for sloppy thinking. Clients who want to invest in real estate may need more help than ever.

More than half of global employers surveyed by Vanguard say they intend to boost company contributions to 401(k) plans in the next five years; Plus, almost half of American workers (45%) are not saving for retirement.

A plan to avoid capital gains taxes; Plus, seven valuable things your clients can learn from their tax return.

Workers aged 65 and above accounted for more than 16% of the labor force in 2010, up from 12% in 1990, according to the Census Bureau--and many of them have no plans to quit.

New products, under the broad label of liquid alternatives, bring a value proposition of greater opportunities for diversification coming from sources that are largely uncorrelated to the equity and fixed income market, at least by historical measures.

Bill Gross said he wouldn’t hire Ben S. Bernanke as an advisor. He’d rather read the former Federal Reserve Chairman’s blogs and tweets.

Given the unpredictability in forecasting, betting on rates rising can be just as risky as taking the opposite stance.

Bill Gross said he wouldn't hire Ben S. Bernanke as an advisor. He'd rather read the former Federal Reserve Chairman's blogs and tweets.

If clients need to scramble to pay out-of-pocket medical expenses, that's just one red flag they haven't saved enough: Plus, some investors can't wait for higher interest rates.