Investments

To help clients envision their long-term needs, show them how much more they can receive from the government if they wait longer to file for benefits; Plus, reverse mortgage can help in the right situations.

Virginie Maisonneuve, chief investment officer for global equities at Pimco, will be leaving after helping shutter three active stock strategies at the firm.

Virginie Maisonneuve, chief investment officer for global equities at Pacific Investment Management, will be leaving after helping shutter three active stock strategies at the firm.

Individuals don't need to talk to an insurance provider about long-term care, they need to talk to a financial advisor.

Values-based investing has gained traction in the fund industry. One fund provider brings a faith-based layer to that approach, and has found market and peer success doing so.

With supply at multi-decade lows, investors are signaling alarm as regulations intended to shore up banks and prevent a run on money-market funds exacerbate the T-bill shortfall.

An increasing number of emerging markets players are paying dividends -- and seeing higher average returns than non-payers.

Clients who are considering taking student loans should compare the interest rates with their investment returns before making a decision; Plus, how Americans are missing out on $24 billion a year.

In the case of the millennials, their experience with the financial sector includes the unifying themes of volatility, crisis and scandal.

ETFs are growing at such a clip that their assets are poised to overtake those of hedge funds.

Values-based investing has gained traction in the fund industry. One fund provider brings a faith-based layer to that approach, and has found market and success doing so.

Vanguard, BlackRock executives argue that regulators considering bank-like oversight of mutual funds are misreading the industry and inviting unintended consequences.

The bond investor has already given away as much as $700 million and eventually will donate his remaining $2 billion fortune.

For pre-retirees who have not saved quite enough it's especially important to establish a plan to pay off credit card debt; Plus, proposals to improve workers' access to retirement plans first need a unified contribution limit.

Vanguard's quiet ascension, adds Jeff Tjornehoj, head of Americas research for Lipper, is not all due to Pimco's management woes.

Many potential clients don't understand how a good advisor can help them meet their financial goals. These key questions can lay a foundation for a relationship.

The SEC has named David Grim to lead the agency’s effort to tighten mutual-fund rules.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has revamped the rules on reverse mortgages to allow the servicer to foreclose the home mortgage if the account holder dies and the home is left to a non-borrowing spouse; Plus, five ways to talk to parents about their retirement income.

More pre-retirees intend to spend all their savings and leave nothing to their children than those who save as much as they can to pass on to the next generation; Plus, retirement saving rules that just don't add up.

The advantages of owning individual stocks; Plus, how donating appreciated shares in taxable accounts can produce savings for your client.