Investments

Floating rate funds offer solid income, but can be extremely volatile.

With the inclusion of data analytics, wholesaler compensation can be adjusted to put more attention on asset retention, says Matthew Fronczke, a director of research at kasina.

The Japanese unit of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance sold six times more bonds this year, shoring up capital as customers bought foreign currency policies amid a weakening yen.

For clients willing to wait for the start date, deferred income annuities can offer plump payouts.

Transferring an IRA asset to a trust is a strategy that provides the beneficiaries protection from creditors and divorce; Plus, what the proposed Medicare 'doc fix' means for seniors.

This week's roundup of notable industry news includes how fear over Fed interest rate hikes spurred investors to withdraw billions from bond ETFs this month.

Fischer said regulators must be attuned to the growth and evolution of the asset management industry after funds “that track the returns of indexes of relatively illiquid assets have mushroomed in size.”

Knowing the cost of a retirement community is key to making a smart decision, with independent living communities costing $2,520 per year; Plus, the price tag of a bipartisan bill averting Medicare doc fee cuts.

Consider a client's long-term investment goals before tax-loss harvesting; Plus, how clients plan to invest their tax returns, and ways to finance a son's or daughter's college bills through investments and tax breaks.

BlackRock endorsed stress tests of mutual funds and reiterated its view that individual asset managers don’t pose a risk to the financial system.

Howard Marks said the impact on liquidity of ETFs, liquid alternatives and new rules designed to stop banks from trading with their own money has yet to be tested.

Pension funds are joining the currency markets to protect their offshore investments and gain from future price changes as the U.S. dollar continues to perform well; Plus, three reasons to use a Roth IRA to save for college.

A paradigm shift in operational strategy and approaches to managing data is needed that can only be put in motion by leaders with the imagination to believe that we really can deliver data to investors in real-time.

While raising its forecasts for growth and inflation in Europe, Pimco expects long-dated yields to be further cut by the European Central Bank’s bond-buying program.

The range of efficiency tends to be similar within sets of U.S. stock and bond funds. Should advisors care?

Top earners understand that annuities unburden them of some investment risks and give their assets a layer of legal safety from creditors and frivolous lawsuits; Plus, how to assess lump-sum payments of future benefits.

Here’s a primer on long-short funds, managed futures funds and managed payout funds.

Hedge funds and mutual funds that once shunned venture-style deals are flocking to late-stage technology startups, paying 15 to 18 times projected sales for the year ahead in recent private-funding rounds

Falling interest rates and the increase in the number of people retiring are two big risks facing the Social Security system; Plus, why 401(k) participants should forgo a higher allocation to their employer stock.

The perceived threat of asset managers operating as a shadow banking system, thereby needing bank-like regulatory oversight from the Fed, produced the strongest commentary at the ICI forum, as key speakers spoke of pushing back against any attempt to entwine firms into further government oversight.