Investments

Aberdeen Asset Management, Europe’s largest publicly traded money manager by assets, reported $32 billion of outflows in the full year as investor sentiment toward emerging markets waned.

If your clients think they're going to make money off the policies they're buying, it's time to give them a reality check.

A recent study compared advisors’ reactions during the last financial meltdown to PTSD. Here’s my advice for beating stress when markets go haywire.

An analysis compares portfolios built using 'smart beta' indexes against those whose components are weighted by market cap. See the results.

So-called experts tend to do a lousy job predicting the direction of the economy or the stock market. Here's what advisors should do about it.

Some varieties of charitable remainder trusts can be tailored to donors' income needs.

Since the crisis, banks have relied on lower loan-loss provisions to make a profit. But banks actually made money in the third quarter. Here's how.

Treasuries gained, sending 10-year yields a one-month low, as jobless claims rose, business- equipment orders fell and home sales were less than forecast, raising concern about the health of the economic recovery.

The income tax on conversions may not be worth the potential appreciation they will get over a period of time; plus, low-cost holiday gift ideas and ways in which to make your money last in retirement.

The largest U.S. ETF that tracks mainland Chinese stocks has jumped to a record premium to its underlying assets as unprecedented demand forces fund manager Deutsche Bank AG to all but stop taking in new money.

By making gifts through donor-advised funds, clients can get a tax break while still supporting an international charitable cause.

The end of the year is the perfect time to think about what you accomplished and what you want to accomplish in the next twelve months. This checklist will help ensure you've thought through the major considerations to plan your distribution strategy for 2015.

The share of families with an individual account retirement plan such as an IRA or 401(k) is decreasing, but the assets in those plans are increasing, according to a new study.

The IRS is considering regulations to limit assets in IRAs; plus, six ways to make a penalty-free 401(k) withdrawal and new rules that allow 401(k) rollovers into company pension plans.

By making gifts through donor-advised funds, clients can get a tax break while still supporting an international charitable cause.

According to RCS, 51 selling agreements have been reinstated -- but the firm refused to disclose the names of any broker-dealers who have resumed selling its products.

Millennial women are making great strides in the workforce, but still "channel their inner ninth grade insecure freshman when it comes to financial matters," according to Fidelity's head of personal investing.

Retirees may start their search by visiting Medicare's website where they can compare facilities; plus, a moderate retirement saver portfolio for young investors and eight things investors should be thankful for.

Asset managers have become consultants to financial advisors seeking help with business development and practice management in an effort to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Steven A. Cohen’s new firm will stop collecting employees’ best trading ideas for a central investment pool and rewarding them with a special bonus, a practice that the U.S. government said created wrong incentives at his former hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP.