Investments

The soaring number of firms disclosing their workforce demographics is bringing sobering numbers to light and displaying the shortcomings of available statistics.

Federal officials have long warned of the dangers of accounts with few guardrails on what they can invest in.

More art than science, financial advisors can face difficulty in determining what constitutes a "substantially identical" security.

If a client's time frame is zero to around 36 months, CDs and T-bills are attractive investments even without their current elevated returns.

On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. And more than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan standoff over raising the federal debt limit.

A survey from the FINRA Foundation and CFA Institute finds that cryptocurrency and individual stocks remain popular with the younger crowd.

Douglas Hawkins sold more than $2 million in risky alternative investments without even providing his clients a prospectus, investigators said.

Despite market jitters over a U.S. debt default, investors are roaring into U.S. equities.

Tax-loss harvesting can eke out some extra percentage points of return — if you don't try to time the market and miss a rebound.

The banking giant plans to put all asset managers through training in Python programming language, whether they 'like it or not.'

Two protesters from the Earth Quaker Action Team explain why they want Vanguard to take a stronger stance against climate change.

Panelists at the self-regulator's annual conference list instances when they should document the reasons for the investment advice.

The expiration could be a minor footnote in history, or a pivotal moment for fund managers looking for a fresh edge in a cutthroat market.

Most Americans don't work with financial advisors. A new study lays out exactly what they're missing.

For the first time, the brokerage's self-regulatory body is citing the 3-year-old rule as a reason to remove a firm from the industry.

The Federal Reserve meeting May 2-3 will be closely watched for hints about what the FOMC's next move is. Join BNP Pariba U.S. Economist Yelena Shulyatyeva at 11 a.m. May 4 as she takes a look at the meeting and Chair Powell's press conference.

Joseph DeGregorio promised a 13% return on promissory notes that never existed.

A bill before Congress would let planners with certain securities licenses place clients' money in private markets regardless of their income or net worth.

Representatives of the industry argue the changes would fall particularly hard on planners who are authorized to make trades on behalf of clients.

The "everything bubble" was great, but with the Fed predicting a mild recession a different approach is needed to protect historically outsized gains.