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With domestic oil and gas production forecasts buoyed by fracking extracting technologies, many investors have begun to seek new ways to refine their asset portfolios so they bolster efforts to help the earth achieve sustainability.

Advisors need a global outlook to best serve their clients. International travel can help achieve such a vision meaningfully.

Israel and Gaza. Russia and the Ukraine. When does smart money bet on the conflicts subsiding?

Michael Aronstein, a portfolio manager for Marketfield Asset Management, says the Fed moves have forced advisors to rethink the way they use bonds in a portfolio.

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Frontier markets exhibit the same signs of possible profitability that could be found a decade ago in emerging markets.

During a time period while stock markets and housing values were on the rise, wealth and income fell for Americans aged 45 to 64, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve.

If Scotland votes for independence from the U.K., will that bolster or threaten the Scottish economy? What could it mean for ex-pat clients?

High-net-worth women are savvier about alternative investment choices than their male counterparts, says a study by New York Life MainStay Investments.

Annuity sales are up, even as some experts question whether certain products make sense for clients in a low-interest rate environment.

Should advisors be looking at a China that promises investor riches or a China that bodes disaster?

If you agreed with all the academics, billionaires and politicians who denounced Federal Reserve monetary policy since the financial crisis, you missed $1 trillion of investment returns from buying and holding U.S. Treasuries.

With 10-year Treasuries paying only 2.37%, and CD's offering investors even less, finding income for older clients remains a challenge for advisors.

Credit Suisse Group added private banking to its operations in Toronto as the lender seeks to win business from Canada’s wealthiest individuals.

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Researchers in Bethesda, Maryland, have spent eight years developing a handheld device to quickly assess potential brain trauma in injured U.S. soldiers and athletes with concussions.

Some predict an increase in volatility in the U.S. followed by an uptick in global volatility. How should advisors help their clients prepare?

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Besides the risks inherent in any equities, and those of gold price fluctuations, mining stocks may be subject to geopolitical threats as well. Is there any way to screen for such risks and focus on “safe” gold mining stocks?

Delaying Social Security and covering your fixed costs are just two of the tips for creating a sufficient retirement income.