Investments

Equinox Financial Group is following up on its recent acquisition of Tapestry Asset Management, a hedge fund shop, by launching a long/short fund with Princeton, NJ-based Tapestry as the subadvisor.

Eaton Vance has launched a new bond fund backed by veteran bond picker Kathleen Gaffney.

U.S. mutual funds and ETFs drew in $17.9 billion the week ended Jan. 30, wrapping up the first month of 2013 with total net inflows of $51.7 billion.

The firm’s chief market strategist, David Kelly, said tax hikes won’t be enough to knock consumer spending for 2013.

Total money market mutual fund assets dropped by $770 million to $2.695 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, January 30, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Jeff Knight, who previously led Putnam Investments’ Global Asset Allocation investment unit, which manages specialized multi-asset class portfolios for retail and institutional clients, has left the firm to pursue other opportunities, according to the firm.

Finding a way to keep clients safe while generating more income in the markets.

The professor of law and taxation at the University of Virginia discusses the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

Experts are banking on continued strong performance and cash flows from real estate investment trusts.

The beginning of a year offers an opportunity to see how investments align with life goals.

Recent statistics show that fears that the country's growth will come to a standstill are unfounded.

Chris Munafo, senior vice president and director of private client group administration at Janney Montgomery Scott discusses his 27 years in the securities business.

Two former UBS executives are determined to change how investors access emerging markets by targeting specific sectors and themes.

After a year-end planning scramble, advisors are deluged anew, finding opportunities in the new tax deal.

With net inflows of $191 billion in 2012, ETFs had their best year ever. Housing sector funds led the gainers, while green energy funds dimmed.

The eleventh-hour tax deal reached in Washington will require some new strategies for advisors and their clients.

Raoul Rodriguez Walters' planning practice specializes in the intricacies of financial migration.

Here's a fearless prediction: In the years ahead, bond investors won't enjoy stellar returns like those of the last five to 10 years.

If you have clients who have already retired, make sure their portfolios can absorb the most violent shocks.

Named for a Gospel passage, the Matthew 25 fund has been churning out superior performance for a decade and a half.