Portfolio management

The surging popularity of the alternative asset class could curtail its seemingly endless runway.

Contingent deferred annuities represent product manufacturers' latest appeal to independent RIA advisors and their clients. Here's how they're making the case.

Critics including President Trump are ramping up the pressure on large corporations to drop their programs. But others doubted the firms' sincerity all along.

Dimensional Fund Advisors' latest research adds to existing literature highlighting sometimes-overlooked downsides with the ongoing rush to low-cost ETFs and other products.

With promises of potentially beating the market, actively managed ETFs can appear attractive to investors. But with higher fees and more potential volatility, are they worth it?

Nearly 80% of the respondents to a recent advisor survey conducted by the asset management giant Blackstone said they plan to recommend more alternative investments in 2025.

Opportunistic competitors anticipating trades are swooping in first, moving prices, according to a recent study.

Advisors say they are watching these changes closely, making portfolio adjustments where needed and generally reassuring nervous clients that they have planned for this sort of volatility.

Out of more than 2,000 moves reducing prices over nearly 50 years, the company says this round represents the largest in its history.

Advisors using Orion Trading can now connect directly into Pontera to integrate clients' 401(k)s, 403(b)s and other held-away accounts.