Portfolio strategies

There's "no free lunch investing in private assets," the research firm said in its latest study of semiliquid assets — released a week before Blue Owl permanently shut the gate of a closely watched private credit fund.

Analysts warn AI agents could automatically move clients' uninvested cash into money markets and other high-yielding investments, depriving brokerages of one of their most lucrative revenue sources.

The sales pitch that private equity funds outperform publicly available investments is drawing much more skepticism. Here are the murky signals in the sector.

Blue Owl's decision to halt withdrawals from one of its private credit funds raises further questions about the already obscure world of private credit.

The 6-3 Supreme Court ruling against one of President Donald Trump's signature economic policies was consequential, but experts say volatility is unlikely to be over.

Retail investors increased their allocations to private equity, private credit by a whopping 36% last year as advisors look for diversification and strong returns.

SyntheticFi co-founder Joseph Wang says his firm's investment and trading technology makes an options strategy long embraced by hedge funds more accessible to advisors and their clients.

The "sticker shock" of tax rates and IRS reporting rules may place the recent record highs and falls in a different context for investors, one expert says.

None of the findings in a new working academic paper will likely surprise financial advisors. But they could provide some helpful data for conversations with investors.

With more than $12 trillion in assets, the company led by CEO Salim Ramji is pressing its advantages of scale in a rapidly consolidating, commodified industry.

The accounts give wealthy investors more opportunities to place alternative vehicles in a tax-advantaged retirement nest egg. But mistakes can be costly.

The results of Morningstar's latest study tracking fees and performance finds accelerating consolidation and commodification that makes advice more valuable.

Regulators officially approved 30 more funds last month, with more expected authorizations in 2026. Will financial advisors and their clients bite?

Once rare, the same kind of permissive terms that are widespread on leveraged loans are becoming increasingly common in the $1.7 trillion private credit market.

Fixed-income represented a surprising bright spot in 2025, despite the warnings of "bond vigilantes" and inflation pressure. Here's the outlook for 2026.

Financial advisors and their clients have a range of options to consider for traditional IRA holdings — but also a finite deadline.

Independent research firm Morningstar's latest study of the value of financial advice examines tax-efficient IRA asset location during the decumulation phase.

FINRA identifies new ways firms and investors are using technology like AI to spot changes in market sentiment and asks the industry to chime in on how finfluencers and others are using social media.

From crypto to private markets to AI and beyond, here are the investing trends and themes to watch in the new year.

An increasingly popular form of lending enables financial advisors and their clients to offset capital gains and find other tax savings.