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Bounded rationality: The realistic choice
Clients don't have perfect information, even when they're selecting an adviser.
Meredith Whitney was wrong about munis
The banking analyst's 2010 prediction that there would be '50 to 100' defaults among state and local governments failed to pan out.
Year-End Tax Planning Strategies: 5 Essential Tips
While the new tax laws will complicate year-end planning, there are some steps people can take.
Faced with market rough patch, stock pickers fail to shine
Growth managers fared the worst, with only 13% beating benchmark for October.
IRS raises 2019 401(k) contribution limit to $19,000
A cost-of-living adjustment also raises IRA contribution limit to $6,000.
ETF buyers seek defensive plays amid market turmoil
$4.7 billion funneled into US-listed funds in October was light compared to $23 billion or more during each of three previous months.
Use of sustainable-investing strategies in U.S. assets increases 38%
Demand for ESG or impact-investing climbs more than $3 trillion to hit almost $12 trillion.
Voya to exit individual life insurance business
The insurer joins other large players that have recently left the business, which is less profitable than it used to be.
BlackRock leads October slide in stocks of asset managers
Weak fee revenue and lackluster inflows detailed in earnings reports haven't helped.
Top lessons learned during a breakaway transition
The process, which took two years, involved serious planning and a lot of hard work.
UBS looks for asset management deals, joint ventures
Bank wants to scale up its 800 billion asset management business so it can compete with larger rivals.
Gross withdraws shares from Janus Henderson fund
His personal stake fell to about $566 million at end of September, from $775 million a year earlier.
Answering ‘Is that an ETF?’ may get easier under plan put to SEC
Proposal would bar leveraged products from describing themselves as exchange-traded funds
When markets fall, will your clients remain calm or panic?
Advisers are dealing with a generation of investors who have never lived through a prolonged downturn.
Rising interest rates fan fears over $14 trillion of corporate debt
Debt payments could weigh increasingly on company profits, as well as the payouts they make to shareholders.
UBS CEO promises to boost wealth management profits
In third quarter, bank's global wealth management unit saw pre-tax profits rise 3%
Fidelity ramps up 401(k) managed account distribution
Company plans to bypass record keepers and ask plan sponsors directly if they will offer its managed accounts to retirement plan participants.
Wells Fargo places two executives on leave
Move occurs amid regulatory investigations into the bank's sales practices.
Don’t confuse old tax rules with new ones when selling a home
While last year's overhaul didn't change tax rules on the sale of a residence, some clients still try to apply rules that have been out of date since the late '90s.
Morgan Stanley case shows how firms smear departing brokers
Even when Finra arbitrators decide that a firm reported inaccurately on a broker's dismissal, they rarely award monetary damages.
