Americans’ confidence in their own financial security continues to drop, according to an index that showed a steady decline in people’s views over the past six months.
Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.
The stock market may be reeling, but small fund groups are faring better than bigger ones — at least in terms of bringing in fresh cash.
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC recently unveiled its first global bond index.
Mutual fund wrap accounts, sometimes seen as a retail-class underling to more sophisticated separately managed accounts, are gaining a bigger following.
Absolute-return investing is an innovative strategy because it focuses on pursuing returns while still managing risk.
The steady migration of independent brokers to a fee-based model has created a large universe of advisers whose revenue is a mix of fees and commissions.
Whether out of necessity or a sense of opportunity, financial advisers are gearing up to attract clients in the midst of one of the worst bear markets on record.
As clients continue to question the merits of traditional investment approaches, Philipp Hensler, chairman and chief executive of DWS Investments Distributors Inc., is prepping his firm to arm financial advisers with a new way of thinking.
