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Becoming a boss to pay for retirement
There was a time when the three legs of the retirement stool — Social Security, pensions and personal savings — were solid.
Serving the stewards is focus of firm with Christian clientele
Ronald Blue & Co. LLC and its chief executive, Russ Crosson, have put their faith in charity.
Team smelled trouble, cut equities and left Merrill to launch new firm
Though the market crisis caught many by surprise, Rob Skinner and Kim Ip heard the warning bell as far back as the fall of 2006, when they worked in the private-banking and investment group at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
Planning for family, employee succession
Although succession planning involves many decisions and alternatives, there is one outcome that is always an either/or option: Ownership of the practice will pass either to a family member or to an outsider.
ETF sponsors can’t resist latest trend
Now that exchange-traded funds can come to market with relatively little fuss, providers are readying to launch emerging-markets ETFs in what industry observers call an ill-advised attempt to jump on the latest trend.
Advanced Equities’ Wright: Recovery not forthcoming
Financial advisers and investors must bear in mind that consumers won't be in a position to support their normal share of economic growth, according to Brian Wright, head trader and co-portfolio manager with Advanced Equities Asset Management.
Fidelity fielding teams to serve operations needs of top RIAs
Fidelity Investments is unveiling details of the enhanced service model that Charles Goldman, head of its institutional platforms business, promised for registered investment advisers when he joined the firm from The Charles Schwab Corp. almost a year ago.
More bull: ING investment gurus predict market run will extend into 2010
The Dow Jones Industrial Average will end this year around 1135 — and is poised for another 10%…
MoneyGuidePro Version 2.2 now available
A significant update to the popular financial planning program MoneyGuidePro was rolled out last week.
IPO investors not sold on REITs that buy distressed mortgages
Despite troubling signs that investors aren't sold on new real estate investment trusts that plan to purchase distressed-mortgage assets — in many cases with the help of government financing — mutual fund managers still intend to take a close look at them.
Thomas Samuelson: Investors must think outside the box
A growing demand for commodities in emerging and developing markets requires a new way of analyzing commodity investment strategies, according to Thomas Samuelson, chief investment officer at Advanced Equities Asset Management.
Ex-Wall Street brokers choose new beat: NYPD
They used to ride desks and flog stocks, but now some Wall Street refugees are choosing to walk a beat and chase bad guys.
Finally! A high-tech mood ring for advisers’ anxious clients
Financial advisers are always searching for ways to keep clients from investing irrationally, especially in volatile economic climates. This has surely caused sleepless nights for countless advisers.
In B-D deals, it’s impossible to know what lies beneath
The dispute between LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and Pacific Life Insurance Co. over liability for rogue brokers is a reminder that unseen risks can be part of any acquisition, no matter how well-vetted, according to lawyers and investment bankers.
Time for a year-end IRA checkup
Here are some key individual retirement account items to check on before the end of the year.
Done deal: ING to sell three broker-dealers to Lightyear Capital
Just days after announcing a restructuring of its franchise, ING has agreed to sell most of its broker-dealer operations to private equity firm Lightyear Capital.
LPL continues to make gains in recruiting
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. continues to recruit heavily this year.
A rosy quarter for assets under management
The latest quarter was an enormous relief for many major money managers, which reported gains in assets under management for the three-month period ended in September, though several still saw declines from a year earlier.
Uri Landesman: Expects unemployment to peak by February
Investors should be careful not to let the “sticker shock” of the latest unemployment data derail them from their long-term investment strategies, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.
Tim Knepp: ‘We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors’
Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.
