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Looking beyond the basic bond ladder strategy
Fixed-income securities — traditional tools to dampen portfolio volatility — are now behind investment strategies intended to guarantee retirement in-come and cash flow.
Bid to regulate planning industry will soon run into opposition, leaders predict
The industry effort to regulate financial planning as a profession has support from within, but it won't escape opposition from other sectors of the financial services community, several industry leaders said last week.
An opening is a grand opportunity
Opening or moving a financial services practice provides advisers with an excellent marketing opportunity — if they are ready to make the most of it.
ING’s Uri Landesman, manager of $1.7B, sees some “surprises” on the horizon
As third-quarter corporate earnings reports start rolling out over the next few weeks, Wall Street will be paying particular attention to the “top line” revenue growth, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas in New York.
Aligning withdrawals with retirement goals
Traditional retirement income planning assumes that retirees need a steady, inflation-adjusted income stream to cover all their expenses.
Check out these pay-for-un-performance packages
If you're in the mood for some blood-pressure-raising non-fiction, take a look at The Corporate Library's latest report on executive compensation.
Endowments took a beating
Foundations and endowments were the worst performers among tax-exempt institutional funds for the one-year period ended June 30, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service, a widely used benchmark.
Penson: naked-short video a "hoax’
Officials for Penson Financial Services Inc. said that a video circulating on the Internet of one of its traders engaging in an apparent naked short sale is a fraud that unfairly accuses the firm of violating Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
Fate of ING’s broker-dealer network uncertain
ING Groep NV's decision to sell its Swiss private-banking unit to Julius Baer Group is renewing speculation that the insurer may soon sell off most of its broker-dealer network in the United States.
ING sells Swiss private-banking unit–are U.S.-based broker-dealers next?
ING's decision to sell off its Swiss private-banking unit to Julius Baer Group today is renewing speculation that the insurer may soon sell off most of its broker-dealer network here in the United States.
"Responsible teen’ not an oxymoron
By at least one measure, today's teenagers are more responsible than their parents were.
When internal transitions go wrong
For good reason, most financial advisers prefer internal to external transitions when planning their business' succession.
When investors behave irrationally
The worst financial downturn in nearly a century has caused even the most rational investors to do funny things with their money, many of which may be very damaging to their retirement portfolios.
Top B-D exec at ING Advisors Network exits amid talk firms will be sold
Another key executive with the ING Advisors Network Inc. has stepped down, as the network's parent, ING Groep NV, continues an evaluation of the broker-dealers that could lead to their sale.
First Allied to offer Pershing platform to attract dually registered advisers
In an effort to attract stockbrokers who are migrating to a fee-based advisory practice, First Allied Securities Inc., this week will introduce a “hybrid” operational platform that has been engineered by Pershing LLC.
Risks of Reg D deals worry state regulators
The collapse of two high-risk private placement deals over the summer has shed light on the process by…
Fidelity expands clearing business into Canada
Fidelity Investments said this morning it is expanding its clearing business into Canada, with the intention of serving U.S. broker-dealers looking for a toehold in the market, while also targeting Canadian broker-dealers.
ING adviser vying for Senate: Washington needs our voice
Buddy Rogers, who officially tossed his hat in the ring earlier this week for a U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas, thinks there's one important constituency that need a stronger voice in Congress right now: the financial advisory community.
Top B-D exec at ING Advisors Network exits amid sale speculation
Another key executive with the ING Advisors Network Inc. has stepped down, as the network's parent, ING Groep NV, continues an evaluation of the broker-dealers that could lead to their sale.
John Hussman
Despite the challenges of the epic market downturn of 2008, the $1.1 billion Hussman Strategic Total Return Fund delivered a positive return last year.
