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Financial Advisor
March 2011 |
Advisor Emporium News for advisors: National Financial Adds Partner... MassMutual Encourages Young Savers... OCE Releases Comps Companion... Roumell Introduces Mutual Fund... Peak Advisor Alliance Unveiled... Jackson Introduces LifeGuard Freedom Flex...   |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Investing Like the Big Boys Alternatives can make a big difference in client portfolios. |
Financial Advisor
August 2008 |
Frontline News News for the financial industry: Alliance Creates New Retirement Option... Direxion Launches Two New Funds... Genworth Launches IRA Variable Annuity... Paperless Account Opening Offered... Jefferson National Expands VA Offerings... Vanguard Introduces New Index Fund... |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: Altin:Fund has created two funds of funds managed futures... Navigator UMA, unified managed account... etc. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz |
Are the Times Changing? A new study shows that 75% of advisors say they provide a written plan for their clients' retirement planning. Read on to see more specifically what they are doing. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007 |
New Products Alternatives: State Street Global Advisors has created the SPDR Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF... Wealth ADV unified managed account... Practice Tools: Virtual Interoffice Platform... etc. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Vanguard to Advisors: Let's Snuggle Now that the fund giant's founder is retired, the company is tinkering with its business model to appeal to registered investment advisors, particularly for its VIPER exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Precious Metal ETFs What makes precious metals funds so attractive is that they offer investors the ability to gain unleveraged exposure to gold and other precious metals without taking delivery of physical metal or trading futures contracts. |
Financial Advisor
November 2012
Jeff Schlegel |
Shiny Investments Precious metals have had a nice run, but can they still retain their luster? |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2011
Carl Resnick |
Like A Stock, But Different Advisors looking for cost-effective options for building diversified portfolios are continuing to turn to exchange-traded funds. |
Financial Advisor
February 2008 |
Advisor Emporium LPL And Fiduciary360 Partner For Training... Pershing Offers New Tool... Biondo Joins Investors Capital Advisory... IAS Launches Software Package... Thornburg Introduces New Fund... Vanguard Adds Funds... |
Investment Advisor
June 2009 |
Upgrades News: Neuberger Berman Group is again majority-owned by its employees... Raymond James Financial is implementing Interactive Data Corp's Market-Q... Charles Schwab lowers fund fees... Sales of variable annuities fell 15% in 2008... more... |
Financial Advisor
December 2010 |
Advisor Emporium News: Mutual Of Omaha Provides Coaching... Estate Planning Sites For Advisors... USAA Expands Mutual Funds... MFS Expands Target-Date Funds... Vanguard Creates Real Estate Fund... |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005 |
New Products Alternatives... 1031 exchange educational Web site... ETF futures contracts on the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock, S&P 500 Depositary Receipts, and iShares Russell 2000... etc. |
Financial Advisor
May 2011
Jeff Schlegel |
Mainstreaming Alternatives Financial advisors are taking a shine to alternative investments. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012 |
Advisor Emporium First Allied launches Women's Impact Network... Fidelity starts Global Equity Income Funds... ProShares launches Covered Bond Fund... |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2011
Michael Johnston |
Precious Metals ETFs: Finding the Best Fit Want more balanced exposure to precious metals? Consider these ETFs. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Louis Stanasolovich |
Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2011
Robert J. Lindner |
Stabilizing Portfolios With Managed Futures Largely ignored by the advisor community, the Managed Futures Index returned 10.23% annualized over the 30-year period ending December 2010. Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned an annualized 8.92% and the S&P 500 returned 10.71% annualized. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Launches Advisors' Marketing Program... Vanguard Reduces Investment Minimums... Wells Fargo Provides Consultation Services... etc. |
Financial Advisor
March 2007
Raymond Fazzi |
Annuities Anew No-load variable annuities begin to attract interest among fee-based advisors. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
Stop Paying a Toll to Invest in Your 401(k) The fine-print fees are stealing from your retirement. |
Financial Advisor
June 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Stories from our June 2011 Advisor Emporium: Russell Program Judges Business Health... Paychex Acquires New Company... RBS Launches Exchange-Traded Notes... more... |
Financial Advisor
November 2010 |
Advisor Emporium News items from investment advisory firms and new fund offerings. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007 |
New Products WisdomTree has launched the Emerging Markets High-Yielding Equity Fund... Robb Report Global Luxury Index and ETF... Options for HealthShares Emerging Cancer ETF... Ameritas has added Acacia Advisor Term insurance... LifeElements and LifeStratos... First American Funds has launched three additional large-cap mutual funds... etc. |
Investment Advisor
March 2007
Melanie Waddell |
Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008 |
New Products New alternative products, mutual funds, index funds, retirement products, exchange-traded products, and practice tools. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
Matt Hougan |
Dancing The Contango The commodities market has investors singing the blues, but a new note leads some to follow the beat of a different drummer. Whatever happens with commodities in 2007, we know one thing for sure: Advisors will be watching. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Michael S. Fischer |
Getting In How to gain access to private equity, managed futures, and hedge funds. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Vaughan Scully |
The Battle for 401(k) Accounts ETFs have only established a small beachhead so far in the 401(k) arena. That may not change any time soon. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2004
J. Graham |
Beware of Brokers Bearing Annuities Annuities may sound good, but their costs overwhelm their benefits. Stockbrokers and financial advisors love to sell annuities because of the high commissions they reap. My ex-broker sold one to me, and it has proven to be the most restrictive, highest-cost, least-liquid, and poorest-performing investment in my portfolio. |
AskMen.com
January 4, 2004
Dan Carter |
4 More Investment Opportunities To Consider Mortgage Backed Securities... Precious Metals... Put & Call Options... Unit Investment Trust |
Registered Rep.
December 2, 2010
Diana Britton |
Asset Managers Push Out New Alternatives For Retail To satisfy demand, asset managers have been busy rolling out new alternative products specifically designed for non-accredited investors. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Marshall Eckblad |
New Products Alternatives: Morningstar has launched 529 Suitability Manager... Insurance: AIG American General has introduced Elite Global IUL, and indexed universal life policy... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Owning These Investments Just Got Easier The market's friendliest funds become even friendlier. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly. |
Investment Advisor
August 2006 |
Upgrades The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund announced the Charitable Investment Advisor Program... Dan Skiles, chief of technology for Schwab Institutional, said that as of May 1, more than 500 Schwab-affiliated advisory firms... etc. |
Financial Advisor
November 2010
Alan Lavine |
New Opportunities With 401(k)s Participants are making asset allocation mistakes, even though most plans offer a good selection of investment options. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2013
Joseph Lisanti |
As ETF Fees Drop, New Issues to Consider Expense cuts and other factors have advisors recalculating which funds have the best payoff for clients. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: Building Retirement Portfolios Now Few advisors use a cookie cutter approach to retirement income support. |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Retirement Income: The New Solutions The boomer retirement wave is here, and so are new products designed to turn their hoarded assets into cash flow. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012 |
Frontline News Advisors who want to recruit Gen X and Gen Y members as clients should look to the children of their existing clients who are in or near retirement. |
Registered Rep.
June 25, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund. |
Financial Advisor
October 2008
Marla Brill |
Ready For Harvest Rounding up investment laggards to harvest tax losses is a good idea toward the end of any year in taxable accounts, but this year there is added incentive. |
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Going for the Gold Planners who want to sprinkle a bit of gold dust onto their clients' portfolios have many funds from which to choose. |
