Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.
Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.
“Impact investing” is a relatively new term that describes investments that aim to solve social or environmental challenges while generating financial profit. Impact investors actively seek to place capital in businesses and funds that can harness the positive power of enterprise.
As Finra recently indicated in its summary of this year's examinations, <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111221/FREE/111229981>, 2011 was a very busy year.</a>
<i>*The MSSB Global Investment Committee includes: Chief Investment Officer, David M. Darst;Chief Investment Strategist, Kevin Flanagan; Chief Fixed Income Strategist Jonathan Mackay; Senior Fixed Income Strategist, Charles Reinhard; Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Douglas Schindewolf, Director of Asset Allocation.</i>
The risk of recession in the US and the rest of the developed world has grown significantly in recent weeks, so we are adopting an overweight position in safe havens and an underweight position in risk assets.
Financial advisers have begun to incorporate video into their marketing as a key client communication and business development tool.
Which individuals will have the greatest impact on financial advisers and the overall industry in 2012? InvestmentNews highlights the 20 most powerful people of 2012, according to our editors and reporters.
Frank Holmes, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, stopped by the <i>InvestmentNews</i> office to talk about the direction of gold throughout the remainder of 2011, and beyond.
