Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.
After a recent appearance on Consuelo Mack's WealthTrack <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=CMWealth&bctid=1537880225001>(watch here)</a> discussing Social Security, <i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor Mary Beth Franklin quickly received more than 100 inquiries from advisers and investors about strategies and techniques for most effectively tapping this cornerstone of retirement income.
Few financial advisers have used social media as successfully as Josh Brown, also known by many as The Reformed Broker.
<i>InvestmentNews</i> has re-launched its RIA Rankings with a number changes to underlying data - and tools to create your own rankings.
Right now, women control an estimated $8 trillion in investable assets. By 2020, that figure is projected to grow to a staggering $22 trillion, as <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=Events&eventID=TD2012&bctid=1431752815001>INTV reported last month</a> from the TD Ameritrade Institutional Conference.
Cathy Saunders, head of the RIA business at Putnam Investments, offers advice to advisers on ways to capture - and keep - female clients.
UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest lender, said Robert J. McCann, the head of wealth management Americas, was the highest-paid member of the executive board in 2011, receiving total compensation of 9.18 million Swiss francs ($9.9 million).
