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RIAS SEP 29, 2016
SEC charges broker with fraudulently raising $3.2 million for his failing mutual funds

Peter Kohli, the CEO of DMS Advisors, allegedly stole money from investors as the funds neared collapse.

EQUITIES SEP 29, 2016
Scottrade working with adviser to explore sale: sources

Online brokerage said to attract interest from rival TD Ameritrade.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2016
Expect higher than average capital-gains distributions this year: Morningstar

Long bull market, big outflows from active funds are the main culprits.

EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's billionaire Johnson family vs. the average investor

Plus: BlackRock applies more low-fee pressure, the fallout from the falling pound, and don't work where you don't belong

ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2016
Tiger Management's Julian Robertson: Hedge funds are facing the most challenging time ever

Robertson also says he won't vote for Trump and will pick the Libertarian party instead.

For ETF providers, penetrating target-date fund market a challenge
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 28, 2016
For ETF providers, penetrating target-date fund market a challenge

The primary reason: TDFs built on institutionally priced mutual fund shares or collective trusts can produce as low or lower fees than ETFs.

DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses

Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

EQUITIES SEP 27, 2016
More dark clouds loom over Wells Fargo

Plus: DOL rule puts advisers between clients and target-date funds, big dividend yields for those with a strong stomach, and companies lean toward auto-IRAs

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2016
Take 5: Vanguard's global chief economist Joe Davis says 1% interest rates the new normal

Five candid responses on the economy, Fed policy, jobs, China, and North Carolina barbeque.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2016
Emerging markets debt funds soar in popularity

EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Deutsche Bank turmoil exposes ETN counter-party risk

Plus: The next stock market move, the dividend buzz, and being a leader no matter what.

EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
SEC charges duo in defrauding seniors and others in $20 million penny-stock scam

Former head of two microcaps worked with boiler room operator whose agents pressured investors and promised them lucrative profits.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2016
Evaluating target-date funds through the prism of the DOL fiduciary rule

New regulatory environment calls for a more holistic evaluation process.

EQUITIES SEP 23, 2016
Morgan Stanley: DOL fiduciary rule turns brokerage business into a buy

Plus: Trump would dump Yellen, bracing for the next housing bubble, and 401(k) realities that should not be ignored

EQUITIES SEP 23, 2016
Tonight's presidential debate puts the markets on edge

Plus: The dirt on negative bond yields, long-term investing in a short-term world, and switching banks

Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services
RIAS SEP 23, 2016
Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services

The DOL fiduciary rule and competition from robo-advisers will continue to result in pricing pressure.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 23, 2016
AdvisorShares files for active ETF with performance fees

Management will be rewarded for beating the S&P 500, a first for the growing industry.

Investors pile in as REITs move closer to S&P 500 sector status
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2016
Investors pile in as REITs move closer to S&P 500 sector status

The eleventh sector of the index alters the dynamics of the financial sector.

Standard & Poor's gives REITs own sector, the first new one since 1999
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 23, 2016
Standard & Poor's gives REITs own sector, the first new one since 1999

The new sector has 28 issues with a market value of about $605 billion.

Real estate valuations likely to cap REIT returns
ALTERNATIVES SEP 23, 2016
Real estate valuations likely to cap REIT returns

Sales of nontraded REITs have fallen off a cliff as the brokerage industry struggles to adapt to new regulations.