Today's auction of five-year notes seen throwing off puny 0.885%: returns for the year have been stellar
Financial advisers increasingly are looking to dividend income as a means to provide cash flow to retired clients — despite some obvious risks in doing so.
It didn't take long for Daniel Gallagher, the SEC's newest commissioner, to disagree with the agency's chairman, Mary Schapiro.
State and local governments are unlikely to experience a “material increase” in municipal defaults over the next three to five years, according to a study by Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc.
So far, star analyst's prediction of disaster for tax-exempt sector way off the mark; other made similar forecasts
Bellwether MSCI index down 20% on the year; Asia poised for modest rebound
Firm reopens five-star funds, giving closed-out investors a chance to buy in at lower prices
Highland Capital Management LP is taking its separation of institutional and retail assets to the next level.
Granularity should help institutional investors; overkill for retail buyers?
Laurence D. Fink, chief executive of BlackRock Inc., stepped up his criticism of some exchange-traded funds such as those provided by Société Générale SA, saying that he doesn't want them to damage the industry
The proposed elimination of the mortgage-interest tax deduction for second homes will smack a number of states. Here's a look at how each state will fare -- and the additional amount homeowners could pay Uncle Sam. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&Dato=20111025&Kategori=FREE&Lopenr=102509999&Ref=PH>The best-performing housing markets</a>
Recent market volatility is prompting Congress to examine the role ETFs may play in the gyrations. At the same time, ETF vendors are squabbling over the best way to dampen the risks arising from the popular funds.
Barton Biggs, who trimmed bullish bets in September before U.S. stocks posted the biggest monthly gain since 1991, said that though he doesn't want to be fully invested in equities, “it's hard to get really bearish.”
With several high-profile -- and successful -- nontraded property trusts closing out, sponsors will soon be coming to market with new offerings. But given the ever-changing real estate market, experts warn broker-dealers to do their homework before piling in. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111129&Category=FREE&ArtNo=112909999&Ref=PH>Most-livable cities in the U.S. &raquo;</a>
B-D failed to supervise adequately ex-rep in Oregon who flogged the investments; some clients in their 80s
John Cole Scott believes that sometimes it would be easier to squeeze blood from a stone than provide his clients with the retirement income they demand from their assets
Fed's low-interest-rate policy making tax-exempt debt very attractive, say portfolio managers; 'renewed confidence'
