Neither investors nor their advisers are feeling particularly positive these days, according to research conducted by OppenheimerFunds.
Standard and Poor’s yesterday announced ratings downgrades for 10 major life insurers, including Genworth Financial Inc., Lincoln National Corp. and MetLife Inc.
Standard & Poor's of New York today revised upward its fund volatility ratings on 10 U.S. offshore and European fixed-income funds.
A money-market mutual fund that notoriously "broke the buck" has set aside a $3.5 billion reserve to cover litigation costs and damages.
President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on affluent households, detailed in his budget plan today, could be a boon for tax-managed mutual funds.
Sales of new single-family homes dropped more than 48% to a record low in Jan.
While it’s not wise to change your entire mutual fund investment strategy based on recent performance, it may be time to consider some alternatives like ETFs.
All carried-interest distributions from private-equity funds and hedge funds would be taxed as ordinary income instead of capital gains under Obama's proposed budget.
Fidelity Investments plans to increase its presence in the municipal-bond market, firm executives said in an interview.
Congress today commenced an effort to determine whether legislation needs to be enacted to protect the retirement security of the country's aging population.
E*Trade Financial Corp. has closed its line of four index funds with liquidations to take place no later than March 27.
Eaton Vance Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit shrank by more than half.
Navy Federal Asset Management LLC today announced the launch of a new managed account platform in partnership with FundQuest Inc. of Boston.
Columbia Management Group LLC recently changed portfolio managers at 20 teams that manage more than 55 mutual funds.
Managed-futures funds, which finished 2008 as one of the best-performing alternative strategies, hit a bump in January.
A client wants to pay off his mortgage with a retirement account distribution and is wondering about the short- and long-term financial ramifications.
Commercial real estate prices plunged 14.9% on average in December from the same month a year ago.
Fidelity Investments, the world’s biggest mutual fund company, reported today that its operating income dropped 18% last year.
When combing through new investment ideas, advisers would be wise not to ignore mutual funds and separate-account strategies at the bottom of the heap.
