Dodd-Frank will change the way asset management products are created and generate more work for financial advisors. There will be some good consequences and some bad.
Gold rocked in 2010. But what is the best, least volatile way to play the barbarous relic? Gold mining stocks or gold bullion via the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)?
According to Morningstar, passive portfolios hold 22 percent of fund assets, up from 11 percent in 1999. Now it is no longer possible to ignore the impact of indexing.
Craig Callahan, president and founder, ICON Advisers, a value manager based in Denver, is bullish despite the recent 16 percent drop from the April highs to the early July lows. Recently, Registered Rep. editor sat down for lunch with Craig to get...
Socially responsible funds all seek to invest in businesses that are good corporate citizens. But the funds rarely agree on which stocks pass the test. The Gulf oil spill has served to highlight the differences in strategies. While some funds are...