Why FINRA’s proposed rule to prohibit firms from demanding clients don’t oppose broker’s records being expunged will change nothing.

Many advisors who grew up in this industry were taught to look at asset allocation in a pretty standard way: What’s the client’s risk tolerance? And based on that, how much exposure should they have to stocks? To bonds? Should we mix in some less...

Imagine you purchase Apple stock.  By definition, you and the seller are on opposites sides of a binary trade – if Apple zooms up, you will have made money and the seller will presumably regret selling, and vice versa.  Apple is most likely going...

David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, explains why Aspen deserves better than the offer from Endurance Specialty Holdings.

In a move bolstering its mutual fund offerings and distribution network, TIAA-CREF purchased Nuveen Investments from Madison Dearborn Partners on Monday for $6.25 billion, including outstanding debt...

Fund managers say the Russian stock market is among the cheapest in the world, but the stocks of Putin’s country are only suitable for clients with strong stomachs.

Are developing equity markets oversold? Here's how to play the rebound.