The market volatility in the third quarter wasn’t enough to shake advisor optimism. Nearly every one of the 638 RIAs surveyed in the latest Independent Advisor Outlook Study, which Charles Schwab released during its annual IMPACT 2015 conferen...

Whatever you think of global warming, the fact is corporations and governments around the world understand it as an established fact, and are slowly taking steps to mitigate it. That brings a host of risks and rewards that will affect your cli...

The New York Stock Exchange plans to delist RCS Capital (RCAP) common stock if the firm doesn’t get its stock price up, according to the firm. Companies listed on the exchange must keep their average closing price per share above $1 for ...

Charles Schwab announced enhancements to its Institutional Intelligent Portfolios automated investing platform as part of its 2016 roadmap at the IMPACT 2015 conference in Boston this week. The custodian confirmed that it is looking to add mor...

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Investment Insights' fund manager Sonja Uys suggested advisors ask managers these five questions before putting client money in an absolute return fund: 1. What makes this strategy suitable in a liquid format? Some hedge fund strategies benefi...

Questions abound for advisors looking at alternative investment strategies, not the least of which is why the dispersion of returns in supposedly similar strategies is so wide, whether they can perform as advertised and what part of a traditional...

More than 60 tech vendors set up booths at Schwab's IMPACT conference, and some used the opportunity to announce new partnerships and products.  Here are a few worth noting: CAIS Brings Hedge Funds To Envestnet CAIS, which has an alterna...