During the first half of 2014 the top sectors were Utilities, Energy, and Healthcare. All three sectors are traditionally more defensive in nature, and their solid performance is a signal of cautious investors even though the market recently hit...

Options are as vast as the ocean, but not all are smart buys

With another pivotal quarter of earnings reports beginning to come across the wire, many investors are evaluating alternative investments in the event that benchmarks like the S&P 500 start to come under pressure. This is a smart practice, as...

A lot of smart people are betting on rising interest rates and a coming bear market in bonds. Yet, people have been calling for an end to the decline in interest rates for years, said Dennis Gartman, editor and publisher of The Gartman Letter...

Access to new market segments, low cost cited in Charles Schwab survey

Are there too many mutual funds out there? Or not enough?

A growing number of mutual funds and ETFs now invest in a basket of securities

More advisors are investing in exchange traded funds and cash than they were eight years ago, while variable and fixed annuities are becoming less popular. The Financial Planning Association’s 2014 Trends in Investing Survey found that nearly ei...

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The traditional wholesaling and style-box product model is expected to decline from 33 percent of advisor-sold assets today to 24 percent by 2017...