It's hard not to get caught up in all the hoopla over the IPO of Alibaba, which comes to market on Friday and will raise a pretty staggering $21+ billion from investors...

Trust levels up 12 percentage points from last year as HNW increase allocation in alternatives and foreign investments

It is rather remarkable how we choose the “likes” of our daily lives. Many are counter-productive, not only limited to overeating or watching the scene of an accident. More often, preferences may be nothing else but the foundation of a...

I wonder if the issue of an independent Scotland would actually be something of a black swan for the U.S. and world financial markets? According to Reuters, the international news agency, investors this past month, August 2014, have pulled...

Calpers offers benefits to roughly 1.6 million current and retired police officers, fire fighters and other public employees

To the chagrin of many metals investors, gold’s tumbled through some key support levels last week. Bullion was off 2.2 percent through Thursday. Friday started off—and ended—badly. Heading into the weekend, gold dropped another eight bucks to jus...

The boiled frog story reminds us that risk is everywhere, and that we need to be sensitive to change even of a gradual nature lest we suffer the fate of the frog.

Brokers taking conservative approach to investing, reducing international exposure

Active management once reigned supreme, but flows to active funds are now slowing. Is there still a role for active investing?