Raymond James Financial announced net income of $104.6 million, or 72 cents a share, for the fiscal second quarter, missing analysts’ estimates by 5 cents a share. But the private client group provided a bright spot in the firm’s...
Emerging markets have come under pressure over the past year due to the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchases and increased expectations of higher interest rates in the U.S...
It does not take a Ph.D. to see that we may be witnessing a big bang in inflation, but the early stages of accelerating inflation have been historically good for the economy and stock market.
A key precursor of inflation at the consumer level is an elevation in producer prices...
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...
Passion investments—such as stamps, art and cars—have always been popular with the wealthy. But are they sound investments for your clients...
David Trainer, CEO of New Constructs, explains why Aspen deserves better than the offer from Endurance Specialty Holdings.
