Carl Icahn's not impressed. | Copyright Michael Nagle, Getty Images A lot of people probably wish they could replicate the moves of famous activist investors like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Daniel Loeb, fund managers who have achieved hig...

With U.S. equity markets already trading at above-average valuations, the assessment of the “right" E is essential to help avoid future pitfalls or even outright losses.

It would not be a conference for wealth managers without a panel on robo advisors, where forward-thinking industry practitioners try to convince a skeptical audience that their conventional business model is being disrupted faster than they...

TMI? | drmglc/iStock/Thinkstock One-third of Americans have no financial plan, a new study by Northwestern Mutual is reporting. The study also reflects that nearly 60 percent of Americans feel their financial planning is deficient. While t...

The Department of Labor’s new proposed fiduciary rule for advisors to retirement accounts could impact LPL Financial's gross profit by 2 percent, said CEO Mark Casady said during an earnings call Thursday morning. But the impact to...

(Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is joining bond giant Pimco as a senior adviser, as the firm seeks to bolster its star power following the departure of co-founder Bill Gross...

REP. recently surveyed over 2,000 advisors across channels about their views on the economy and business as part of its 2015 AdvisorBenchmarking All-Channel Report. Here’s what they had to say.   Wirehouse Advisors More Bullish Wirehouse ad...

The backlash begins. | danielskorodyelov/iStock/Thinkstock Smart beta has gone from contrarian to mainstream - just ask Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott, winner of the 2015 Wealth Management Madness bracket tournament - but how smart is it...