Hasty settlements can prove troubling in your future, but they can also be difficult to undo.

ETF fund assets and numbers continue to soar in 2008. As of May 31, there were 683 ETFs in the U.S., with assets totaling approximately $612 billion. ETF industry assets rose nearly $17 billion for the month of May, buoyed by positive performance...

Independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) are enjoying a little schadenfreude over the problems plaguing the Wall Street firms.

They've got a lot of competition these days from so-called alternatives like ETFs and other products, many of which have been quickly lapping up new assets in recent years. But mutual funds' all-out dominance of the vast U.S. investment universe...

Hiring experienced advisors with handsome books of business has its benefits, but bringing on hungry young advisors can save you upfront money, culture clashes and all the headaches that accompany today’s fierce recruiting wars for top talent.

For 25 years, Alan Gladstone picked individual stocks for clients. Then five years ago, Gladstone, a senior vice president and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, began switching to exchange-traded funds. Today nearly all his client assets are...

AIG Advisor Group hired Mark J. Schlafly as president and CEO of FSC Securities Corporation (FSC) and Advantage Capital Corporation (ACC). He will also assume responsibility for the AIG Advisor Group Elite Partner Program, and oversee the...

Financial markets should remain in turmoil for at least the rest of the year, according to speakers at Morningstar’s investment conference.