September 9, 2015
As index funds and exchange-traded funds continue to outpace their actively managed mutual fund peers, the church of passive investors has enjoyed an undeniable membership surge…
September 2015
Worried about rising rates? With only a modest bump expected from the fed, the markets may not be thrown for a loop…Read Full Article
August 5, 2015
The closed-end fund market is clearly changing. Between 2011 and July 2015, the number of CEFs had fallen 20% from 700 to only 565, according to Morningstar data. The growing exchange-traded fund market may be capturing some investors who may otherwise eye CEFs…
August 4, 2015
Beacon Capital Management is offering advisors who currently work with Curian Capital Advisors and are seeking an alternative RIA partner a new home. Beacon is a next-generation money manager that utilizes mechanical investment strategies to build and manage portfolios designed to capture market gains while attempting to minimize losses. With Curian’s recent announcement of plans to exit the business by Q1 2016, Beacon can provide a turnkey solution for the soon-to-be-displaced advisors. “Beacon is uniquely equipped to handle these transitioning advisors as we have worked extensively with advisors who have switched from Curian to Beacon in the past, with our…
August 3, 2015
As the economy revs up, so does talk of an interest rate hike. For advisors cobbling together a retirement portfolio for their clients, the question becomes: How will the different investment classes perform in a rising interest rate environment?…
August 3, 2015
EQIS Capital, an asset management firm based in San Raphael, Calif., is gearing up to work with advisors who have client assets at Curian Capital, which is being shut down by its parent company, Prudential Plc…
July 29, 2015
Apple has played its part in juicing ETF investments…
May 14, 2015
Twice in the last 15 years — in 2002 and 2008 — the market has lost 20% to 30% after a long run-up. Clients who are nervous in today’s investment environment likely experienced those downturns firsthand and don’t want to go through another one…
April 17, 2015
Apple’s success has made it a market behemoth—which means it’s taking up a larger portion of many funds. Perhaps too large…