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Morningstar’s Principia Gets Asset Allocation Module
Morningstar, Inc. introduced Principia Asset Allocation, a new module for the financial planning resource that helps advisers create individualized asset allocation strategies based on a client's personal circumstances,...
Financial Advisers Important to Millionaires
The main reasons millionaires turn to financial advisers are to get a recommendation from a trusted person, to reach a certain level of wealth, and to start planning...
Schwab Launches 2050 Target Date Fund
Charles Schwab has added a fifth target date fund – the 2050 fund – to its line up of Schwab Managed Retirement Trust Funds.
Advisers Can License 404(c) Tool
Fiduciary Risk Assessment LLC (FRA), a Charlotte, North Carolina-based software development company, has unveiled its new 404c Compliance Diagnostic tool.
Mercer to Offer Participants Access to WMSI for Rollovers
Mercer HR Services has announced it will use the technology of Wealth Management Systems, Inc. (WMSI) to enable former retirement plan participants to easily rollover assets into an...
BGI Launches iShares ETF for Mortgage-Back Securities
Barclays Global Investors’ (BGI) iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond Fund, a fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a mortgage-backed securities index, has begun trading on the American...
Regulators Still Probing Morningstar Advice Practices
In its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Morningstar Associates, LLC said that the SEC has ended an investigation into the firm’s practices, while the...
Morgan Stanley Beefs Up Portfolio Offering
Morgan Stanley’s Consulting Services Group has added to its Custom Portfolio offering to more than 1,400 open-end mutual funds.
Replacement Rate Assumptions Could be Wishful Thinking
Although conventional planning models often use replacement rates of 70% or 85%, a new study says that the vast majority of Americans are not coming close to achieving...
Wirehouse Clients Come With Problems
Independent advisers claim that new clients who previously worked with brokers lack proper planning documents.
Advisers See Higher S&P 500
However, their sense of the next six months for other economic indicators is mixed.
Everybody’s into the Pool!
Odds are—no pun intended—you’ve been handed (or e-mailed) an NCAA Division 1 basketball grid this week.
MG Advisory to Offer Managed Accounts on ExpertPlan Platform
MG Advisory Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Matrix Settlement&Clearance Services (Matrix), has announced an alliance with ExpertPlan that will make MG Advisory's Individually Managed Account (IMA) product...
JP Morgan Releases Longevity Risk Index
JPMorgan has released its LifeMetrics Index, part of a LifeMetrics platform aimed at measuring and managing both longevity and mortality exposure.
Participants Prefer More Pay to Match Increase
More than half (58%) of workers participating in a 401(k) plan said they would like a salary increase over a higher employer matching contribution to the retirement plan.
XShares Launches Nine More HealthShares ETFs
XShares Advisors LLC has added nine HealthShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its lineup, bringing the number of these publicly traded funds to 14.
Course Helps Advisers Understand Female Focus
A new series of workshops is targeted at helping advisers understand the difference between the investment styles of women and men.
State Street Reshuffles Financial Intermediary Division
The investment management arm of State Street Corporation is making some changes to the structure of its financial intermediary group, which was created in 2001 to service investors...