Tag: Investing

T. Rowe Price released a mobile application to allow investors to manage their accounts and view fund information.

One-third of all 401(k) plan participants in plans recordkept by Vanguard invested their entire account balance in a professionally managed asset allocation and investment option in 2011.

Florida broker saw lunar effects on the stock market, but managed to miss the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fraud charges coming his way.

Alexandre Voitenok joined Acadian Asset Management LLC as senior vice president and portfolio manager.  

The tax firm KPMG LLP formed an alliance with Axiom Software Laboratories Inc. to address new regulatory requirements facing investment advisers, such as Form PF.

Plan sponsors should not rely on replacement rate studies when differentiating plan providers, a research paper contends.

One out of every two Americans surveyed is not looking forward to retirement.

Adopting the perfect mix of stocks and bonds for retirement investments is not the greatest guarantee of saving enough for a secure retirement, a...

Total 529 college savings plan assets were an estimated $158.3 billion in Q1 2012, according to data from Financial Research Corporation (FRC), a division of Strategic Insight.

At a presentation about global investing in volatile times, Neuberger Berman portfolio managers offered insights about big pension plans, industry trends and markets around the world.

Robert Doll, BlackRock’s senior managing director and chief equity strategist, is retiring at the end of June, according to multiple news and wire reports.

Prudential Investments introduced the Prudential Jennison International Opportunities Fund.

Pension plan funding gains in the first quarter were wiped out in April and May, according to a report from Mercer. 

 Stable value funds continued to significantly outperform money market funds, according to a survey from the Stable Value Investment Association (SVIA).   

The AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF (exchange-traded fund) aims to include exposure to alpha-generating equity positions, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC said.   

The institutional investor mindset toward real assets is shifting significantly, according to research.

Palmer Square Capital Management LLC unveiled the Palmer Square SSI Alternative Income Fund, which seeks absolute returns and a steady income stream.

 Financial advisers and institutional investors continue to use alternative investments, but the growth of their use has begun to slow. 

American Beacon Advisors launched American Beacon The London Company Income Equity Fund to focus on dividend income and capital appreciation.

One way workers can increase retirement income is to delay claiming Social Security to increase their monthly benefit.