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  • Ameriprise Bets Big On Active ETF Market

    4/15/2011 4:29:32 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    Ameriprise Financial seems to be throwing its weight behind the future of actively managed exchange-traded funds through its subsidiary Columbia Management Investment advisors. Columbia today...

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  • Investors Press Immigration Reform

    4/6/2011 1:19:18 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    With a number of states contemplating anti-immigration legislation and the federal government cracking down on undocumented workers, a coalition of institutional investors with more than $145...

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  • PowerShares ETF Takes A Lead

    4/6/2011 1:18:58 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    The PowerShares Cleantech Portfolio ETF (NYSE:PZD - News) finished first last year of 36 public equity funds focused on clean energy and/or clean technology, according to Bloomberg New...

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  • Alternatives A Must For Diversification, Experts Say

    3/23/2011 1:26:07 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    By Bruce W. Fraser Alternative investments such as managed futures should play a larger role in portfolio diversification, but they are still not well understood by advisors and investors,...

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  • Millionaires More Hopeful About Economy, Fidelity Says

    3/14/2011 12:22:14 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    Millionaires still view the economy as weak, but they are growing more hopeful about the future growth, according to a recent survey from Fidelity Investments. Based on a scale where +100 is the...

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  • FPC To Congress: Increase SEC Funding

    3/10/2011 12:21:52 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    Funding must be increased for the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to implement critical consumer protections and boost investor confidence, according to the Financial...

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  • Minnesota Advisor Charged In $47M Currency Scam

    3/9/2011 4:21:56 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    A federal judge has frozen the assets of a Minnesota-based money manager who is charged by the SEC with pilfering millions of dollars from investors through a currency investment scheme....

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  • RIA Optimism On The Rise, Survey Says

    3/7/2011 1:52:51 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    A majority of independent registered investment advisors have a bullish stock market outlook over the next six months, according to a Charles Schwab survey. Fifty-six percent of RIAs consider...

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  • Variable Annuity Assets Reach Record Levels In 2010

    3/7/2011 11:52:53 AM Financial Advisor Magazine
    Variable annuity assets reached an all-time record of $1.5 trillion in 2010, despite a total annuity sales decrease of 8.7%, according to the Insured Retirement Institute. Fourth-quarter...

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  • Fidelity Launches Online Referral Tool

    3/3/2011 3:52:39 PM Financial Advisor Magazine
    Fidelity Investments has launched a new Web-based research tool designed to help independent advisors find new prospective clients and networking opportunities. The Referral-Edge platform...

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