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The Flatter US Yield Curve Is Roiling Mom and Pop Investors
By Yakob PeterseilTheir purchases of some structured debt products with initially high yields are now returning little or no income as well as capital losses.
April 26, 2018
Morningstar Prepares to Launch Its Own FundsIn an amended filing with the SEC the mutual fund rating agency and portfolio strategist discloses the nine funds that will become the Morningstar Funds Trust.
April 26, 2018
DOL Involved in Wells Fargo Wealth Investigation: ReportWhile the bank disclosed the review of retirement-plan issues in a regulatory filing, it did not name the specific agencies involved.
April 26, 2018
RBC Wealth Adds 4 Wells Fargo Advisors: Recruiting RoundupMeanwhile, an LPL affiliate, D.A. Davidson and First Republic pick up reps from Merrill; Kestra Financial, Ameriprise, Triad Advisors and others announce new recruits and hires.
April 25, 2018
4 Trends Reshaping Broker RecruitingDiamond Consultants, a recruiting firm, lays out the biggest trends it sees going forward.
April 25, 2018
73% of Advisors Don't Have a Written Succession Plan: FPAMany advisors can relate to the cobbler whose children have no shoes.
April 24, 2018
Barred Broker Owes Morgan Stanley $6MBarry Connell used clients' money to pay for a country club membership and private jets, the SEC says.
April 23, 2018
Wells Fargo May Not Be Done Paying for Its MisdeedsWhile CEO Tim Sloan has said Wells Fargo's problems are over, it's not clear management actually believes that.