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Global Investor Confidence Mixed After ‘Interesting’ February: State Street
By Janet LevauxEuropeans' confidence dropped sharply while North American and Asian investors were actually more optimistic this month, State Street said.
February 22, 2016
House Speaker Ryan: DOL Fiduciary Rule Could Block 7 Million IRAs From AdviceRep. Paul Ryan tweeted Monday that "up to 7 million IRAs wouldnt qualify for advice" under the DOL rule and vowed to stop it.
February 22, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Options From RetireUp and Guardian InsuranceA new database from Stanford Law School and Sullivan & Cromwell could help advisors stay compliant with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
February 19, 2016
Investors May Keep Assets on Sidelines for Much of 2016A Spectrem Group white paper shows that investors entered 2016 with a preponderance of caution and an expectation of volatility.
February 19, 2016
FBI Raids Office of Texas REIT; Trading HaltedLawyers bearing class action suits are circling the United Development Funding IV REIT.
February 18, 2016
Gold: Too Late to Jump In?Analysts debate the merits of investing in gold in light of its recent ascent.
February 18, 2016
How to Measure the Impact of Impact InvestingThe growing popularity of impact investing presents many challenges to advisors, among them how to measure results, which is not as simple as it sounds.
February 16, 2016
How Our Biases Can Thwart Even the Best-Laid Financial PlansFear and greed, two of the strongest emotions, help explain why investors buy high and sell low.