Articles by Financial Advisor Magazine
Ameriprise Bets Big On Active ETF Market
4/15/2011, 4:29 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
Investors Press Immigration Reform
4/6/2011, 1:19 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
PowerShares ETF Takes A Lead
4/6/2011, 1:18 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
Alternatives A Must For Diversification, Experts Say
3/23/2011, 1:26 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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,... Read >>
Millionaires More Hopeful About Economy, Fidelity Says
3/14/2011, 12:22 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
FPC To Congress: Increase SEC Funding
3/10/2011, 12:21 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
Minnesota Advisor Charged In $47M Currency Scam
3/9/2011, 4:21 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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.... Read >>
RIA Optimism On The Rise, Survey Says
3/7/2011, 1:52 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
Variable Annuity Assets Reach Record Levels In 2010
3/7/2011, 11:52 am from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>
Fidelity Launches Online Referral Tool
3/3/2011, 3:52 pm from Financial Advisor Magazine in Financial Advisor Center, Business
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... Read >>