News

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  How to Handle Collectibles as Client Assets

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  June 15, 2013

  Estate planning pitfalls to avoid when dealing with coins, stamps and other items, from Jim Halperin of Heritage Auctions.

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  How Do I Advise Thee? Let Me Count the Ways: Live Blog, Day 2

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  Possibly the most valuable content at the Morningstar Investment Conference is a session on the subject of “gamma” whose applications have immediate take-home value for financial advisors.

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  ‘We Aren’t Buying First Allied to Run It’: RCAP CEO

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  RCAP, led by Nicholas Schorsch, and other real estate investors are diversifying their portfolios and see the IBD space as a growth business.

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  Bogle Blasts Financial Industry, Calls Compensation a ‘Disgrace’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  Industry elder statesman and Vanguard founder John Bogle did not refrain from speaking his version of truth to power at Morningstar’s investors conference, condemning the financial industry’s grip on corporate America.

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  Market Holds Rally, Investors Don’t Show Up

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2013

  “You don’t get too many chances to get over 100% gain without inflation after only four years,” said one analyst at the Morningstar Investment Conference, where panelists lamented investors' lack of discipline since the financial crisis.

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  Finke Says Jump in Rates No Panacea for Savers, Retirees: Live Blog, Day 1

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2013

  Perusing some investment literature in the Morningstar conference's lonely press room, I see an old retirement report and a conflicting story in today's Journal that prompts me to call up Michael Finke to sort it out.

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  First Allied’s Surprise Sale to Real-Estate Group Creates ‘Whole New Dynamic’ for BDs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2013

  Flush with cash, more conglomerates that sell REITs could follow in Realty Capital’s footsteps—perhaps spawning conflicts of interest, Jonathan Henschen says.

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  MSRB Warns Investors, BDs About Sequestration’s Impact on Direct-Pay Bonds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2013

  The MSRB warned investors Wednesday to be aware of the terms of certain types of direct-pay municipal bonds to better understand any potential impact the federal sequestration has on them.

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  FINRA: 6 Factors to Consider Before Investing in Alternative Funds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 11, 2013

  FINRA is warning investors about the risks of treating alternative mutual funds like traditional mutual funds, citing their more nontraditional investment holdings and more complex trading strategies.

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  Vanguard Study Boosts TDFs, Plugs Financial Advisors

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 10, 2013

  A recently released Vanguard study goes some distance to rehabilitate the image of target-date funds, which are often seen as lacking in sophistication.