Fiduciary360

• Investment experts: Enact a fiduciary standard now

  By Staff Writer  |  March 16, 2009

  Investment industry experts John Bogle and Blaine Aikin called on Congress Friday to enact a fiduciary standard for all those providing investment advice and/or managing...

• A Worldly Winner

  By Stan Luxenburg  |  February 1, 2008

  While domestic bond funds eked out modest returns in recent months, foreign funds gained speed. During the first 10 months of 2007, world bond funds...

• Upgrades

  By Staff Writer  |  December 1, 2007

  LPL Financial Services has partnered with Fiduciary360 in a program under which LPL-affiliated advisors who wish to provide consulting services to retirement plan sponsors must...

• The PPA Effect

  By Lynn O'Shaughnessy  |  July 1, 2007

  In the months since the Pension Protection Act of 2006 was passed, it has seemed strangely quiet on the retirement front. The silence has surprised...

• Foreign Bazaars

  By Stan Luxenburg  |  February 1, 2007

  For the past five years, foreign funds have been running with the wind at their backs. The dollar has been falling steadily, making foreign stocks...

• Risk Control

  By Stan Luxenburg  |  July 1, 2006

  Short-term bond funds aim to outdo money markets, squeezing out a bit more yield while not taking on much risk. But owners of short-term bond...

• Discount Shopper

  By Stan Luxenburg  |  June 1, 2006

  Plenty of investors traditionally ignored balanced funds, which often hold stodgy mixes of stocks and bonds. But lately, balanced choices have become almost hot. In...

• Soft Landing

  By Stan Luxenburg  |  April 1, 2006

  Convertibles hit potholes last year. During the first five months of 2005, the average convertible fund lost 4.5 percent, lagging the Standard & Poor's 500-stock...