retail investors

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  Why We Need a Financial Advisory Profession

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2012

  The very good reasons why retail investors—all of us, in fact—need a true profession to provide financial advice.

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  3 Scenarios for Bonds if Bernanke Leaves: Pioneer’s Wardwell

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2012

  If Bernanke leaves the Fed, would rates rise? Pioneer's Sam Wardwell explores the implications for fixed-income investors and advisors.

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  Why Cost Disclosure Might Actually Work for Clients and Advisors

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2012

  Knut Rostad may well have hit upon one of the few instances when full disclosure could prove to be a tremendous benefit to clients.

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  German Citizens Sue to Prevent ECB Bond Buying

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  This is the sixth case to reach the EU’s two top courts in challenges to decisions made by the Frankfurt-based ECB on eurozone issues.

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  FINRA Boosts Transparency in TBA Market

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  FINRA has begun disseminating transaction information for the TBA market, which represents more than $270 billion traded on an average daily basis in 8,400 trades.

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  Bond Funds Top $400B in Flows

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Equity funds see weaker flows, with close to $2.5 billion going to funds focused on emerging markets,

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  It’s Still the Economy, Stupid: TD Ameritrade Poll Ahead of Election

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  Retail investors named three issues as weighing heaviest on their confidence in the stock market, according to TD Ameritrade's Investor Sentiment Poll.

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  Should Brokers Be Forced to Disclose Their Bonuses to Clients?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 30, 2012

  SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro in 2009 wrote a letter to broker-dealer CEOs warning them about recruiting brokers with high upfront bonuses.

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  Top Portfolio Products: New Digital Retirement Center From BlackRock

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 26, 2012

  New products introduced over the last week include a digital retirement center launched by BlackRock, four new core ETFs from iShares and two new SPDR Tilt ETFs from State Street Global Advisors.

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  Vast Majority of Advisors Will Increase ETF Use in 2013: Guggenheim

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  Guggenheim Investments' Tony Davidow believes there's a good argument to favor actively managed fixed-income ETFs over actively managed equity ETFs.