Russell Investments

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  Six Conversations You Need to Have

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  May 24, 2012

  To be a successful financial advisor, you must have the diagnostic acuity of a physician, the perspicacity of an investigative reporter, the problem-solving skills of a psychologist — and, oh yes, the expertise to recommend appropriate investments.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Facebook IPO Exposure Available in ETF

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  May 21, 2012

  Franklin Square closes FSIC, readies FSIC II; Russell adds tech IPOs on reconstitution.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Facebook IPO Exposure Available in ETF

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2012

  New products introduced over the last week include an ETF that will offer exposure to Facebook. In addition, Franklin Square closed FSIC to investors and prepared its successor FSIC II for its own IPO on June 1.

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  3 Ways to Combat Client Disengagement

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  May 15, 2012

  Alicia Munnell recently argued asset allocation has a relatively minor role in retirement success. Tim Noonan isn’t buying it.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Russell, Barclays Introduce New Index Series

  By Marlene Y. Satter  |  May 4, 2012

  RiverPark introduces hedged value fund; Allianz offers new VA rider; Jackson introduces new VA option.

• Russell Expands ETF Lineup

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  April 25, 2012

  Russell Investments introduced the Russell High Dividend Yield ETF (HDIV) and Russell Small Cap High Dividend Yield ETF (DIVS).

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  Your Retired Client Doesn’t Have to Run Out of Money

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  Advisors can help clients avoid running out of money before they die by computing a funded ratio that measures surpluses or shortages, say Russell's ‘Adaptive Investing’ researchers.

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  Dow 26,000! Here We Go Again

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  March 28, 2012

  It appears Wells Fargo is ignoring an important rule for stock prognosticators, which is: “Never tie the Dow to a specific date,” something author and former Washington Post columnist James Glassman once told AdvisorOne.

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  Top Portfolio Products: New ETFs From State Street, Russell

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2012

  Interbank FX launches new social trading platform; Smartleaf adds model vendor portal.

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  Advisors Bullish on Markets, While Clients More Positive on Returns

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  The latest Russell survey of advisors also finds they have different portfolio priorities than their clients.