The third quarter of 2023 saw $111 billion of cash flows into US-domiciled exchange-traded funds with equity ETFs leading investor interest with almost $80 billion even as domestic equities fell 3.3%. But according to the latest ETF Perspectives report from Vanguard, ETF assets declined overall b Learn more about reprints and...
Living life at least partly online is a fact of modern living, but while the youngest Americans are typically tech-savvy with high levels of digital literacy, the oldest cohort is more vulnerable to cybercrimes. New data from personal data removal firm Incogni reveals that over 60s lost $3.1 bill Learn more...
The Federal Reserve is scrutinizing whether Morgan Stanley’s wealth management business is taking adequate measures to prevent potential money laundering by wealthy clients from outside the U.S. The New York-based bank’s top regulator is pressing the firm to improve controls and processes, ac Learn more about reprints and licensing for this...
Bitcoin rose to an 18-month high as expectations of an approval for exchange traded funds to invest in the largest crypto token intensified. Bitcoin gained as much as 3.6% to $36,856 on Thursday in Asian hours, the highest level since May 2022. Smaller tokens Ether rose as much as 2.2%...
The bad year that a lot of ESG investors are having may be about to get even worse. James Penny, chief investment officer of TAM Asset Management and a veteran of ESG investing, said the dramatic sell-off that’s torn through green stocks may soon morph into a “slow burn” that...
Nearly three quarters of consumers are delaying holiday purchases for discount shopping events such as Black Friday or Singles Day, and more than half plan to reduce spending to save money, according to a study from Ernst & Young. The report underscores how consumer spending patterns ar Learn more about reprints...
Private credit is pulling away from the pack as the alternative of choice, taking the baton from crypto, commercial real estate and other so-called noncorrelated assets. The question facing financial advisors now is whether it has stamina to stay in the lead. Both legs of the 60/40 po Learn more about...
The InvestmentNews Women Advisor Summit in New York Wednesday began not only with a bang, but with a rejection of the unfair questions so often asked of female business owners. Mandy Gilbert, entrepreneur and author, opened the summit by discussing the challenges of working in male-dominated industries. She started by...
Like mother, like daughter. Rita Robbins was unable to attend the annual InvestmentNews Women to Watch awards Tuesday evening and receive the Alexandra Armstrong Lifetime Achievement Award. But her daughter, Ali Arnold, stood in for her mother, founder and president of Affiliated Advisors, a gia Learn more about reprints and...
Financial advisors are at a pivotal moment as we approach one of history’s most significant wealth transfers. The digital-native Gen Z, poised to inherit this wealth, maintains a unique, sometimes skeptical, perspective on financial guidance. The challenge was underscored by a recent Finra Investor Education Foundation report that revealed...