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Advisors Expect to Increase Use of ETF Wraps
- Monday, 16 December 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
A survey of fee-based advisors shows that the professionals anticipate increasing their use of ETF-based wrap accounts by 23% and mutual fund wraps by only 7%. So reports MainSt.
Read more...Success of Active ETFs Questioned
- Monday, 16 December 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Rick Ferri, author of The ETF Book, says actively managed exchanged traded funds won’t become very popular. So reports The Journal of Financial Planning.
Read more...Guaranteed Annuities May Fail With Severe Market Decline
- Saturday, 07 December 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Annuities with guaranteed living benefits, which as their name implies provide guaranteed income, may fail if capital markets experience a catastrophic decline. So warns Michael Kitces in his Nerd’s Eye View blog.
Read more...Bill Gross: Easy Money Policies Are Risky
- Saturday, 07 December 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PLP News
PIMCO bond manager Bill Gross says that the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks are playing a dangerous game by maintaining their easy money policies. So reports ThinkAdvisor.
Read more...Even Best Managers Have Bad Years
- Sunday, 01 December 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Even the best mutual fund managers have occasional periods of underperformance, according to a recent Vanguard study. So reports the Business Insider.
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Treasury Dept. Considers Creating Bonds with IRA Characteristics
- Saturday, 02 November 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Workers who don’t have access to qualified retirement plans could invest in government securities that provide tax advantages similar to Individual Retirement Accounts under a concept being evaluated by the U.S. Treasury Department. So reports FinancialAdvisor.
Read more...Retirement Accounts Rebound from Financial Crisis
- Saturday, 19 October 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
The average 401(k) balance now exceeds the average prior to the 2008 financial crisis, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. So reports Pensions & Investments.
Read more...Energy, Manufacturing Renaissance Creating Investment Opportunities
- Saturday, 21 September 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA News
Middle America can be viewed as an emerging market as many U.S. states are enjoying an energy and manufacturing renaissance.
Read more...Role of Gold in Diversification Diminishes
- Sunday, 01 September 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PFA Staff
During the market rally from 2009 to 2011, gold had a -0.13% correlation to the S&P 500. However, that has decreased by 65% since 2011, causing many advisors to question the role of the asset class for improving asset diversification. So reports Investment Week.
Read more...More Advisors Expected to Embrace Emerging Markets
- Saturday, 17 August 2013
- Markets & Investments
- Written by PLP News

A recent Cogent Research study shows that nearly half of advisors expect to increase their allocations to emerging markets funds. So reports LifeHealthPro.
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