FA News

Genstar In Talks To Buy Advisor Group Stake, Create IBD Giant

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Officials at Advisor Group say reports of advanced talks are inaccurate.

Student Debt Is A Driver Of Low Millennial Homeownership Rates

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Federal Reserve researchers say the high cost of college is keeping the young out of homeownership.

Crypto's Big Theft Problem Prompts Safer Way To Trade

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Off-the-grid cryptocurrencies could make virtual coins harder to steal.

Increased Volatility In 2019 Will Benefit Alt Investments, J.P. Morgan Says

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Certain alternative strategies can take advantage of what should be an unstable market, the firm's analysts said.

New Direxion ETFs Cover Both Sides Of A Trade

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The company’s suite of 10 relative-weight ETFs lets investors capture both sides of an expressed view.

Fiduciary Groups Meet In Joint Resistance To SEC Reg BI

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Fiduciary stalwarts meet to demand more from an SEC proposal policing hybrid brokers.

RIA M&A Activity Hit Record Pace In 2018, According To TD Ameritrade

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While the transaction total eclipsed a record set in 2015, total AUM volume dropped in 2018.

Climate And Cyber Risks Top Concerns Facing The World In 2019

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The World Economic Forum said climate change had leapfrogged to No. 2 on its list of world risks.

Traders Shift Leveraged ETF Tactics To Bet S&P 500 Will Fall

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Funds that capitalize on inverse movements in the benchmark have attracted inflows.

SEC Charges 9 In EDGAR Hacking Case

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The SEC says hackers raided its database looking for nonpublic information to trade on.

Odds Of A Hard Brexit Have These Global Companies Fretting

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The alarm over a failed Brexit deal has spread to companies as diverse as Toyota, Panasonic and Sony.

Tax Season Could Still Be 'Ugly' As 57% Of IRS Workers To Return

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The government shutdown has complicated matters as the IRS grapples with the tax overhaul.

BlackRock's Assets Fall Below $6 Trillion On Market Turmoil

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The world’s largest asset manager reported assets under management declined 5 percent to $5.98 trillion.

Groceries Help Make Canadian REIT 'Internet Resistant,' CEO Says

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“People are very interested in being near a grocery store."

Ladenburg Thalmann To Assist Advisors Serving HNW Clients

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The IBD also rolled out a program to draw students to financial planning.

Does This ETF Really Charge An Expense Ratio Of 9.41 Percent?

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Listed expense ratios aren’t always what they appear to be.

N.Y. And N.J. Governors Call For Marijuana Legalization

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Both governors set legalization as a goal during their state of the state speeches on Tuesday.

M&A Deals In RIA Industry Grew To Record 141 In 2018

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The deals themselves also got bigger, with the acquisition worth about $1.3 billion, a new report said.

Action In Leveraged ETFs Indicates Bets That S&P 500 Will Fall

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Investors are increasingly putting cash into ETFs that profit when markets tumble.

Real Estate Investors See Riches In A Tax Break Meant To Help the Poor

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Land deals in eligible tracts from Bronx to Oakland have jumped 62 percent.