Investment Instruments

A Schwab study indicates enthusiasm among ETF investors, but a lack of long-term financial knowledge - needs that could be better addressed.

After the release of data suggesting Mitt Romney might have an IRA worth $101 million, the Treasury Department and the IRS say they will investigate potential abuses.

High-net-worth investors still have high expectations of market returns, and the average 5.8 percent they've made on their investments shows they might be right.

The majority of 401(k) plan participants wish their employers would do a better job educating them about their retirement plan options.

Asset inflows into global exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products hit an all-time high at the end of Q3 2012, with a total of $188 billion generated so far this year

Both companies are dropping the expenses on many ETFs in an effort to get investors interested in more lucrative investment opportunites.