Investment Instruments

Commodities prices are famously unpredictable, but many on Wall Street are nevertheless predicting these investments can only continue to lag as a result of the global economic slowdown.

When it comes to advisors favorite exchange-traded fund providers, Vanguard now takes the lead spot, according to a report released by Cogent Research.

The company's largest revenue source, managing mutual funds, rose 3 percent; $2.8 billion of its deposits flowed into TDF portfolios for retirement accounts.

Cash balance or hybrid retirement plans are becoming more popular as a tool to build larger employee retirement savings.

A new report by Vanguard found that exchange-traded funds that are successful in attracting assets may only do so because of the hypothetical performance data that is available on most ETFs.

The Hartford's program is aimed at helping advisors demonstrate their value to clients as fee disclosure regulations begin to overwhelm them.