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Putnam Investments took a bold step several years ago in naming each of its four ‘absolute return’ mutual funds for a specific performance target, but the company hasn’t often delivered on the funds’ aims.
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His point to his adviser—that his widow would eventually adjust to the next stage in her life—helped the adviser be more patient and understanding.
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When markets are volatile, advisers should reach out to keep investors focused on a long-term plan that includes diversification and rebalancing.
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The likelihood of actual drilling and the royalty rate offered are two factors to consider in weighing a leasing offer from an energy company.
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New rules are causing many 401(k) plans to shift out of prime money funds into other low-risk alternatives that aren’t required to have redemption fees or set up “gates” to block withdrawals.
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People born April 30, 1950 or earlier have only a little time left to take advantage of a strategy that can mean higher lifetime benefits for a married couple.
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Financial advisers can provide critical support to individuals who are typically going through the sale process for the first and only time.
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A 10b5-1 plan will allow sales to be made based on the stock hitting certain price triggers, a financial adviser explains.
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An adviser has a suggestion for a man looking to benefit both his family and his religious home.
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Variable annuities are often criticized for fees that can top 3% a year. But it’s also possible to find much lower charges—sometimes under 1%—for variable annuities that don’t include add-on lifetime-income features or embedded compensation for sellers.
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This financial adviser suggests a small-business owner borrow from his retirement savings to keep the firm afloat.
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A supplemental-needs trust can be the best way to transfer funds, says this estate-planning lawyer.
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Fidelity Investments will charge annual fees of around 0.35% to 0.39% for Fidelity Go, its automated robo-investing service—a price that makes the service roughly competitive with others.
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Some financial advisers who are already required to act in their clients’ best interests think they won’t be affected by the coming Labor Department rule toughening standards for retirement-account advice.
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Questions about below-zero interest rates in Europe and Japan provide an opportunity to review basic investing principles.
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Merrill Lynch has named its training chief to run its Fifth Avenue Center complex, where she will oversee about 200 financial advisers.
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The future of the brokerage business was supposed to be companies like LPL Financial, but a proliferation of competitors and a major regulatory overhaul are weighing on the company’s growth.
The coming Labor Department rule may crimp transfers from 401(k)s to IRAs. And more news in our morning briefing