Investment Instruments

There is some $9.5 trillion sitting in IRAs, DC plans or non-qualified mutual funds that may soon be looking for an investment option like a deferred annuity.

New products unveiled in the last week include a short-term TIPS fund from Vanguard and a managed futures fund from Longboard.

Analysts seeking to better understand and navigate state and local governmental financial statements now have a new and updated resource to help them.

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.