Five stats from the market and the stories behind them. This week: Berkshire's stake in a $28 billion deal, Avon's not-so-pretty 1% sales growth, and more.
Low bond yields have called into question the safety of the 4% withdrawal strategy, while other avenues for extra retirement income have their own pros and cons, says Morningstar's David Blanchett.
When it comes to designing system and workflow automation for your firm, keep it simple, a panel of experts said at the TD Ameritrade Institutional national conference in San Diego.
The plans cover three critical areas of interest for advisors: the search for the next generation of advisors; advocacy in Washington for a fiduciary standard, and enhancing TDAI's technology offerings to provide more efficiency to RIAs.