By Jason Zweig | 8:23 pm ET Aug. 9, 2013Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet In the next few weeks, the way investors get advice could change forever. By law, a fiduciary—like a doctor or a lawyer—must act in the best interests of his client and seek to avoid all material conflicts of interest. Investment advisers are required to act as fiduciaries, but...
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Photo credit: “Devil’s Tower” (2004), Wikipedia Creative Commons By Laura Saunders and Jason Zweig Aug. 9, 2013 6:52 p.m. ET Master limited partnerships, the publicly traded energy firms offering the steady high income many people crave, have been hotter than a wellhead fire. Investors should proceed carefully, however, or...
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By Jason Zweig | 7:06 pm ET Aug. 2, 2013 Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet The bull market is starting to look like a stampede. After taking more than 13 years to climb to 1600 from 1500, the S&P 500 index of big U.S. stocks didn’t even take 13 weeks to add the next 100 points. On Thursday, just 90 days after rising above 1600, the S&P 500 closed at...
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