Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about charitable giving and estate planning ideas. Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (known by the acronym “SLAT”) are a very ...

Western Asset Investment Grade Opportunity Trust, Inc. operates as a mutual fund, closed-end investment trust. Its objective is to distribute net investment income on a monthly basis and realize ...

Sophisticated trust portfolios often benefit from direct exposure to active and passive investments made in venture capital (VC) and private equity. However, if a trustee isn't a lead sponsor of such ...

As of the most recent update, Social Security's Old Age and Survivors Insurance trust held $2.3 trillion. The Disability Insurance trust is one-tenth the size, adding another $230 billion. But that ...

Many experienced investors will tell you that it's extremely difficult to beat the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) over the long term. According to SPIVA Scorecards, 89.5% of hedge funds underperformed the ...

Medical Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust that owns healthcare properties. The REIT has run into material problems as some of its largest tenants have struggled financially. After ...

Fiduciary Trust Company is pleased to announce the firm's recent hiring of Jacqui Smith as a VP and Investment Officer.