Investors shouldn’t expect returns and profits ever to get back to the levels of a few years ago, Bill Gross, managing director and co-chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC, told attendees of InvestmentNews’ Virtual ETF Insights online conference this morning. “The new investment market is what we call the new normal,” Mr

Euro Currency Denominations The Euro currency was created in 1999 and later adopted by some of the European member countries. Today’s Euro is legal currency in 16 member countries and has grown to include seven denominations. Denominational values consist of: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500 euro banknotes.

Most advisers and brokers agree that all professionals giving financial advice should be required to put the client’s best interests first at all times — the traditional fiduciary standard — according to a new survey. The survey, which was sponsored by the SEI Advisor Network and The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard, found that some 75% of broker respondents agreed that all pros dishing out financial advice should be held to a “client’s best interests” standard, while 86% of adviser respondents agreed.

As the U.S. economy continues its slow crawl toward recovery, the global bond market remains rich with opportunities, according to Chris Diaz, co-manager of the $330 million ING Global Bond Fund (INGBX). “Our strategy right now involves risk seeking,” he said.

Japanese candlesticks are a very popular method of charting that allows a trader to examine price movement of a currency pair. Many Forex traders state that candlesticks are the only type of chart they will use for currency trading. However, candlestick charts can be difficult to learn