Mutual fund and ETF investors reaped average returns during the past 10 years that were 1.7 percentage points less than the total returns garnered by those products over the same period, according to Morningstar’s latest Mind the Gap report.

Americans are tapping their credit cards, taking on higher monthly balances, according to a new report from Lending Club.

Advisors and providers generally agree that there remains at least a segment of the population interested in making an impact with their investing, if not skeptical about how managers go about it. This could leave some investors to eschew comingled funds and ETFs in favor of more personalized portfolios.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is shining a light on the use of psychology, and advisors share how they’re already using it in their practices.

“[I]t can often be a way to realize what you have and what you have to give from,” according to Elizabeth Dale, an associate professor at the University of Seattle.

“There are some very unique opportunities for planning" in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, according to Gail Covington.

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The self-regulator is keeping an eye on financial influencers, according to its executive vice president of member supervision.

The type of language used could make the difference when it comes to obtaining a trusted contact, according to an executive at the self-regulator.

UBS surveyed 1,400 female investors in January and February.