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• Features

• The White Knuckle Ride

  By Helen Kearney

  Despite the extreme market volatility seen over the last 12 months, some mutual funds managed to score impressive gains, especially in energy stocks and industrials. In 2008, though, many of those top performers have started to lose ground.

• High Yield: A Perpetual Flame Drawing Investor Moths

  By Don Cassidy

  In income investing, this idea of "more is better," or yield-reaching, can produce lower returns or even net losses.

• The Honey Pot

  By Lauren Barack

  Clearing firms are offering more add-ons, from technology tools to consulting services, to help their clients increase assets. All the while, they are making their own businesses stickier.

• Hard Work Pays Off

  By As told to Pat Olsen

  From a summer job cleaning up Utah parks to a career in investment banking, Paul Purcell, chairman, president and CEO of Robert W. Baird & Co., has learned the value of diligence and honesty in dealing with clients and colleagues.

• The Sweet Spot

  By Lauren Barack

  No sooner did JPMorgan Chase announce its acquisition plan of Bear Stearns, than clearing firms across the spectrum started to pounce on Bear's clientele.

• Street Talk

• Bear Brokers in Limbo

  By Michelle Lodge

  After seeing the Bear stock price plummet, brokers are demanding more cash in their recruitment deals.

• RBC's Technology Glitches

  By Helen Kearney

  More than a month after RBC Wealth Management converted to a new technology platform, it continues to cause headaches among their advisors and clients.

• Reacting to the Paulson Redesign

  By Sandra Guy

  As Treasury unveils its regulatory blueprint, has the time come for a massive consolidation of securities regulators?

• Currency Jitters Spur Inflation Fears

  By Vanessa Drucker

  Large caps and Treasury Inflation-Protected Services are good positions in a worldwide inflationary environment.

• 5 Questions with David P. Kelly

  By Judith Schoolman

  The chief market strategist at JPMorgan Funds discusses the benefits of long-term investing in volatile markets.

• Who's News

  By The Editors

  News about advisors changing firms from On Wall Street's May 2008 edition.

• Sector Savvy

• Wired and Proud Of It

  By Lauren Barack

  Jeffrey Gardner, CEO of communications company Windstream, looks to rural areas and broadband for growth.

• Telecom Starts Inching Back Up

  Has the sector hit bottom or is there more pain ahead?

• Departments

• The Affluent Client

• Reducing Retirement Anxiety

  By Jack Sharry

  As retirees grow older, bad investment behavior increases as they worry about their nest eggs. Now they can stop worrying.

• Who Really Got Bailed Out?

  By James Lebenthal

  For months, pundits have called on Treasury and the Fed to think outside the box. This time, to their credit, they did.

• The Practice

• Even the Best Can Be Coached

  By Carri Degenhardt-Burke

  The best athletes seek out coaches to help their game. And advisors should follow that same model.

• Bring Back Bullish Thinking

  By Dr. Alden Cass

  Client fears about the markets and the economy had been manageable. But then that Bear thing happened.

• Products

• Back to Basics: Quality Matters

  By J Gibson Watson III

  One source of income came from migrating down the credit scale. But the markets have reminded us that there really is risk out there.