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In the Investor's Business Daily 7th annual ranking of online brokers, Interactive Brokers was ranked #3 overall. The company, which is Interactive Advisors affiliated broker dealer, also ranked #1 in 4 categories, including low commissions and fees and breadth of product.

Interactive Advisors offers a "smorgasbord" of active and passive investment options with fees ranging from 0.08 to 1.5 percent.

The model portfolio market is growing quickly and there are benefits for both investors and advisors, notes Joe Sullivan, director of manager relations for Interactive Advisors. Investors get access to tactical shifts from some of the best institutional investment committees and advisors can access portfolios for their clients at low cost.

During high volatility periods, some sectors can significantly under-perform the overall market, says Joe Sullivan, a Director at Interactive Advisors. In such situations, using investment strategies that provide opportunity for broad-based and diversified sector exposure can be beneficial long term.

Interactive Brokers, the affiliated broker-dealer of Interactive Advisors, won first place in Barron's 23rd annual ranking of The Best Online Brokers. The article notes that the company offers a robo-advisory service - Interactive Advisors - for less active traders. The unit offers a range of portfolios including 13 index tracking portfolios.

Interactive Brokers, the affiliated broker-dealer of Interactive Advisors, won first place in Barron's 23rd annual ranking of The Best Online Brokers. The article notes that the company offers a robo-advisory service - Interactive Advisors - for less active traders. The unit offers a range of portfolios including 13 index tracking portfolios.

Interactive Advisors discusses key things to consider prior to selecting a financial advisor.

With robo-advisors, you can also invest online, anytime, explains Kalen Holliday. Holliday is a director at the robo-advisor firm Interactive Advisors . "If you have young kids to tend to during the day or work in an office surrounded by coworkers who you don’t want knowing you’re taking time off during the day to invest, investing online is better than having to call your broker between 9 AM and 5 PM. You can go online anytime and see how your investments are performing."

Online investing expert Covestor, a part of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) plans to change its name to Interactive Advisors.

Online investing expert Covestor, a part of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) plans to change its name to Interactive Advisors.

Watch this webinar to find out more about Smart Beta and what's behind the soaring popularity of Smart Beta investment products.

Explore the benefits of Interactive Advisors Smart Beta Quality Portfolio.

Interactive Advisors, Interactive Brokers’ robo advisor, recently made its new Smart Beta Portfolios available to the custodian’s advisors. The portfolios are managed in-house by Interactive Advisors investment management team led by Chief Investment Officer Sanjoy Ghosh. They cost eight basis points.

Interactive Advisors Smart Beta portfolios find the sweet spot between passive exchange traded funds and actively managed funds and provide advantages over both.

Interactive Advisors broker-dealer affiliate Interactive Brokers ranked among top three brokers. IB wins praise for low cost trades. Article mentions Interactive Advisors new Smart Beta portfolios, which have low investment minimums of $5,000 and low fees of 0.08%.

Interactive Advisors broker-dealer affiliate Interactive Brokers ranked among top three brokers. IB wins praise for low cost trades. Article mentions Interactive Advisors new Smart Beta portfolios, which have low investment minimums of $5,000 and low fees of 0.08%.

Profile story discusses how Interactive Brokers has expanded products and services for registered investment advisors. Advisors using Interactive Brokers now have a robo platform, Interactive Advisors, which was acquired in 2015 and offers actively managed portfolios at low fees.

Interactive Advisors introduces unique products that combine the advantages of actively managed mutual funds and the low costs of exchange traded funds. The portfolios have low fees and low minimums and provide broad market exposure.

Investors are enchanted by Smart Beta strategies. Smart Beta assets under management have more than doubled since 2012, and now top $500 million, according to Morningstar.

Portfolio diversification is one of the most basic maxims in investing.

Hybrid roboadvsiers such as Interactive Advisors offer actively managed portfolios and personalized conversations blended with computerized portfolio recommendations. Business Insider expects hybrid roboadvisors will manage 10% of all investable assets by 2025.

Companies such as Interactive Advisors make Business Insider list of "Fintech companies to know".

Interactive Brokers customers may partition their account and invest a selected amount of money in portfolios offered by IB's Interactive Advisors subsidiary.

Interactive Brokers Chairman Thomas Peterffy discusses IB’s acquisition of Interactive Advisors and plans for expansion.

Gerry Sparrow, portfolio manager of the Sparrow Growth Fund, is featured. Gerry also runs three portfolios on the Interactive Advisors marketplace. Clients can copy the trades Gerry makes in his own portfolios for a minimum investment of just $20,000 and an annual management fee of 1.0%.

Interactive Brokers portfolio manager Yale Bock selected Live Nation, a ticketing, artist and performance company, which he believes has excellent prospects for growth, particularly internationally.

Marc Werres and Owen Wilson, who both manage portfolios on the Interactive Advisors marketplace, comment on the election.

Interactive Advisors portfolio managers Yale Bock and Ron McCoy weigh in on their stock selections. Bock picks Apple as a good portfolio addition and McCoy says Exxon is a great choice.

Interactive Brokers portfolio manager Vahan Janjigian explains why he believes IBM is a very attractive stock.

Yale Bock, an Interactive Advisors portfolio manager, says risk averse investors should watch Tesla stock from the sidelines.

Relying on social security is not a good option, says Ron McCoy, who runs a portfolio on the Interactive Advisors marketplace.

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Charles Sizemore says lack of volume on targeted ETFs can be troublesome. He says the headache and extra management fees of small funds are often not worth it when you can purchase the underlying holdings instead.

US stocks have outperformed stocks oversees for the past 10 years, says Charles Sizemore, a portfolio manager for Interactive Advisors. However, he notes that there’s growing interest in international equities, particularly among Variable Annuity providers.

For stodgy but reliable stocks, portfolio manager Barry Randall likes 3M while portfolio manager Vahan Janjigian picks IBM.

Some analysts aren't bullish on Japan. For example, Charles Sizemore, who manages a portfolio for Interactive Advisors, sees Japan as a short-term trade and not a viable long-term investment.

Stocks may get even cheaper when the markets correct, notes Ron McCoy, an Interactive Advisors portfolio manager.

Contributions to retirement accounts should remain tax deductible as it motivates people to save rather than rely on the government when they're older, says Ron McCoy, a portfolio manager of the LOWS strategy on Interactive Advisors.

Interactive Advisors portfolio managers Fariba Ronnasi, Ron McCoy Sreeni Meka and Yale Bock share their rules for investors who experience a market crash similar to the one on Black Monday.

"Facebook's foray into virtual reality has been disappointing: No breakout or killer application and an experience that leaves a significant fraction of users feeling nauseous," says Barry Randall, technology portfolio manager for Interactive Advisors. "Facebook's failure thus far has opened the door to major competitors, including Sony and Samsung."

Ron McCoy, portfolio manager of the Leveraged Options Writing Strategy portfolio on IBKR02 Asset Management, said IRA loans are not really advisable, but may be an option after a disaster. "Someone should lobby Congress to pass a bill to allow people who have been affected by the storms to extend the rule to up to a year rather than the current 60 days. People shouldn't be penalized for taking out their own money in a retirement account because of a disaster. It's just wrong."

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Barry Randall shares his views on stock splits.

As volatility has reached low levels, its impact on stocks and options has been largely ignored until recently and tobacco stocks have been hit bard. Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Ron McCoy explains the impact on options.

When you are an active money manager, you need skill sizing up individual companies explains Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Yale Bock.

While some wealth managers hire others to manage their money, Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Rick Tonge takes another tack. He invests one way and has 100% of his investable assets invested. He prefers to have his money in the same risk and be in the same position as clients because having skin in the game gives him the same perspective as his client.

Interactive Advisors portfolio managers Barry Randall and Ron McCoy explain how to goodwill impacts stocks.

Current heft valuations are reminiscent of dot com stocks in 1999 when many stocks also reached large market caps, says Ron McCoy, portfolio manager for the Leverage Options Writing Strategy on Interactive Advisors.

Instead of buying options, selling them might be a better way to hedge against volatility, said Ron McCoy, a portfolio manager of the Levered Options Writing Strategy on Interactive Advisors. Current heft valuations are reminiscent of dot com stocks in 1999 when many stocks also reached large market caps, says Ron McCoy, portfolio manager for the Leverage Options Writing Strategy on Interactive Advisors.

Michael Kramer, a portfolio manager on Interactive Advisors, says overall numbers Netfix reported seem solid, with subscriber growth still showing growing in the international market.

Philip Morris (PM) has a new IQOS smokeless cigarette that Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Gerald Sparrow says may be a big hit.

Interactive Advisors portfolio managers Tyler Kocon and Yale Bock share their outlooks on the energy sector.

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Ron McCoy says going to all cash can be a costly mistake.

Column on momentum investing by Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Charles Sizemore.

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Ron McCoy explains how selling puts in Twitter has helped generate returns for his LOWS portfolio on Interactive Advisors.

Interactive Advisors portfolio managers pick two of the seven stocks. Barry Randall selects Check Point Software Technologies and Yale Bock picks BP.

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Ron McCoy says given the drubbing BMY saw last week, he likes several options plans on Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Video Q&A with Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Barry Randall, manager of the Crabtree Technology portfolio. Barry explains how he got interested in investing in the tech sector.

Interactive Advisors portfolio manager Mark Holder says General Motors looks to break out of trading flat for three years.