Critics have long claimed that advisers should not be allowed to charge performance-based fees when working with unsophisticated clients. Now, the SEC has weighed in, dramatically increasing the net-worth a client must posses to qualify for such a pricing arrangement.
AMT makes tax planning a royal pain; this year is no exception, despite bill that would kill the levy
What financial advisers need to know about building retirement income plans for their clients.
Venerable insurer makes dramatic move amid pressure from shareholder John Paulson
But still no specific timetable for issuance of revised rule
Upper-middle class more worried about life's big moments than the next 12 months
With a sick daughter, a missing fortune and an uncharacteristic hiccup in a key playoff game, luck just wasn't with current San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers this time last year. What a difference a year makes.
Survey shows a shift in what filers plan to do with checks from the IRS; 'more reserved and cautious'
James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley, says the market doesn't understand the potential of the firm's acquisition of Smith Barney. "They're focused on what our margins have been."
Agency taking dim view of hidden assets -- even if the hiding's not intentional
Lack of funds for agency leading to erosion of rights, citizens' advocate tells Congress
