With the economy deteriorating and prices for gas and heating fuel skyrocketing, consumers who are seeking new sources of cash are increasingly jeopardizing their retirement income by taking out loans from their retirement plans.
This year's proxy season could be a pivotal one in the battle for improved corporate governance.
Service providers to 401(k) plans should not be required to be fiduciaries of the plans, the Department of Labor is being told.
"Rep-as-adviser" programs are gaining interest among brokerage firms as an alternative to the banned fee-based brokerage accounts, according to a report by Cerulli Associates Inc.
On March 31, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson released the Treasury's "Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure."
Less than 20% of American workers feel confident that they will be able to afford a comfortable retirement .
Guaranteed Income for Life lets clients to put some of their 401(k) assets into at least one of the firm's lifestyle funds.
Broker-dealer executives whose firms clear trades through and use the custody services of Bear Stearns Securities Corp. say that their fears have been calmed for the moment by the deal under which JPMorgan Chase & Co. will acquire parent company The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.
Since the tax laws are so complex, and often inconsistent, it's no wonder that the tax treatment of investment management fees varies widely.
Judging by the heated reaction of members of Congress, Wall Street, the insurance industry, the savings-and-loan and regional-bank industries, etc., Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to revamp the nation's financial regulation is pretty good.
The software vendor eMoney Advisor Inc. added five new modules to the latest version of eMoney 360, its suite of online financial planning tools.
The Motley Fool and Mint.com have announced a partnership in which they will link to each other’s websites.
“It is a far cry from everything we need to do,” but it will help keep homeowners in their homes, Sen. Christopher Dodd said.
Two Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect seniors from “unscrupulous financial advisers.”
Judging by the thundering impact of the housing collapse, something is wrong with financial regulation.
Last year, National Planning Corp. and its sister broker-dealers shocked the independent-contractor broker-dealer industry with its lucrative recruiting packages to independent representatives.
While most financial advisers rely on financial planning software to steer clients through retirement, many are realizing that charting a retirement path is as much art as science.
Financial advisory firms that are mulling the idea of revamping their company websites can learn some useful lessons from others.
