J. Mark Iwry tapped to high Treasury post
Longtime retirement expert J. Mark Iwry has been tapped by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as senior adviser to the secretary and deputy assistant Treasury secretary for retirement and health policy.
Cost of breaking away falls
Brokers who are considering going independent are finding a bright spot amid the gloom: The cost of going it alone is down sharply.
Financial advisers help clients cope with plummeting house prices
Dealing with the declining value of their clients' homes, financial advisers are adjusting retirement plans and coming up with new ways to compensate for the wealth loss.
Expert advises greater control over charitable gifts
Even when crafting permanent gifts, advisers can include clauses that allow clients to get out of the deal if the charity strays from its initial cause.
LPL unveils Crisis Conditions Index
the CCI will indicate how closely the recent market and economic conditions are aligned to the base, bull and bear scenarios outlined by LPL’s research group at the beginning of 2009.
PMFM renames itself Stadion Money Management
The registered investment advisory firm has changed its corporate name to reflect its core focus.
In the prime of their lives, young investors fear future
"Thirtysomething" adults are stressed about their finances and worried about how to pay down debt, while saving for retirement and their children's college education.
A good time to go paperless?
FIVE years ago, Sheila M. Chesney was debating the value of converting to a paperless operating environment. The…
Tough times lead to modifications to alimony and child support
More people are attempting to lower their child support and alimony payments amid increasing job losses and a dismal economy, according to a new survey.
Financial advisers seek ways to reward over-stressed assistants
Financial advisers exhausted from dealing with stressed-out clients now find themselves dealing with another stressed-out constituency: their assistants.