The Securities and Exchange Commission might adopt a shortened prospectus that could save the industry $300 million a year in printing and mailing costs — and help preserve the environment.
When computers manage the portfolio, the first challenge is often preventing the human brain from getting in the way.
The securities industry work force is not noticeably more diverse today than it was two years ago, even as the nation's largest investment firms strive to hire more women and minorities, according to a new survey.
Standard & Poor's MarketScope Advisor is a beautifully designed, intuitive online application that is meant to serve as a financial adviser's central source of real-time stock analysis, equity research, strategic asset allocation guidance and market commentary.
Investment advisers can thank the 2006 Pension Protection Act for giving them a new opportunity.
More advisers are turning toward fixed-income annuities as a new asset when they create retirement plans for their baby boomer clients.
The unveiling of the revised Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 comes with both relief and trepidation.
Bear market mutual funds have come out of hibernation. For the 30 days through last Monday — the day major stock market indexes ended 10% down from their October peaks, signaling a market correction — the bear fund category had risen 11.27%, according to Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.
