NEW YORK — Retirement is already scary for both near-retirees on a tight budget and their planners, but these clients may warrant a second look, advisers said.
CHICAGO — The role of financial advisers won’t be diminished by the new 403(b) regulations released late last month, according to industry experts.
NEW YORK — OptionsHouse Inc., a Chicago-based online retail broker, late last month became the most recent firm to add a virtual options-trading tool to its website. The motivation for the online upgrade is unsophisticated investors who are interested in trading options but wary because they do not understand them.
Armed with a series of fee cuts and reimbursements to its advisers, LPL Financial Services thinks that it can take on the giants of the custody business that provide platforms for fee-only registered investment advisers.
Amid market volatility that has shaken the confidence of even the most seasoned investors, one sector continues to shine unexpectedly: technology.
One year after the passage of the landmark Pension Protection Act, which made federal tax breaks for Section 529 college savings plans permanent, the programs are approaching “critical mass,” according to the head of the College Savings Plan Network.
IRVINE, Calif. — The Wealth Advisor Institute is calling for reform of the broker-termination-reporting process.
NEW YORK — FSC Securities Corp. last month was taken to task in an NASD arbitration panel decision.
NEW YORK — An investment company has hired an environmental engineer to run a mutual fund that invests in water infrastructure. The company calls it the only actively managed fund that makes such investments.
Merrill Lynch helped speed up the deterioration of one of Bear Stearns' collapsed hedge funds.
