Wells Fargo & Co. posted an 11% increase in first-quarter profit, resulting from growth in lending and a higher-net interest margin, which set off increasing credit losses.
Wachovia Corp. shareholders have approved two proposals by the company's board that will affect how directors are elected and how often.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. posted an 18% drop in second-quarter net income today, one year after the company recorded its largest one-time gain.
Investors in taxable mutual funds paid 56% more in taxes on their fund holdings in 2006 than they did in 2005, according to a report released today by Lipper Inc.
Proponents of health savings accounts and their mandatory high-deductible health insurance plans have come out swinging against a study concluding that the plans cost women about $1,000 more per year than men.
The IRS plans to issue final regulations for 403(b) plans by the end of June, and the changes could result in industry consolidation, particularly in the K-12 marketplace, observers said.
Most financial advisers wouldn’t expect to find health insurance in the same store where they buy lumber and fertilizer, but it turns out that the folks in orange aprons really can help with just about anything.
WisdomTree Investments Inc. is planning to roll out a platform designed to get exchange traded funds into 401(k) plans.
Along with the layoffs and cost cutting unveiled last week by Citigroup Inc. came rumors that the company’s Smith Barney brokerage unit was destined for a spinoff.
TIAA-CREF wants to be a contender in the Section 529 college savings plan business — again.
