BondView LLC, an operator of a free site for muni bond investors, is planning to launch municipal bond fund ratings by March.
College savers are flocking to 529 plans that offer principal protection. But critics says investors in these structured products are likely to come up short when tuition time arrives.
The ex-president of Schwab Institutional has become CEO and president of the Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.
Many financial advisers, stunned by Deborah D. McWhinney’s abrupt departure from Schwab Institutional, are wondering just what caused it. Schwab offered little explanation as to why the 52-year-old executive left after more than six years or why there was no warning.
Western & Southern Financial Group Inc.'s decision to base its variable annuity investment options on exchange-traded funds is a positive for the insurer, allowing it to better manage market risk tied to the products, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Equities that fell furthest last year are surging the most in a decade, reversing the fortunes of mutual funds and signaling that developed countries, banks and Asian exporters will extend the global rally
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. won't be nominating candidates for a small-firm seat on the board in its election this year.
Energy sector already boosted; rare buying opportunity for frontier funds
The Charles Schwab Corp. has come out against the idea of creating a self-regulatory organization for advisers.
With margins shrinking, broker-dealers closing and financial- reform legislation looming that could change the industry's economics, clearing firms more than ever are counting on technology.
