Excise taxes imposed on retirement savings account holders who do not take minimum distributions by age 70½ would be suspended for 2009 under legislation unanimously approved last night by the House of Representatives.
Money market mutual funds that invest in Treasuries could cost investors money if the Federal Reserve Bank cuts interest rates further, according to Peter Crane, president of the Westborough, Mass.-based research firm Crane Data LLC.
Most investors are satisfied with the way their portfolios have held up in the market downturn, according to a survey by Natixis Global Associates of Boston.
The Allstate Corp. of Northbrook, Ill., has announced the departure of James E. Hohmann, president and chief executive of Allstate Financial LLC, who is leaving on Jan. 5.
Fidelity Investments today announced the formal launch of its Fidelity <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071029/FREE/710290351/1009/TOC&ht=" target=”_blank”>WealthCentral</a> management platform for registered investment advisers.
Pending sales of existing homes and median home prices fell in October, although the declines were smaller than anticipated — and there were even signs of improvement in certain markets.
Pershing LLC, the securities clearing and RIA custody affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., has set up a website and suite of tools for stockbrokers who are considering shifting from large broker-dealers to other business models.
The Kansas City, Mo.-based tax services provider reported a net loss of $134.9 million, or 41 cents a share, for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with a net loss of $502.3 million, or $1.55 cents a share, in the year- earlier period.
Your client owns a small business that operates as a subchapter S corporation. She elected S corporation status when the individual tax rates were lower than those for a C corporation.
Fidelity Investments of Boston today launched a program that allows investors to save for retirement while spending money.
