A case scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month about the fate of an inherited 401(k) plan should serve as a wake-up call to advisers who neglect to update beneficiary documents, according to experts.
Companies that sell equity index annuities are preparing to take the Securities and Exchange Commission to court if the agency finalizes its proposal to regulate the products as securities.
The Calvert Group Ltd. is looking to broaden its market and expand socially conscious investment policies with a new series of funds.
Investors who maintain self-directed 401(k) accounts or individual retirement accounts are increasing their investments in exchange traded funds.
For as long as I can remember, there has been a business in helping investors minimize taxes withheld on dividends.
Investors trained to believe that exchange traded funds don't trade at premiums or discounts to their net asset value might be in for a surprise.
While the Securities and Exchange Commission has compiled a set of best practices for working with aging clients, independent advisers have created small-scale solutions for their own firms.
Sallie Krawcheck may have spoken up one too many times.
The departure last week of Kevin Cronin as head of investments at Putnam Investments is a sign of more change to come at the beleaguered mutual fund company, some observers say.
While pundits and industry insiders laud Bank of America Corp.'s acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., there might be a casualty few have considered.
