S&P Indexes is playing the Grinch with its report that the odds of the top-performing funds repeating that success are low and only get worse over time.
UBS AG, the world's largest wealth manager, said clients are shifting money to be managed directly by the bank or pay for advice in a reversal of previous outflows after it revamped services to boost profitability.
Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were created a decade ago
Investors watch the Fed as its last meeting of the year begins. Also in today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Stocks to buy when the Fed tapers, gold investors seek the bottom, IPOs gone wild, and a Deutsche Bank shopping guide.
Though a majority of retirees' wish lists include trekking the world, few plan ahead for such costs
Though a majority of retirees' wish lists include trekking the world, few plan ahead for such costs.
Labor Dept. seeks ruling on Fifth Third Bancorp case that could ease challenges to employers.
Plus: Looking for weakness in the Volcker rule, the case for stocks in 2014, the upside of market bubbles, and what the heck Elizabeth Warren is up to now?
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller said a lack of good financial advice was one of the problems that led to the financial crisis.
The U.S. stock rally that has extended over the past year is due for a correction of more than 5%, warned investment strategists at T. Rowe Price Group Inc. That doesn't mean it's a time for advisers to stick their heads in the sand, but to proceed with caution.
The driver of the car that killed actor Paul Walker was a Merrill Lynch wealth manager and had been named a top adviser in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Supreme Court review could lead to more stock-drop cases.
A recent lawsuit against MassMutual over excessive 401(k) fees raises the possibility that group annuities and stable-value products could become a focus of future complaints.
In a win for UBS Financial Services Inc., an SEC administrative judge dismissed allegations that two leading executives in Puerto Rico committed fraud in 2008 and 2009.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. plans to sell Manhattan's 1 Wall St., the Art Deco skyscraper that serves as its corporate headquarters, and has hired brokers to find a smaller amount of space to lease elsewhere.
The overall cost of retirement can sometimes seem difficult to grasp, but Main Street investors know that a dignified post-working lifestyle doesn't come cheap.
The portfolio is made up of mostly non-U.S. dividend-paying equities and preferred stocks. And those individual positions are hedged with broad market put options.
How to maximize Social Security benefits for a married couple, both of whom turned 66 in January 2013, and are just now filing.
Depending on your income, some of your Social Security benefits may be taxable. But if you repay benefits, you may be eligible for a deduction or credit.
Decisions clients make in the next four weeks can make a significant difference in their annual tax bill.
